Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Stock Holdings Lifted by Founders Capital Management LLC

Founders Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 1.2% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 121,890 shares of the software giant’s stock after buying an additional 1,461 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up 7.4% of Founders Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Founders Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $45,120,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSFT. Simmons Bank lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 100,322 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $37,136,000 after purchasing an additional 4,318 shares during the period. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% in the first quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ now owns 2,697,368 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $998,479,000 after buying an additional 15,951 shares during the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 23.6% during the first quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 10,235 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $3,789,000 after buying an additional 1,954 shares during the period. Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in Microsoft by 0.6% during the first quarter. Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 12,554 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $4,647,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the period. Finally, Littlejohn Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 14.0% during the first quarter. Littlejohn Financial Services Inc. now owns 4,998 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,850,000 after buying an additional 614 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on MSFT. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $515.00 price target (down from $630.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $586.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. HSBC decreased their target price on Microsoft from $593.00 to $571.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Truist Financial cut their price target on Microsoft from $675.00 to $575.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on Microsoft from $575.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Forty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $560.98.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total transaction of $1,812,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 47,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,122,009.12. This trade represents a 8.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total value of $519,111.08. Following the completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 23,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,508,361 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $384.36 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.86 trillion, a PE ratio of 22.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.13. Microsoft Corporation has a 1 year low of $349.20 and a 1 year high of $555.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $403.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $414.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.27.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.06 by $0.21. The company 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%. Microsoft’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.46 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is presently 21.67%.

Key Headlines Impacting Microsoft

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft continues to expand its AI strategy, including a new “Microsoft Frontier Company” unit backed by a $2.5 billion investment and staffed with thousands of industry and engineering experts to help customers adopt AI faster.
• Positive Sentiment: Haleon signed a five-year agreement with Microsoft to deploy agentic AI across global operations, showing that enterprise demand for Microsoft’s cloud and AI tools remains strong.
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s recent earnings beat and revenue growth continue to support the long-term bull case, with the company still viewed as a key beneficiary of enterprise AI adoption.
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft announced its fiscal Q4 2026 earnings date for July 29, which keeps investor focus on upcoming results and guidance.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain split on the stock, with some arguing Microsoft is trading at a rare discount after a steep pullback, while others say heavy AI capital spending is clouding the near-term outlook.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Microsoft is replacing some OpenAI and Anthropic models with its own in-house AI tools have stirred debate, with investors interpreting it as both a cost-saving move and a sign that Microsoft is trying to control AI expenses more tightly.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple articles highlighted rising AI infrastructure spending, including concerns that capex is growing faster than margin benefits, which is pressuring sentiment toward MSFT and other hyperscalers.
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft disclosed a 25%–27% jump in greenhouse gas emissions as data center buildout accelerated, adding ESG and execution concerns to the AI expansion story.
• Negative Sentiment: Class-action lawsuit headlines and deadline reminders tied to alleged AI/Copilot misrepresentations are adding legal overhang and investor uncertainty.
• Negative Sentiment: Starbucks’ plan to use its own AI tools to cut software costs from vendors like Microsoft is feeding a broader narrative that large enterprises may eventually reduce third-party software spending.

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).