2,434 Shares in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bought by Timonier Family Office LTD.

Timonier Family Office LTD. acquired a new stake in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 2,434 shares of the software giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,026,000. Microsoft accounts for about 0.5% of Timonier Family Office LTD.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest position.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. BCK Partners Inc. raised its holdings in Microsoft by 1.8% in the third quarter. BCK Partners Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the software giant's stock worth $582,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the period. Muirfield Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Muirfield Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,427 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,866,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Retirement Financial Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Retirement Financial Solutions LLC now owns 1,050 shares of the software giant's stock worth $443,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Sequent Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Microsoft by 1.3% in the third quarter. Sequent Asset Management LLC now owns 1,983 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $853,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% in the third quarter. Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,208 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,380,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSFT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. KeyCorp reiterated a "sector weight" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $490.00 to $470.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $500.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Microsoft from $520.00 to $435.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Westpark Capital initiated coverage on Microsoft in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $493.13.

Microsoft Price Performance

MSFT traded up $4.55 on Friday, hitting $391.85. 18,959,931 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,169,050. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.91 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.55, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. 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 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $468.35. The business has a 50-day moving average of $384.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $411.41.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 period in the previous year, the business earned $2.93 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Microsoft's dividend 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.