Hollow Brook Wealth Management LLC Sells 3,943 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Hollow Brook Wealth Management LLC reduced its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 11.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 30,798 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 3,943 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for approximately 3.9% of Hollow Brook Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Hollow Brook Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $14,895,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new stake in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at about $233,432,000. Munro Partners grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Munro Partners now owns 384,475 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $185,940,000 after purchasing an additional 38,072 shares during the last quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 37.1% during the fourth quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd now owns 2,703,988 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,307,703,000 after purchasing an additional 731,308 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 7,429.0% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,107,445 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $539,436,000 after purchasing an additional 1,092,736 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Torque Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Torque Asset Management LLC now owns 48,527 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $23,469,000 after buying an additional 3,701 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Microsoft News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft launched a new AI agent with pay-as-you-go pricing, a shift that could improve monetization and help the company capture more revenue as customers adopt usage-based AI tools.
• Positive Sentiment: Reports say Microsoft is exploring lower-cost AI model options for Copilot, which could reduce infrastructure costs and improve profitability if implemented successfully.
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s product and AI roadmap continues to attract long-term bulls, with analysts and investors still pointing to the company’s strong enterprise position and AI-driven growth potential.
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft was reported to have held talks for a $3 billion Oracle cloud infrastructure lease, but the deal reportedly collapsed over security and compliance issues, limiting any near-term impact on operations.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage around a possible Xbox restructuring or spin-off highlights strategic uncertainty in gaming, though it could eventually improve Microsoft’s overall margin profile if the division is separated or reshaped.
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholders filed a class action and securities-fraud investigations were announced over alleged misstatements tied to Azure growth and AI spending, creating legal and reputational overhang for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT).
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Microsoft may shut down or restructure Xbox studios add to concerns that the gaming segment is a drag on profitability and could require more restructuring costs.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent commentary also points to heavy AI capital expenditures and softer Azure growth, reinforcing investor worries that Microsoft’s spending is rising faster than its cloud revenue growth.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $393.83 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $412.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $427.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $356.28 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The company has a market cap of $2.93 trillion, a P/E ratio of 23.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 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. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.34% and a return on equity of 31.94%. The company had revenue of $82.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.46 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 21.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.99, for a total transaction of $7,145,345.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $50,928,792.23. The trade was a 12.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total transaction of $519,111.08. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 46,003 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,922,874.02. This trade represents a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 23,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,508,361 in the last three months. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on MSFT. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on Microsoft from $650.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Tigress Financial upped their target price on Microsoft from $595.00 to $680.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $515.00 price objective (down from $630.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $586.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Citizens Jmp began coverage on Microsoft in a research report on Monday, June 1st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $550.00 price objective for the company. Forty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $561.20.

About Microsoft

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).