Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Stock Holdings Lessened by Kintegral Advisory LLC

Kintegral Advisory LLC cut its stake in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 183,291 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 8,538 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up 7.3% of Kintegral Advisory LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Kintegral Advisory LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $77,257,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC raised its stake 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 grew its holdings 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 during the period. Mcdaniel Terry & Co. raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 18,052 shares in the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 2.0% in the third 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. Finally, Campbell Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the 3rd quarter worth $3,314,000. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Microsoft Price Performance

MSFT stock opened at $391.85 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $384.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $411.34. The company has a market cap of $2.91 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. 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 Co. has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month 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 analysts' consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.08. Microsoft had a return on equity of 33.36% and a net margin of 35.43%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.93 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict 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. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.85%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.73%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on MSFT shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $475.00 price target (down previously from $500.00) on shares of Microsoft in a report on Monday, April 7th. Wedbush dropped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $475.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Scotiabank started coverage on Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. They set a "sector outperform" rating and a $470.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Microsoft from $530.00 to $472.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $493.89.

About Microsoft

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.

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