TFR Capital LLC. Purchases 633 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

TFR Capital LLC. grew its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,398 shares of the software giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 633 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises approximately 6.4% of TFR Capital LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. TFR Capital LLC.’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $17,608,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 104.8% in the second quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV now owns 10,388 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $5,168,000 after acquiring an additional 5,316 shares in the last quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC raised its position in Microsoft by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC now owns 8,674 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $4,314,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC raised its position in Microsoft by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 17,573 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $8,741,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares in the last quarter. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Microsoft by 13.6% in the 2nd quarter. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,018 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $8,962,000 after purchasing an additional 2,154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Weaver Capital Management LLC raised its position in Microsoft by 9.4% in the 2nd quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 16,093 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $8,005,000 after purchasing an additional 1,386 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $517.81 on Monday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The company has a market capitalization of $3.85 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $513.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $488.36.

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

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This is an increase from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.89%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other news, 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 value of $75,315,699.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on MSFT shares. Wall Street Zen raised Microsoft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. Arete Research raised their price target on Microsoft from $710.00 to $730.00 in a research note on Monday, October 27th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Microsoft from $650.00 to $625.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America lifted their target price on Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $637.00 to $645.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $634.67.

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.