Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Stock Position Reduced by Hamilton Capital Partners LLC

Hamilton Capital Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 0.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 40,517 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 72 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for approximately 9.7% of Hamilton Capital Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Hamilton Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $20,154,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Park Place Capital Corp raised its position in Microsoft by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 17,422 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $8,572,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Poinciana Advisors Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 38.9% during the second quarter. Poinciana Advisors Group LLC now owns 1,231 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $612,000 after purchasing an additional 345 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 4.0% during the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 210,930 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $104,919,000 after purchasing an additional 8,120 shares in the last quarter. Presper Financial Architects LLC bought a new position in shares of Microsoft during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,125,000. Finally, LifeGoal Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in Microsoft by 24.3% in the second quarter. LifeGoal Wealth Advisors now owns 1,702 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $847,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSFT has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating and set a $640.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Microsoft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. Melius Research lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $595.00 to $625.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $618.97.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of MSFT opened at $513.58 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. The company has a market cap of $3.82 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.65, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $511.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $475.63.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The company had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.95 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This is a positive change from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total value of $2,557,502.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services.