Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC Has $15.14 Million Stock Holdings in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 5.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 35,910 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 1,789 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises approximately 3.7% of Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $15,136,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSFT has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Microsoft from $515.00 to $475.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Microsoft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $509.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $502.83.

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Microsoft Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of MSFT stock traded down $2.08 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $385.73. The company had a trading volume of 17,146,935 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,226,164. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Microsoft Co. has a 1-year low of $344.79 and a 1-year high of $468.35. The company has a 50 day moving average of $391.38 and a 200 day moving average of $414.11. The firm has a market cap of $2.87 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00.

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 earned $2.93 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS 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 paid a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Microsoft's payout ratio is presently 26.73%.

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.