Private Wealth Partners LLC Has $94.79 Million Stake in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Private Wealth Partners LLC decreased its position in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 224,892 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 848 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for approximately 7.3% of Private Wealth Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Private Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $94,792,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Microsoft during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. IFS Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 53.8% during the fourth quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 100 shares of the software giant's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Avondale Wealth Management grew its position in Microsoft by 144.4% in the fourth quarter. Avondale Wealth Management now owns 110 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Microsoft in the 3rd quarter valued at $62,000. Finally, Kieckhefer Group LLC bought a new stake in Microsoft during the 4th quarter worth about $141,000. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT traded up $4.55 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $391.85. 18,959,931 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,280,218. 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 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 stock's 50-day simple moving average is $385.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $411.53. Microsoft Co. has a 52 week low of $344.79 and a 52 week high of $468.35.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 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 firm posted $2.93 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.85%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is 26.73%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSFT has been the subject of several analyst reports. KeyCorp restated a "sector weight" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Barclays decreased their price target on Microsoft from $475.00 to $430.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Microsoft from $530.00 to $472.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Microsoft from $490.00 to $470.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $500.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $493.13.

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.