Rockline Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 2.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 54,806 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 1,210 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up 6.2% of Rockline Wealth Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Rockline Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $23,101,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Microsoft during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. IFS Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Avondale Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 144.4% during the fourth quarter. Avondale Wealth Management now owns 110 shares of the software giant's stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft during the third quarter worth approximately $62,000. Finally, Kieckhefer Group LLC bought a new position in Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth approximately $141,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Microsoft Stock Down 2.4 %
NASDAQ:MSFT traded down $9.03 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $373.11. 30,133,706 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,642,636. The firm has a market cap of $2.77 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.04, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.92. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $400.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $417.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Microsoft Co. has a fifty-two week low of $367.24 and a fifty-two week high of $468.35.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.
Microsoft Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.73%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have weighed in on MSFT shares. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $520.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Tigress Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $595.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, January 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $500.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, DA Davidson raised shares of Microsoft from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $425.00 to $450.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Microsoft presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target 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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