Brentview Investment Management LLC Acquires New Holdings in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Brentview Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 32,268 shares of the software giant's stock, valued at approximately $13,601,000. Microsoft makes up 7.7% of Brentview Investment Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its biggest position.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSFT. BCK Partners Inc. increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 1.8% in the third quarter. BCK Partners Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $582,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Sequent Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Microsoft by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sequent Asset Management LLC now owns 1,983 shares of the software giant's stock worth $853,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,208 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,380,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Riverstone Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% during the third quarter. Riverstone Advisors LLC now owns 4,510 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,941,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boulder Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.0% during the third quarter. Boulder Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,569 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,106,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

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Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT traded down $3.41 on Monday, reaching $375.39. 35,114,161 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,581,628. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $405.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $419.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Microsoft Co. has a 52-week low of $367.31 and a 52-week high of $468.35. The stock has a market cap of $2.79 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.22, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.92.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.08. Microsoft had a return on equity of 33.36% and a net margin of 35.43%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.93 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.88%. Microsoft's payout ratio is 26.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on MSFT. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Microsoft from $540.00 to $530.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $550.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $520.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Monday, January 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and set a $509.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Scotiabank assumed coverage on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. They set a "sector outperform" rating and a $470.00 price objective for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $508.86.

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.