Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Position Lifted by SYM FINANCIAL Corp

SYM FINANCIAL Corp grew its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 22,936 shares of the software giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,751 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up about 1.3% of SYM FINANCIAL Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. SYM FINANCIAL Corp’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $11,409,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Bulwark Capital Corp acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Westend Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Microsoft by 386.7% during the second quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 73 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management acquired a new position in Microsoft in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. PayPay Securities Corp increased its stake in Microsoft by 29.9% during the second quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 126 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Microsoft during the second quarter valued at $69,000. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the 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 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $518.64, for a total value of $19,967,640.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on MSFT. Guggenheim set a $675.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, October 24th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Microsoft from $640.00 to $655.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Arete increased their price target on Microsoft from $700.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Microsoft has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $634.33.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $492.12 on Friday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The company has a market cap of $3.66 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $509.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $499.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.65 by $0.48. Microsoft had a return on equity of 33.47% and a net margin of 35.71%.The firm had revenue of $77.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.49 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.30 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft’s payout ratio is currently 25.89%.

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.