Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Holdings Trimmed by PGGM Investments

PGGM Investments trimmed its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 11.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 379,569 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 47,140 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up about 3.3% of PGGM Investments’ holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. PGGM Investments’ holdings in Microsoft were worth $188,801,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSFT. Bourgeon Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bourgeon Capital Management LLC now owns 43,993 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $21,883,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. FMB Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. FMB Wealth Management now owns 3,419 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,701,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. BCU Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft during the 2nd quarter valued at about $594,000. Bosman Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 118.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bosman Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,833 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $4,891,000 after acquiring an additional 5,335 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hansen & Associates Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,262,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSFT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. TD Cowen upped their price target on Microsoft from $580.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Loop Capital upped their price target on Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial increased their target price on Microsoft from $490.00 to $570.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $618.97.

Microsoft Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $513.58 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $511.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $476.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.82 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.03. 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 1-year low of $344.79 and a 1-year high of $555.45.

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

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This is a boost from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.34%.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Microsoft Profile

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.