Fisher Funds Management LTD Has $246.82 Million Stock Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Fisher Funds Management LTD trimmed its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 22.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 496,219 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 146,984 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up approximately 5.9% of Fisher Funds Management LTD’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Fisher Funds Management LTD’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $246,824,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Linscomb Wealth Inc. increased its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.5% during the second quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. now owns 105,000 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $52,228,000 after purchasing an additional 483 shares in the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors increased its position in Microsoft by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 37,905 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $18,854,000 after buying an additional 829 shares in the last quarter. Clear Investment Research LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 0.8% in the second quarter. Clear Investment Research LLC now owns 4,245 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $2,112,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 40.9% in the second quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC now owns 11,318 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $5,630,000 after buying an additional 3,286 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFG Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 2.2% in the second quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 42,720 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $21,249,000 after acquiring an additional 934 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of Microsoft 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 transaction, 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sale, 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ MSFT opened at $486.74 on Tuesday. Microsoft Corporation has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a market capitalization of $3.62 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a fifty day moving average of $509.39 and a 200 day moving average of $500.83.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its quarterly 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. The company had revenue of $77.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.49 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 33.47% and a net margin of 35.71%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.30 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts forecast 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. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This is an increase from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.89%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on MSFT shares. Wolfe Research set a $675.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $560.00 target price on Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $634.33.

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.