Leibman Financial Services Inc. Has $3.10 Million Position in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Leibman Financial Services Inc. decreased its position in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 25.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 7,344 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 2,462 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for approximately 2.3% of Leibman Financial Services Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Leibman Financial Services Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $3,095,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. BCK Partners Inc. grew its holdings in Microsoft by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. BCK Partners Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the software giant's stock worth $582,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Conscious Wealth Investments LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Conscious Wealth Investments LLC now owns 6,986 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,108,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates grew its holdings in Microsoft by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 2,997 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,290,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 35.7% in the 3rd quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc now owns 95 shares of the software giant's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequent Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 1.3% in 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 last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSFT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. DA Davidson restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $425.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $530.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Microsoft from $495.00 to $475.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $550.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $475.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $510.96.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of MSFT traded down $7.88 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $408.25. The company's stock had a trading volume of 27,440,364 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,130,024. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $425.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $422.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.03 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.87, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Microsoft Co. has a fifty-two week low of $385.58 and a fifty-two week high of $468.35.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 period in the previous year, the company posted $2.93 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.73%.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other news, CMO Takeshi Numoto sold 2,500 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $447.41, for a total value of $1,118,525.00. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer now directly owns 49,352 shares of the company's stock, valued at $22,080,578.32. This trade represents a 4.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold a total of 8,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,493,820 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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.