Compass Capital Corp MA ADV Buys New Shares in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Compass Capital Corp MA ADV purchased a new stake in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 19,834 shares of the software giant's stock, valued at approximately $8,532,000. Microsoft accounts for about 3.3% of Compass Capital Corp MA ADV's holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSFT. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 5,967 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,515,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 7.6% during the third quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC now owns 263,534 shares of the software giant's stock worth $113,399,000 after acquiring an additional 18,544 shares in the last quarter. Mcdaniel Terry & Co. grew its holdings in Microsoft by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Mcdaniel Terry & Co. now owns 315,594 shares of the software giant's stock worth $133,023,000 after purchasing an additional 18,052 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.0% during the third quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 76,296 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $32,830,000 after purchasing an additional 1,489 shares during the period. Finally, Campbell Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Microsoft during the 3rd quarter worth about $3,314,000. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of Microsoft stock traded up $4.55 on Friday, reaching $391.85. The stock had a trading volume of 18,959,931 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,169,050. The business's 50 day moving average is $384.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $411.41. The company has a market cap of $2.91 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. Microsoft Co. has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year high of $468.35. 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 (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, beating 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 last year, the company posted $2.93 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.85%. Microsoft's payout ratio is currently 26.73%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSFT has been the topic of a number of research reports. DA Davidson raised Microsoft from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $425.00 to $450.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $475.00 target price (down from $500.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $500.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and set a $509.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Microsoft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $493.13.

Microsoft Company 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.