Dudley Capital Management LLC Has $16.22 Million Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Dudley Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 0.4% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 32,615 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 143 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up 8.1% of Dudley Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Dudley Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $16,223,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. TFB Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.3% in the second quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 15,134 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $7,528,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,884 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $4,917,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Members Trust Co boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 15.5% in the 2nd quarter. Members Trust Co now owns 31,658 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $15,747,000 after purchasing an additional 4,250 shares during the period. Family Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Family Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,911 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $3,438,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benin Management CORP increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.2% during the second quarter. Benin Management CORP now owns 67,107 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $33,380,000 after purchasing an additional 772 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Price Performance

MSFT stock opened at $472.12 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.51 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $512.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $498.37. Microsoft Corporation has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.48. The firm had revenue of $77.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $75.49 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.71% and a return on equity of 33.47%. The company’s revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.30 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This is an increase from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is currently 25.89%.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at approximately $239,402,668.08. This trade represents a 7.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSFT has been the subject of several recent research reports. Baird R W upgraded Microsoft to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Rothschild Redb downgraded Microsoft from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on Microsoft from $637.00 to $645.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $630.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $634.33.

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.