Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Stock Position Increased by Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV

Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV boosted its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 104.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,388 shares of the software giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,316 shares during the quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $5,168,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSFT. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC now owns 8,674 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $4,314,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 3.6% in the second quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 17,573 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $8,741,000 after buying an additional 618 shares during the period. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 13.6% during the second quarter. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,018 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $8,962,000 after purchasing an additional 2,154 shares during the period. Weaver Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 9.4% during the second quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 16,093 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $8,005,000 after purchasing an additional 1,386 shares during the period. Finally, Edge Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 9.2% during the second quarter. Edge Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,645 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,808,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Stock Down 1.5%

MSFT opened at $517.81 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $513.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $488.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $555.45. The firm has a market cap of $3.85 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.83, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.03.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.65 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $77.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $75.49 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.71% and a return on equity of 33.47%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.30 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This is a positive change from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.89%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on MSFT shares. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $682.00 to $690.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $630.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $640.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $634.67.

Insider Activity

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.