Rezny Wealth Management Inc. Has $2.52 Million Stock Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Rezny Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 5,057 shares of the software giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises 0.6% of Rezny Wealth Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Rezny Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,516,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Highline Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 23,443 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $11,661,000 after buying an additional 399 shares during the period. Kendall Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Kendall Capital Management now owns 2,260 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,124,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 27,953 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $13,904,000 after buying an additional 929 shares during the period. Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors now owns 2,577 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,282,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. now owns 2,470 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,229,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSFT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Melius Research lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $595.00 to $625.00 in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Arete boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $700.00 to $710.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $618.47.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business’s 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 approximately $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $510.96 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $513.12 and a 200-day moving average of $472.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.80 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.46, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.03. 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 Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This is a boost from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.34%.

Microsoft Company 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.