Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC Purchases 25,576 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 171.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 40,494 shares of the software giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,576 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up 2.2% of Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $20,974,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 2nd quarter valued at about $50,493,678,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 564,387.1% during the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 90,549,369 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $45,040,162,000 after purchasing an additional 90,533,328 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Microsoft in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $18,733,827,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 49,640.3% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 29,967,038 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $14,905,904,000 after buying an additional 29,906,791 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 705,077,786 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $350,712,742,000 after buying an additional 13,691,572 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Microsoft

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Billionaire buying: Two wealthy investors have recently increased Microsoft positions, a signal some see as smart-money support ahead of 2026 — this can attract other investors. 2 Billionaires Just Loaded Up on Microsoft Stock. Do They Know Something We Don’t for 2026?
• Positive Sentiment: Dynamics 365 / Copilot momentum: Dynamics 365 business-app revenues rose rapidly (AI Copilot adoption cited), making enterprise software a clear near-term revenue catalyst for Azure and services. Can Microsoft Stock Rally on Dynamics 365 Business Applications?
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street / analyst bull case on AI: Multiple analysts (Wedbush, Morningstar) and commentators list MSFT among top AI winners heading into 2026 — supporting a thematic, structural bull case for Azure, AI services and enterprise adoption. The 5 AI stocks Dan Ives thinks will define 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Product traction: Microsoft’s “Gaming Copilot” earned praise as genuinely useful — product wins help monetize AI across consumer and gaming segments even as the stock moved independently. “Gaming Copilot” Proves “Genuinely Useful.” Microsoft Stock (NASDAQ:MSFT) Slips Anyway
• Neutral Sentiment: Ecosystem/partnership news: Large infrastructure deals (e.g., reported $9.7B partnership mentions with AI infrastructure providers) highlight growing cloud demand and energy/infrastructure implications for Azure capacity. Iris Energy Limited Stock (IREN) Opinions on AI Strategy and Microsoft Partnership
• Negative Sentiment: Capex scrutiny: Analysts and commentators are questioning whether the Mag-7 hyperscalers (including MSFT) are over-investing in AI infrastructure — heavy spending raises execution and margin-transformation risk if returns take longer than expected. Buy Stock in the Mag 7 Hyperscalers or Are They Spending Too Much?
• Negative Sentiment: “Curse” narrative / OpenAI tie risk: Coverage suggests Microsoft’s close OpenAI relationship is a double-edged sword — while it fuels growth, investors worry about concentration, valuation multiples and governance/PR issues that could cap the stock’s upside. Microsoft’s business is on fire. So how can its stock break from its curse?
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational/regulatory noise: Miscellaneous headlines (policy/critic comments, platform-label requirements) add short-term sentiment volatility but are unlikely to change fundamentals. META, PINS, SNAP: New York Orders Social Media Giants to Add Mental Health Warning Labels to Services

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on MSFT shares. Guggenheim set a $675.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. TD Cowen upped their target price on Microsoft from $640.00 to $655.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $630.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Mizuho cut Microsoft from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $675.00 to $700.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $631.03.

Microsoft Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $487.10 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $496.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $503.92. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.40. The company has a market capitalization of $3.62 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.64, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.07.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.65 by $0.48. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.45% and a net margin of 35.71%.The company had revenue of $77.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.49 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.30 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.89%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 129,349 shares in the company, valued at $63,577,620.48. This represents a 8.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at $239,402,668.08. The trade was a 7.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 54,100 shares of company stock valued at $27,598,872 in the last quarter. 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).