Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC Sells 2,413 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC lowered its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,672 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 2,413 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises approximately 0.8% of Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $5,010,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. WFA Asset Management Corp increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 27.0% during the first quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 1,016 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 12,658 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $5,658,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 410.4% during the 3rd quarter. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 2,659 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,144,000 after buying an additional 2,138 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. raised its stake in Microsoft by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 2,374 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,000,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Eagle Capital Management LLC now owns 23,097 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $9,735,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on MSFT shares. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Microsoft from $650.00 to $625.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $630.00 to $600.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $650.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $637.00 to $645.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $631.03.

Microsoft Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $478.51 on Wednesday. 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 1.39, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company’s 50 day moving average is $491.02 and its 200 day moving average is $503.98. The company has a market cap of $3.56 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.07.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $77.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.49 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.71% and a return on equity of 32.45%. The firm’s revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.30 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.89%.

Key Microsoft News

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major infrastructure win — Microsoft is working with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (Midwest grid operator) to modernize the power grid so it can support large-scale AI loads, reinforcing Azure’s role in critical infrastructure and easing customer concerns about power availability for data centers. Microsoft works with major US electric grid operator to modernize the Midwest power system
• Positive Sentiment: Healthcare and grid AI narrative — reporting highlights Microsoft’s expanding AI work in healthcare and power grids, which supports the Azure AI revenue story and positions MSFT as a go-to provider for regulated, mission-critical AI deployments. Is Microsoft’s Expanding AI Role in Healthcare and Power Grids Reshaping Its Cloud Narrative for MSFT?
• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition to accelerate autonomous data engineering — Microsoft bought Seattle startup Osmos to strengthen data engineering and automated pipelines, a tuck-in that supports enterprise AI adoption and could speed Azure/Power Platform monetization. Microsoft acquires data analytics startup Osmos to fuel push into ‘autonomous data engineering’
• Positive Sentiment: Marketplace distribution and partner ecosystem — Agentic AI platform Profitmind is now listed in the Microsoft Marketplace, expanding commercial channels and partner-led adoption for retail AI solutions on Microsoft technology. Profitmind Now Available in the Microsoft Marketplace
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market tailwind — major U.S. indexes set records on tech-led gains, helping lift MSFT alongside other megacaps rather than as a company-specific catalyst. How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 1/6/2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate persists — coverage notes a recent share-price pullback and conflicting fair-value views, reminding investors that upside is being balanced against a relatively rich multiple and differing analyst targets. Assessing Microsoft (MSFT) Valuation After Recent Share Price Pullback And Conflicting Fair Value Views
• Negative Sentiment: Talent movement — Meta hired a former Microsoft legal executive as CLO, a small signal of executive flow out of Microsoft; such departures can raise questions about retention but are not a major operational risk on their own. Meta names Microsoft’s Mahoney as chief legal officer
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive/market skepticism — coverage and social chatter continue to debate Microsoft’s AI edge versus rivals (Google/Nvidia), and some investors remain cautious about OpenAI-related costs and high capex, which could cap sentiment if doubts persist. Google’s ‘Cannibalization’ Risk Vs Microsoft’s Azure Growth

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 2,850 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $478.72, for a total transaction of $1,364,352.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 55,782 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,703,959.04. The trade was a 4.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $491.52, for a total transaction of $6,266,880.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 129,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,577,620.48. This represents a 8.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 54,100 shares of company stock valued at $27,598,872. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Profile

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft’s product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).