Activest Wealth Management Grows Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Activest Wealth Management raised its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 1.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 9,899 shares of the software giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for about 1.2% of Activest Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Activest Wealth Management’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $4,924,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in MSFT. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 13.9% in the second quarter. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management now owns 10,466 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $5,206,000 after purchasing an additional 1,274 shares during the period. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 2.5% in the second quarter. Horst & Graben Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,727 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $3,346,000 after buying an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Sincerus Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sincerus Advisory LLC now owns 765 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Aire Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Aire Advisors LLC now owns 11,088 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $5,515,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,988,513 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $986,183,000 after acquiring an additional 71,268 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSFT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on Microsoft from $550.00 to $560.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $675.00 price target on shares of Microsoft and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $634.47.

Insider Activity

In other 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $518.64, for a total transaction of $19,967,640.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at approximately $239,402,668.08. The trade was a 7.70% 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 insiders.

Microsoft Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $503.29 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.74 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.02. 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 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year high of $555.45. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $513.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $495.09.

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

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Microsoft Company 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.