Court Place Advisors LLC Has $27.96 Million Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Court Place Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 0.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 56,216 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 495 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises approximately 8.8% of Court Place Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. Court Place Advisors LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $27,962,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSFT. TFR Capital LLC. grew its position in Microsoft by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. TFR Capital LLC. now owns 35,398 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $17,608,000 after purchasing an additional 633 shares during the last quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 104.8% during the second quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV now owns 10,388 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $5,168,000 after buying an additional 5,316 shares during the last quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% in the second quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC now owns 8,674 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $4,314,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 3.6% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 13.6% during the second quarter. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,018 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $8,962,000 after acquiring an additional 2,154 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the transaction, 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. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSFT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Microsoft from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $586.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 27th. 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 report on Thursday. Arete Research upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $710.00 to $730.00 in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Loop Capital raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Mizuho set a $640.00 price objective on Microsoft in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $634.67.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $517.03 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.84 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.77, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.03. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $514.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $489.41.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share (EPS) 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 return on equity of 33.47% and a net margin of 35.71%.The firm’s revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.30 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS 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 issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a positive change from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.89%.

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.