Buck Wealth Strategies LLC Purchases 3,380 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Buck Wealth Strategies LLC grew its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,448 shares of the software giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,380 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises approximately 2.6% of Buck Wealth Strategies LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $17,135,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MSFT. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 8.1% in the second quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 142,668 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $70,965,000 after buying an additional 10,740 shares during the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 17.1% in the 2nd quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,590 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,786,000 after acquiring an additional 523 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors raised its stake in Microsoft by 18.5% during the 2nd quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 222,977 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $110,911,000 after acquiring an additional 34,808 shares during the last quarter. McMill Wealth Management raised its stake in Microsoft by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. McMill Wealth Management now owns 2,304 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,148,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evergreen Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Evergreen Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,546 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $4,251,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT opened at $492.12 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $344.79 and a 52-week high of $555.45. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $509.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $500.26. The company has a market capitalization of $3.66 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.02.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $75.49 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.30 earnings per share. The firm’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 research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on MSFT. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Robert W. Baird started coverage on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday, November 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $600.00 price objective for the company. Rothschild Redb cut shares of Microsoft from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $640.00 to $630.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $634.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the insider 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. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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.