Microsoft Corporation $MSFT is Hoffman Alan N Investment Management’s 3rd Largest Position

Hoffman Alan N Investment Management cut its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 6.4% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 46,152 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 3,137 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up 10.2% of Hoffman Alan N Investment Management’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Hoffman Alan N Investment Management’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $17,216,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. AdviceOne Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 8.3% in the second quarter. AdviceOne Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,355 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $879,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 6.7% during the second quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 5,202 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,995,000 after buying an additional 325 shares during the period. Defender Capital LLC. boosted its position in Microsoft by 28.4% during the 2nd quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 3,662 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,366,000 after acquiring an additional 810 shares in the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. boosted its position in Microsoft by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 6,753 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $2,519,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harrell Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 39,649 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $14,790,000 after acquiring an additional 395 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,810 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $496.48, for a total value of $2,388,068.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 42,677 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,188,276.96. This trade represents a 10.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 10,000 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $487.89, for a total transaction of $4,878,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 100,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $49,007,086.83. This trade represents a 9.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 37,310 shares of company stock worth $17,256,219 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Microsoft

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft is reportedly preparing to launch its Maia 300 AI accelerator as soon as this fall and is discussing production with TSMC. Developing proprietary chips could reduce long-term reliance on Nvidia, improve supply-chain control, and support Microsoft’s expanding AI infrastructure. Microsoft’s Betting Big on Its Own AI Chips
• Positive Sentiment: Meta has reportedly become one of Microsoft’s largest Azure AI customers, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually and consuming substantial computing capacity. The relationship reinforces evidence that enterprise demand is translating into Azure revenue. Meta Emerges as a Major Microsoft Azure AI Client
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft raised its quarterly dividend to $0.91 per share, while Azure revenue reportedly surpassed $100 billion. Analysts and financial commentators also highlighted a roughly $678 billion backlog and continued strong demand for cloud and AI services. Microsoft Raises Dividend as AI Capital Spending Hits Record Levels
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft approved the Horizon 1 Texas data-center project involving IREN, potentially expanding capacity available for AI workloads. The development is strategically relevant, although the near-term financial benefit to Microsoft remains unclear. Microsoft Accepts Horizon 1
• Negative Sentiment: Annual capital spending has climbed nearly 80% to about $115.9 billion, while free cash flow declined. Investors remain focused on whether AI revenue growth will generate adequate returns on this spending. Microsoft Spent $115.9 Billion on AI
• Negative Sentiment: TCI Management reportedly exited its Microsoft position and increased its Alphabet stake, adding a notable institutional-selling signal. Separately, commentary warned that Microsoft’s valuation depends on optimistic earnings forecasts, while higher bond yields could reduce the present value of future AI profits. TCI Exits Microsoft

Microsoft Stock Up 0.4%

Microsoft stock opened at $483.24 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.59 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.91, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.11. Microsoft Corporation has a 1-year low of $349.20 and a 1-year high of $553.72. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $419.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $409.30.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The software giant reported $4.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.50. Microsoft had a return on equity of 31.98% and a net margin of 40.31%.The firm had revenue of $90.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $87.62 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.65 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 19.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Microsoft’s payout ratio is presently 20.27%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. President Capital upped their price objective on Microsoft from $500.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Microsoft from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $502.00 to $522.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $490.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $540.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Forty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $560.27.

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).