Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Stock Holdings Raised by Stokes Capital Advisors LLC

Stokes Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 38,402 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 679 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for 4.2% of Stokes Capital Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Stokes Capital Advisors LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $16,186,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 35.7% during the 3rd quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc now owns 95 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new position in Microsoft in the second quarter valued at $45,000. IFS Advisors LLC raised 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 lifted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 3rd quarter worth about $62,000. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MSFT. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Microsoft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $550.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Microsoft from $525.00 to $510.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Guggenheim restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, January 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $510.96.

Microsoft Stock Performance

MSFT stock traded down $4.13 during trading on Thursday, reaching $396.89. The stock had a trading volume of 23,268,830 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,118,146. The firm has a market cap of $2.95 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.96, 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 stock's 50 day moving average is $417.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $422.24. Microsoft Co. has a 52 week low of $381.00 and a 52 week high of $468.35.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 in the previous year, the firm posted $2.93 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, CMO Takeshi Numoto sold 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $447.41, for a total transaction of $1,118,525.00. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer now owns 49,352 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,080,578.32. This trade represents a 4.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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.