Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Sold by Dixon Fnancial Services Inc.

Dixon Fnancial Services Inc. lowered its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 4.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,198 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 250 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for about 1.3% of Dixon Fnancial Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. Dixon Fnancial Services Inc.’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,586,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MSFT. Compass Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 5.2% in the second quarter. Compass Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,470 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $731,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Omnia Family Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC now owns 15,422 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $7,671,000 after buying an additional 1,067 shares during the period. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 61,994 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $30,836,000 after buying an additional 4,320 shares during the period. Nvest Financial LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Nvest Financial LLC now owns 11,926 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $5,932,000 after buying an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthPlan Investment Management LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 53.8% in the second quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 42,056 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $20,919,000 after acquiring an additional 14,719 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSFT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Redburn Partners set a $560.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on Microsoft from $630.00 to $632.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Raymond James Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $630.00 to $600.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $634.47.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 790,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $518.64, for a total transaction of $19,967,640.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 461,597 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $239,402,668.08. The trade was a 7.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Microsoft Stock Performance

MSFT stock opened at $503.29 on Friday. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve 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 company 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 business’s fifty day moving average is $513.96 and its 200-day moving average is $495.09.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.48. Microsoft had a return on equity of 33.47% and a net margin of 35.71%.The business had revenue of $77.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $75.49 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.30 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts forecast 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. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. 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. 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.