Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Holdings Raised by International Private Wealth Advisors LLC

International Private Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 110.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,140 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 2,700 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for approximately 2.2% of International Private Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,167,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.2% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 7.6% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 76,296 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $32,830,000 after acquiring an additional 1,489 shares during the period. Campbell Wealth Management bought a new position in Microsoft in the 3rd quarter worth $3,314,000. Finally, Evernest Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 389.2% during the third quarter. Evernest Financial Advisors LLC now owns 53,770 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $23,137,000 after purchasing an additional 42,778 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Trading Up 1.9 %

NASDAQ:MSFT traded up $7.10 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $388.45. The stock had a trading volume of 23,826,330 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,250,515. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $391.89 and a 200 day moving average of $414.41. The company has a market capitalization of $2.89 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.28, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. Microsoft Co. has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $468.35.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business posted $2.93 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on MSFT shares. Loop Capital increased their target price on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, December 23rd. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Microsoft from $540.00 to $530.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. UBS Group cut their target price on Microsoft from $525.00 to $510.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Tigress Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $595.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and set a $509.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $505.41.

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.