Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is Clarity Capital Partners LLC's 5th Largest Position

Clarity Capital Partners LLC trimmed its position in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 8.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,562 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 1,716 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises approximately 3.8% of Clarity Capital Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Clarity Capital Partners LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $7,402,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 5,967 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,515,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 7.6% in 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. raised its holdings 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 worth $32,830,000 after acquiring an additional 1,489 shares in the last quarter. Campbell Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Microsoft in the third quarter valued at $3,314,000. Finally, Evernest Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake 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.

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Microsoft Price Performance

NASDAQ MSFT traded down $0.64 on Monday, hitting $387.81. The company had a trading volume of 19,232,192 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,242,474. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The company has a market capitalization of $2.88 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.22, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. Microsoft Co. has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $468.35. The company's fifty day moving average price is $391.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $414.41.

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, 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 prior year, the firm posted $2.93 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.73%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on MSFT shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $475.00 price objective (down from $500.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Westpark Capital began coverage on shares of Microsoft in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Guggenheim restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on Microsoft from $510.00 to $500.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Microsoft presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $503.86.

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.