Rep. Robert Bresnahan, Jr. Purchases Shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. (R-Pennsylvania) recently bought shares of Microsoft Co. NASDAQ: MSFT. In a filing disclosed on April 22nd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Microsoft stock on April 3rd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "JP MORGAN BROKERAGE ACCOUNT #2" account.

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Reddit NYSE: RDDT on 4/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Okta NASDAQ: OKTA on 4/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cloudflare NYSE: NET on 4/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SanDisk NASDAQ: SNDK on 4/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Robinhood Markets NASDAQ: HOOD on 4/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 4/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 4/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Shopify NYSE: SHOP on 4/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 4/2/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Intuit NASDAQ: INTU on 4/1/2025.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of MSFT stock traded up $4.55 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $391.85. 18,959,931 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,280,218. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market cap of $2.91 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $385.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $411.53. Microsoft Co. has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $468.35.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released 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 last year, the company earned $2.93 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.83 dividend. 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%.

Institutional Trading of Microsoft

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MSFT. BCK Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 1.8% in the third quarter. BCK Partners Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $582,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Muirfield Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.5% during 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 during the last quarter. Retirement Financial Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Retirement Financial Solutions LLC now owns 1,050 shares of the software giant's stock worth $443,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Sequent Asset Management LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 1.3% during the third quarter. Sequent Asset Management LLC now owns 1,983 shares of the software giant's stock worth $853,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 valued at $1,380,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSFT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Guggenheim reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $509.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Microsoft from $530.00 to $472.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Westpark Capital started coverage on Microsoft in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $493.13.

About Representative Bresnahan

Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Bresnahan (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Rob Bresnahan Jr. was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in business administration, management and operations from the University of Scranton in 2012. His career experience includes working as the chief financial officer and CEO of a family business, an electrical contracting company.

Microsoft Company 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.