Riversedge Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Riversedge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 26.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,498 shares of the software giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,405 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up approximately 1.0% of Riversedge Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Riversedge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $5,955,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% during the third quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,426 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $2,319,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Amiral Gestion boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 23.3% in the 3rd quarter. Amiral Gestion now owns 76,650 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $39,701,000 after purchasing an additional 14,480 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Advisors Northwest LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Advisors Northwest LLC now owns 3,104 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,608,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Sheets Smith Investment Management raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 40.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sheets Smith Investment Management now owns 4,550 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $2,357,000 after buying an additional 1,307 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,456 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $2,826,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly 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. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 2,850 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $478.72, for a total value of $1,364,352.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 55,782 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,703,959.04. This represents a 4.86% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 54,100 shares of company stock worth $27,598,872 over the last three months. 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: Evercore named Microsoft a top software pick for 2026, citing enterprise software strength and AI exposure—boosts investor confidence in MSFT’s secular growth story. Microsoft, Salesforce Lead Evercore’s 2026 Picks
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile bullish calls (Wedbush/Dan Ives and others) forecast a big AI-driven revenue bump in 2026 and reaffirm outperform ratings and lofty price targets, supporting upward pressure on the stock. Microsoft Stock Has 29% Upside in 2026, Says Dan Ives
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s internal dev move to standardize code (shifting priorities among languages) is being framed as productivity and engineering efficiency wins that can lower costs and speed product delivery. C Out, Rust In: Microsoft Stock Gains With New Code Standardization Plan
• Positive Sentiment: Analyses arguing Microsoft could be a top AI beneficiary in 2026 (scale of Azure, Copilot integrations, data-center investment) underpin long-term upside expectations for enterprise cloud and AI revenue. Why Microsoft Could Be the Biggest AI Winner in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Policy change: DHS is replacing the H‑1B lottery with a weighted selection prioritizing higher-paid, skilled hires; Microsoft was a top recipient—this alters talent sourcing dynamics but the net impact on MSFT hiring/costs is ambiguous. Trump administration moves to overhaul H-1B visas
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector pieces positioning AI as the dominant 2026 investment theme keep Microsoft in investors’ watch lists but also raise expectations and scrutiny around capex and margin trade-offs. Three must-own stocks if AI spending will remain strong in 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Execution concerns: reports that Satya Nadella pushed teams on Copilot progress and commentary that OpenAI ties may be a liability have raised questions about adoption, execution risk, and partnership complexity. These stories can pressure the stock despite bullish AI forecasts. Microsoft CEO Pushes Staff on Copilot Ambitions
• Negative Sentiment: Critical analysis warns of overbuilding (heavy AI capex) and OpenAI-related risks which could weigh on margins and capital intensity if revenue ramp is slower than expected. Microsoft: Not Immune To The Risk Of Overbuilding

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MSFT. Daiwa Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Microsoft from $640.00 to $630.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 7th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $625.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Guggenheim set a $675.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $640.00 to $655.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Arete Research upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $710.00 to $730.00 in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $631.03.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT opened at $486.85 on Wednesday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The stock has a market cap of $3.62 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.63, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company has a 50-day moving average of $498.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $503.53.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.65 by $0.48. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.71% and a return on equity of 32.45%. The business had revenue of $77.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $75.49 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.30 earnings per share. 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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 25.89%.

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).