Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Sold by New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York Life Investment Management LLC decreased its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,063,606 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 20,498 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up about 4.8% of New York Life Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. New York Life Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $550,895,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 51.3% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 59 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the third quarter worth about $38,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the third quarter valued at about $49,000. University of Illinois Foundation purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the 2nd quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management acquired a new position in Microsoft during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $410.68 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.05 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.68, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.10. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $436.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $480.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The software giant reported $4.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.86 by $0.28. The firm had revenue of $81.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $80.28 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.34% and a net margin of 39.04%.Microsoft’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.23 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Microsoft news, Director John W. Stanton acquired 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $397.35 per share, with a total value of $1,986,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 83,905 shares in the company, valued at $33,339,651.75. This trade represents a 6.34% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Microsoft

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large AI spending and the semiconductor rally underpin demand for Microsoft’s cloud and AI infrastructure — investors see the $650B+ AI buildout as a tailwind for Azure and AI services. The $650 Billion AI Surge Is Here—2 Semiconductor ETFs to Play It
• Positive Sentiment: New customer/partner wins: Microsoft signed an MoU with Codelco to explore AI, analytics and automation for mining — a concrete enterprise adoption signal. Codelco, Microsoft sign AI deal for mining operations
• Positive Sentiment: Security and ecosystem momentum: Microsoft helped dismantle the Tycoon 2FA phishing operation and sees partners joining its security programs (Blue Cycle joining MISA), reinforcing its security leadership and partner distribution. Coinbase, Microsoft and Europol take down phishing service ‘Tycoon 2FA’ Blue Cycle LLC joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/sector rotation: commentary suggests a “right‑tail” rotation back into oversold software/AI names, which may amplify short‑term strength in MSFT even as fundamentals are sorted. Right Tail Rotation Still Working
• Neutral Sentiment: Cybersecurity peer strength (Okta beat) highlights demand for identity/security services — good for sector sentiment but also underscores competition in identity and AI agent governance. Okta Earnings Beat, But Growth Questions Remain
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI moves and funding raise strategic questions: reports that OpenAI is developing alternatives to Microsoft‑owned developer tools (e.g., GitHub) and the big outside funding round complicate the partnership narrative and could weaken Microsoft’s exclusivity benefits. OpenAI is developing alternative to Microsoft’s GitHub
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution concerns persist: recent downgrades, commentary about a sizable YTD pullback and articles asking if the pullback is a buy signal show investors are split between long‑term AI conviction and short‑term margin/capex worries. Down 15% in 2026, Should You Buy the Dip in Microsoft Stock? Melius Research and Stifel Downgrade Microsoft to Hold
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/reputation noise: reports of widespread Outlook email blocking attracted criticism and could pose short‑term customer friction or regulatory scrutiny. Microsoft Draws Internet Ire Over Wave of Email Blocking

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. KeyCorp lowered their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $630.00 to $600.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Phillip Securities upgraded shares of Microsoft from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Microsoft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $591.95.

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).