Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Position Reduced by PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co cut its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 11.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 99,000 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 13,000 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises approximately 3.1% of PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $36,647,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total transaction of $1,812,780.00. Following the sale, 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 filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total transaction of $519,111.08. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 46,003 shares in the company, valued at $18,922,874.02. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 23,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,508,361. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key 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

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on MSFT shares. Evercore dropped their price objective on Microsoft from $580.00 to $510.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $540.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $525.00 price objective (up from $450.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Forty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $560.86.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT opened at $372.97 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $410.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $421.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 22.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.11. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $349.20 and a one year high of $555.45.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $4.06 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $82.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.44 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 31.94% and a net margin of 39.34%.The business’s revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.46 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is 21.67%.

Microsoft Company 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).