Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Sold by Los Angeles Capital Management LLC

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lowered its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 0.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,684,958 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 16,188 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up approximately 6.5% of Los Angeles Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $1,908,624,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft during the 2nd quarter valued at about $9,941,000. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC boosted its position in Microsoft by 2.6% during 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 purchasing an additional 2,373 shares during the period. Real Talk Capital LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 1.6% during the first quarter. Real Talk Capital LLC now owns 2,290 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $860,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 3.8% in the second quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 922,524 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $457,119,000 after purchasing an additional 33,382 shares during the period. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 4.3% in the third quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 285,163 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $147,700,000 after buying an additional 11,770 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $491.52, for a total value of $6,266,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 129,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,577,620.48. This represents a 8.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $239,402,668.08. The trade was a 7.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 54,100 shares of company stock valued at $27,598,872 in the last 90 days. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Microsoft Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of MSFT opened at $470.67 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $486.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $503.47. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $3.50 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.07. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.49 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.30 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Microsoft’s payout ratio is currently 25.89%.

Microsoft News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs initiated coverage and analysts remain bullish, providing a sizeable price target that supports upside conviction for MSFT. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Azure adoption and partner wins continue: SymphonyAI announced multiple products powered by Microsoft Foundry/Azure, and Microsoft is pushing Copilot Checkout and Copilot training programs—these reinforce Azure consumption and commercial AI monetization pathways. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s public pledge drew political attention and praise (including from President Trump), which lowers regulatory blowback risk — a PR/regulatory win whose financial impact depends on how Microsoft implements the commitments. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are reacting to the commitment to pay higher power and infrastructure costs for AI data centers—this raises near‑term cost and margin uncertainty and is cited as a direct reason for today’s sell pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Macro headwinds: a rotation from growth into value and renewed Fed/rate uncertainty increases duration risk for large-cap tech, amplifying downside when expectations for long‑dated AI payoff are uncertain. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $640.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Evercore ISI set a $640.00 price target on Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird started coverage on Microsoft in a research note on Friday, November 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $600.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $650.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $650.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $630.37.

Microsoft Company Profile

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft’s product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).