Sen. John Boozman Buys Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shares

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). In a filing disclosed on January 13th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Microsoft stock on December 17th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) on 12/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) on 12/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE) on 12/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) on 12/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PPLT) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PALL) on 12/24/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Tradr 2X Long SPY Monthly ETF (NASDAQ:SPYM) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) on 12/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 12/17/2025.

Microsoft Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of MSFT traded down $2.72 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $456.66. The stock had a trading volume of 23,102,115 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,930,865. The company has a market capitalization of $3.39 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $485.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $503.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.48. The firm had revenue of $77.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $75.49 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.71% and a return on equity of 32.45%. The business’s revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.30 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

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

Trending Headlines about Microsoft

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Azure and enterprise AI momentum: analysts and industry reports highlight that Microsoft’s Azure multi-model infrastructure, frontier-model access, and strong cloud backlog should drive revenue growth and further AI adoption across customers. Will MSFT Stock Climb as Azure AI Services Gain Traction?
• Positive Sentiment: Investor/analyst backing and product traction: surveys and bank views (e.g., Morgan Stanley, KeyBanc coverage) continue to favor MSFT as a primary AI/cloud winner — a bullish narrative that supports upside into upcoming earnings (Jan. 28). Microsoft: CIO Survey Highlights Unmatched Cloud and Generative AI Leadership
• Neutral Sentiment: Content/licensing access for AI: Wikimedia Foundation signed licensing deals with Microsoft and other tech firms, reducing content risk for AI training and potentially smoothing model development costs and legal exposure. Wikipedia owner signs Microsoft, Meta in AI content training deals
• Neutral Sentiment: Environmental and community steps: Microsoft struck a record soil carbon credit deal and unveiled a “community‑first” plan for U.S. AI data centers — moves that reduce political/regulatory friction but add near-term cash outlays. Microsoft in record deal for soil carbon credits as data centres surge Microsoft Unveils “Community-First” Plan for U.S. AI Data Center Buildout
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: Switzerland’s competition authority opened a preliminary probe into Microsoft’s licensing fees for Microsoft 365 after complaints about price hikes — a headline that raises antitrust risk and potential remediation costs. Swiss competition authority opens probe into Microsoft licensing fees
• Negative Sentiment: Rising AI partner costs: reports that Microsoft’s annual spending on Anthropic model access approaches $500M raise investor concerns about margins and the cash intensity of securing multiple model suppliers. Microsoft’s Anthropic Spend Nears $500 Million
• Negative Sentiment: Market sentiment and technical pressure: headlines about selling pressure, six-/seven‑month lows and the stock trading below key moving averages have accelerated outflows and amplified declines despite the fundamental AI story. Microsoft Stock (MSFT) Hits Six-Month Low as AI Trade Loses Steam

Institutional Trading of Microsoft

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 51.3% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 59 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Bulwark Capital Corp bought a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Westend Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 386.7% during the second quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 73 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in shares of Microsoft in the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Microsoft in the third quarter worth approximately $49,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 2,850 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $478.72, for a total transaction of $1,364,352.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 55,782 shares in the company, valued at $26,703,959.04. The trade was a 4.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $491.52, for a total transaction of $6,266,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 129,349 shares in the company, valued at $63,577,620.48. The trade was a 8.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 54,100 shares of company stock worth $27,598,872 over the last three months. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Baird R W raised Microsoft to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on Microsoft from $637.00 to $645.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $650.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Monday, January 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six 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 a consensus target price of $630.37.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

About Microsoft

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).