Microsoft Corporation $MSFT is Princeton Global Asset Management LLC’s Largest Position

Princeton Global Asset Management LLC decreased its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 2.4% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 69,451 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 1,689 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises 6.3% of Princeton Global Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $34,546,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its holdings in Microsoft by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 110,674 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $55,050,000 after acquiring an additional 4,495 shares during the last quarter. Alan B Lancz & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Alan B Lancz & Associates Inc. now owns 11,743 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $5,841,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 1.4% in the second quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. now owns 24,957 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $12,414,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the last quarter. Family Capital Trust Co raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 13.0% in the second quarter. Family Capital Trust Co now owns 9,238 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $4,595,000 after purchasing an additional 1,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CMG Global Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 14.5% during the second quarter. CMG Global Holdings LLC now owns 6,479 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $3,321,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $493.79 on Wednesday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.67 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $514.35 and a 200 day moving average of $498.33.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $77.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $75.49 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.30 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $640.00 price objective on Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $650.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $640.00 to $655.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Microsoft from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $586.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $632.05.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $518.64, for a total transaction of $19,967,640.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at $239,402,668.08. This represents a 7.70% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.