B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management Has $9.05 Million Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management decreased its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,188 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 419 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises 1.6% of B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $9,047,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. BIP Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Microsoft by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 14,976 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $7,449,000 after purchasing an additional 975 shares during the last quarter. Rational Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 35.6% during the second quarter. Rational Advisors Inc. now owns 12,909 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $6,421,000 after buying an additional 3,387 shares during the last quarter. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% during the second quarter. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs now owns 278,742 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $138,649,000 after buying an additional 2,337 shares in the last quarter. City State Bank lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. City State Bank now owns 15,136 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $7,529,000 after acquiring an additional 508 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SSA Swiss Advisors AG boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 20.0% during the 2nd quarter. SSA Swiss Advisors AG now owns 8,898 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $4,488,000 after acquiring an additional 1,480 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $518.64, for a total value of $19,967,640.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at approximately $239,402,668.08. This represents a 7.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were 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 owned 790,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $476.99 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.55 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $511.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $499.81. Microsoft Corporation has a 1-year low of $344.79 and a 1-year high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $75.49 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.30 EPS. Microsoft’s revenue was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday, October 24th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $650.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $640.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Baird R W upgraded Microsoft to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $634.33.

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.