Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Microsoft Co. NASDAQ: MSFT. In a filing disclosed on March 06th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Microsoft stock on February 5th.
Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sprott Lithium Miners ETF NASDAQ: LITP on 2/26/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF NYSEARCA: TBLL on 2/26/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund NASDAQ: FTGC on 2/26/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund NYSEARCA: EMLP on 2/26/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Motorola Solutions NYSE: MSI on 2/26/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Ecolab NYSE: ECL on 2/26/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 2/26/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of American Express NYSE: AXP on 2/26/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 2/26/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF NYSEARCA: IVW on 2/26/2025.
Microsoft Price Performance
Microsoft stock traded down $13.15 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $380.16. The company's stock had a trading volume of 32,658,514 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,304,453. Microsoft Co. has a 12 month low of $377.22 and a 12 month high of $468.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $416.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $421.85. The company has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.92.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 EPS 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 quarter last year, the firm earned $2.93 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
MSFT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $509.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Microsoft from $515.00 to $475.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Microsoft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Piper Sandler reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $520.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Microsoft from $525.00 to $510.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $509.54.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Microsoft
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 684,071,705 shares of the software giant's stock worth $288,336,224,000 after buying an additional 10,431,988 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 168,128,024 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $70,720,874,000 after purchasing an additional 3,103,212 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Microsoft in the 4th quarter valued at $44,343,058,000. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 83,787,746 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $35,316,535,000 after purchasing an additional 11,600,470 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 59,961,337 shares of the software giant's stock worth $25,273,704,000 after purchasing an additional 5,370,546 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Senator Boozman
John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry
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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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