Lindenwold Advisors INC Grows Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Lindenwold Advisors INC grew its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 1.9% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 17,953 shares of the software giant’s stock after buying an additional 336 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up about 4.6% of Lindenwold Advisors INC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Lindenwold Advisors INC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $8,930,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Newton One Investments LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 66.7% in the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Bulwark Capital Corp purchased a new stake in Microsoft during the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Westend Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 386.7% in the 2nd quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 73 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 155.7% in the 1st quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 156 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $497.10 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.69 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $514.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $490.60. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its quarterly 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 net margin of 35.71% and a return on equity of 33.47%. The firm had revenue of $77.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.49 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.30 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This is a positive change from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.89%.

Insider Activity

In related news, 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 sale, the insider directly 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. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 192,555 shares of company stock worth $97,840,842. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on MSFT. Citigroup raised their price target on Microsoft from $682.00 to $690.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Microsoft from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $586.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, October 27th. Redburn Partners set a $560.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $630.00 to $632.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Microsoft has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $634.59.

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.