Wealth Management Partners LLC lifted its position in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) by 1.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 22,944 shares of the software giant’s stock after buying an additional 339 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises about 4.2% of Wealth Management Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Wealth Management Partners LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $9,671,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sarasin & Partners LLP increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 33.5% in the fourth quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP now owns 1,977,464 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $833,501,000 after purchasing an additional 496,086 shares during the period. Community Bank of Raymore increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 19.1% in the fourth quarter. Community Bank of Raymore now owns 5,341 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $2,251,000 after purchasing an additional 857 shares during the period. M.E. Allison & CO. Inc. bought a new position in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at $2,361,000. Oldfather Financial Services LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Oldfather Financial Services LLC now owns 2,610 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,100,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Willner & Heller LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Willner & Heller LLC now owns 8,165 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $3,442,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.
Microsoft Price Performance
Shares of MSFT opened at $401.02 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.98 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $417.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $422.24. Microsoft Co. has a 1-year low of $381.00 and a 1-year high of $468.35.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.08. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.43% and a return on equity of 33.36%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.93 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
MSFT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $425.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com cut Microsoft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Microsoft from $475.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Microsoft from $540.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $520.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $510.96.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft
In other news, CMO Takeshi Numoto sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $447.41, for a total value of $1,118,525.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer now directly owns 49,352 shares in the company, valued at $22,080,578.32. This represents a 4.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.
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.
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