Tradewinds Capital Management LLC Increases Stock Position in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 22.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 25,178 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 4,637 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up about 2.8% of Tradewinds Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $10,613,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $391.85 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.35. Microsoft Co. has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year high of $468.35. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $384.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $411.34. The firm has a market cap of $2.91 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 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 prior year, the firm posted $2.93 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 earnings per share 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 paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.85%. Microsoft's payout ratio is 26.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on MSFT. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $475.00 to $430.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Microsoft from $490.00 to $470.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Microsoft from $520.00 to $435.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Tigress Financial lifted their price objective on Microsoft from $550.00 to $595.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $509.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $493.89.

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.

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