Sanctuary Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 982,867 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 18,266 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises 2.6% of Sanctuary Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Sanctuary Advisors LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $407,880,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MSFT. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Microsoft by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 27,528 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $11,603,000 after acquiring an additional 1,164 shares in the last quarter. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. now owns 17,700 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $7,461,000 after buying an additional 6,100 shares in the last quarter. Total Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 18.3% in the fourth quarter. Total Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,958 shares of the software giant's stock worth $825,000 after buying an additional 303 shares during the last quarter. Americana Partners LLC raised its position in Microsoft by 284.7% during the fourth quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 416,782 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $175,673,000 after acquiring an additional 308,429 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. lifted its stake in Microsoft by 26.2% in the fourth quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. now owns 147,132 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $62,016,000 after acquiring an additional 30,502 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on MSFT shares. Guggenheim restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, January 24th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Microsoft from $530.00 to $472.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Wedbush cut their price target on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $475.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Microsoft from $475.00 to $430.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $480.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $497.63.
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Microsoft Stock Up 3.0 %
Shares of MSFT traded up $11.13 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $377.95. 4,482,807 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,177,769. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $386.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $411.95. Microsoft Co. has a 52 week low of $344.79 and a 52 week high of $468.35. The company has a market cap of $2.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.43, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 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 last year, the business earned $2.93 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.
Microsoft Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.88%. Microsoft's payout ratio is 26.73%.
Microsoft Company Profile
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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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