Catalyst Financial Partners LLC increased its position in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 3.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 40,845 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 1,497 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises about 3.2% of Catalyst Financial Partners LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $17,216,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Attessa Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth approximately $560,000. Manchester Financial Inc. raised its position in Microsoft by 26.2% in the fourth quarter. Manchester Financial Inc. now owns 15,694 shares of the software giant's stock worth $6,615,000 after acquiring an additional 3,263 shares during the period. IMS Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. IMS Capital Management now owns 22,328 shares of the software giant's stock worth $9,411,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 3,054,077 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,314,782,000 after acquiring an additional 33,856 shares during the period. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc raised its holdings in Microsoft by 44,169.1% in the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 227,543 shares of the software giant's stock worth $95,909,000 after purchasing an additional 227,029 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.
Microsoft Trading Down 3.7 %
MSFT traded down $14.12 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $371.61. The company had a trading volume of 21,938,586 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,233,013. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Microsoft Co. has a 52 week low of $344.79 and a 52 week high of $468.35. The stock has a market cap of $2.76 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.92, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $390.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $413.81.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 net margin of 35.43% and a return on equity of 33.36%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.93 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Microsoft Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.89%. Microsoft's payout ratio is 26.73%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
MSFT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Microsoft from $530.00 to $472.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $500.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $475.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. Westpark Capital initiated coverage on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Microsoft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $499.97.
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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.
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