Tikehau Investment Management Has $9.25 Million Stock Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Tikehau Investment Management raised its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 10.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,600 shares of the software giant’s stock after buying an additional 1,731 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises approximately 14.4% of Tikehau Investment Management’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. Tikehau Investment Management’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $9,252,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of MSFT. Mirabaud Asset Management Ltd increased its position in Microsoft by 2.7% during the second quarter. Mirabaud Asset Management Ltd now owns 44,337 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $21,988,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160 shares during the last quarter. Brio Consultants LLC increased its position in shares of Microsoft by 14.8% during the 2nd quarter. Brio Consultants LLC now owns 3,944 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,962,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. GS Investments Inc. increased its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. GS Investments Inc. now owns 15,876 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $7,897,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. CSM Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 87,091 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $43,321,000 after purchasing an additional 3,480 shares during the period. Finally, Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.6% in the second quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 94,120 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $46,816,000 after buying an additional 2,373 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $480.84 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.57 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.20, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $507.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $500.78. Microsoft Corporation has a 52 week low of $344.79 and a 52 week high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share (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 earned $3.30 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 25.89%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $518.64, for a total value of $19,967,640.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at $239,402,668.08. The trade was a 7.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $491.52, for a total value of $6,266,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on MSFT shares. Daiwa Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Microsoft from $640.00 to $630.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 7th. Rothschild Redb downgraded shares of Microsoft from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Arete raised their target price on Microsoft from $700.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Evercore ISI set a $640.00 target price on Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Guggenheim set a $675.00 price target on Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $634.33.

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.