James J. Burns & Company LLC Sells 5,571 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

James J. Burns & Company LLC reduced its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 34.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,512 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 5,571 shares during the quarter. James J. Burns & Company LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $3,892,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PMG Family Office LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 4.2% during the first quarter. PMG Family Office LLC now owns 1,666 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $617,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. increased its position in Microsoft by 3.7% in the first quarter. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. now owns 20,756 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $8,535,000 after buying an additional 731 shares in the last quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% in the first quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 12,561 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $4,650,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Greenbush Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Greenbush Financial Group LLC now owns 7,378 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $2,731,000 after buying an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 13,672 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $5,061,000 after buying an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total value of $1,812,780.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,122,009.12. The trade was a 8.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total value of $519,111.08. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 46,003 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,922,874.02. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 23,762 shares of company stock worth $10,508,361. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $372.97 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $410.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $421.47. Microsoft Corporation has a 52 week low of $349.20 and a 52 week high of $555.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.77 trillion, a P/E ratio of 22.20, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.11.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.06 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $82.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $81.44 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.34% and a return on equity of 31.94%. The business’s revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.46 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.67%.

More Microsoft News

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft shares bounced as the broader memory and semiconductor market stabilized, helping relieve some of the pressure tied to AI infrastructure and component-cost fears.
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush and other bullish commentators said the recent tech selloff may be a buying opportunity, arguing Microsoft remains a core AI leader despite near-term volatility. Dan Ives Says Microsoft And Meta Are Being Treated Like ‘Bear Market’ Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft was mentioned in new partnerships and product integrations, including Commvault, PitchBook, FPT, and ICON plc, reinforcing demand for Microsoft’s cloud and AI ecosystem. Microsoft Just Made Commvault a Native Azure Service. Here Is How to Play CVLT Stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft also drew attention from investors after Michael Burry disclosed a long position, which some traders viewed as a contrarian buy signal.
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple articles noted analysts still like the stock long term, but Wall Street remains focused on whether AI spending is destroying near-term margins and free cash flow. Wall Street Analysts Think Microsoft (MSFT) Is a Good Investment: Is It?
• Negative Sentiment: Stifel cut its Microsoft price target and warned that FY27 gross margin estimates may be too high because Azure growth is coming with heavier capex and margin pressure. Microsoft’s Stock Is Crippled
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft announced another worldwide Xbox price increase, citing soaring memory and storage costs, which adds to concerns that hardware inflation is squeezing the gaming business.
• Negative Sentiment: New legal and regulatory pressure also weighed on the stock, including an Italy antitrust probe into Microsoft 365 pricing and new shareholder class-action notices over alleged investor misinformation.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on MSFT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, May 22nd. DZ Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $525.00 price objective (up from $450.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Bank of America initiated coverage on Microsoft in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price objective on the stock. Forty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $560.86.

Microsoft Profile

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft’s product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).