Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 5.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 127,174 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 6,953 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises about 1.9% of Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $53,604,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of MSFT. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,774 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $4,963,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 14,935 shares of the software giant's stock worth $6,295,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Inman Jager Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Microsoft during the 4th quarter worth $19,722,000. Summit Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Summit Wealth Partners LLC now owns 6,774 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,855,000 after acquiring an additional 804 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Absher Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC now owns 88,813 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $37,435,000 after purchasing an additional 1,275 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Microsoft Stock Down 2.4 %
Shares of NASDAQ MSFT traded down $9.03 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $373.11. The company had a trading volume of 30,133,706 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,642,729. Microsoft Co. has a 52-week low of $367.24 and a 52-week high of $468.35. The stock has a market cap of $2.77 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.04, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.92. 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 firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $402.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $418.11.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 period in the prior year, the company posted $2.93 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.
Microsoft Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.89%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.73%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have weighed in on MSFT. StockNews.com lowered shares of Microsoft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Microsoft from $510.00 to $500.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Microsoft from $540.00 to $530.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Loop Capital upped their price target on Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Microsoft from $525.00 to $510.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $508.86.
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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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