Global Endowment Management LP Has $24.51 Million Stake in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Global Endowment Management LP grew its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 4.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 50,677 shares of the software giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,039 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for about 3.1% of Global Endowment Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Global Endowment Management LP’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $24,509,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Infusive Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft during the fourth quarter valued at about $4,818,000. Integrity Financial Corp WA increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 13,909 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $6,727,000 after acquiring an additional 1,180 shares in the last quarter. Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC now owns 97,421 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $47,115,000 after acquiring an additional 6,072 shares in the last quarter. Cladis Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Cladis Investment Advisory LLC now owns 11,098 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $5,367,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,157,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total transaction of $1,812,780.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,468 shares in the company, valued at $19,122,009.12. This trade represents a 8.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.99, for a total value of $7,145,345.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 110,477 shares in the company, valued at $50,928,792.23. This trade represents a 12.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 23,762 shares of company stock worth $10,508,361. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Tigress Financial upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $595.00 to $680.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Dbs Bank cut their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $678.00 to $573.00 in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $575.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Forty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $561.20.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Microsoft stock opened at $390.74 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $356.28 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $411.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $428.64. The firm has a market cap of $2.90 trillion, a PE ratio of 23.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.11.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.06 by $0.21. Microsoft had a return on equity of 31.94% and a net margin of 39.34%.The business had revenue of $82.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.46 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.67%.

Microsoft News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s broader AI and cloud story remains intact, with recent commentary highlighting strong Azure demand, continued Copilot momentum, and bullish analyst views that the stock is still attractive long term.
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share reinforces Microsoft’s cash generation and shareholder-return profile.
• Neutral Sentiment: Satya Nadella’s comments about using AI more efficiently and Microsoft’s tighter controls on third-party AI tools like Anthropic’s Claude suggest a focus on governance and cost discipline rather than a direct business setback.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Microsoft is weighing a spinoff or restructuring of Xbox, along with expected layoffs and budget cuts, are the biggest near-term headwind and are likely weighing on sentiment around the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Additional reports of job cuts in Microsoft’s Azure unit in China and broader worries about AI infrastructure spending are adding caution about near-term execution and profitability.

Microsoft Company 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).