Boston Trust Walden Corp Has $528.39 Million Position in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Boston Trust Walden Corp reduced its position in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 3.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,253,590 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 43,246 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up about 3.7% of Boston Trust Walden Corp's portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Boston Trust Walden Corp's holdings in Microsoft were worth $528,388,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of MSFT. BCK Partners Inc. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 1.8% during the third quarter. BCK Partners Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the software giant's stock worth $582,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Muirfield Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Muirfield Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,427 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,866,000 after buying an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Sequent Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 1.3% during the third quarter. Sequent Asset Management LLC now owns 1,983 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $853,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 0.8% in 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. Finally, Riverstone Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Microsoft Trading Down 0.9 %

NASDAQ MSFT traded down $3.41 on Monday, hitting $375.39. The company's stock had a trading volume of 35,114,161 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,581,628. The firm has a market cap of $2.79 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.22, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.92. Microsoft Co. has a 52-week low of $367.31 and a 52-week high of $468.35. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $405.52 and its 200 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 (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 earned $2.93 EPS. Research analysts predict that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Microsoft's payout ratio is currently 26.73%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $509.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Microsoft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $475.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Mizuho cut their target price 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. Finally, DA Davidson raised Microsoft from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $425.00 to $450.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company 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.