Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC Has $2.12 Million Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 356.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,720 shares of the software giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,468 shares during the quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,117,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 20.0% during the 1st quarter. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP now owns 600,000 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $222,102,000 after buying an additional 100,000 shares in the last quarter. Copley Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 17.0% in the 1st quarter. Copley Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,215 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,190,000 after acquiring an additional 467 shares in the last quarter. Hound Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 37.6% during the 1st quarter. Hound Partners LLC now owns 47,267 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $17,497,000 after acquiring an additional 12,922 shares during the period. Clough Capital Partners L P lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 15.8% during the 1st quarter. Clough Capital Partners L P now owns 48,974 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $18,129,000 after acquiring an additional 6,682 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 7.6% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 5,298,695 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,961,418,000 after acquiring an additional 373,462 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. New Street Research cut their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $675.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $586.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $550.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, April 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, Microsoft currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $560.27.

Key Microsoft News

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly results remain the primary bullish catalyst. Microsoft reported revenue growth of 17.7% and earnings of $4.74 per share, well above consensus, reinforcing confidence in Azure, cloud demand and AI monetization. Magnificent Seven Earnings Remain Robust: MSFT, AAPL
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains supportive. Wells Fargo raised its Microsoft price target to a Street-high $700 from $650 and maintained an overweight rating, citing the company’s growth prospects and ecosystem strength. Wells Fargo Raises Microsoft Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft is expanding its AI and cloud ecosystem through partnerships, including S&P Global data in Microsoft 365 Copilot, broader enterprise adoption in Brazil and Sionic’s instant-payment service on Microsoft Marketplace. These initiatives could support platform usage and recurring revenue over time. S&P Global Expands Collaboration with Microsoft
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Microsoft may introduce another Maia AI processor as early as September highlight its strategy to use custom chips to improve Azure AI efficiency. The move could reduce costs and reliance on outside suppliers, but the financial benefits will depend on successful scaling. Microsoft Stock Drops While Maia Chip Ambitions Expand
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are concerned that Microsoft’s rapidly rising AI infrastructure spending could pressure margins, cash flow and returns before new capacity generates sufficient revenue. The stock’s sharp rally since the earnings report also increases profit-taking and valuation sensitivity. Microsoft’s AI Data Center Push: Growth Engine or Capex Trap?
• Negative Sentiment: A newly disclosed Windows zero-day vulnerability that may enable system-wide access adds reputational, remediation and potential liability concerns. Separate reports of pending investor lawsuits contribute to a cautious tone, although neither issue has yet altered Microsoft’s fundamental earnings outlook. New Windows Zero-Day Bug Published

Microsoft Stock Down 2.3%

Microsoft stock opened at $492.43 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.66 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $408.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $407.67. Microsoft Corporation has a 1-year low of $349.20 and a 1-year high of $553.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The software giant reported $4.74 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.50. Microsoft had a net margin of 40.31% and a return on equity of 31.98%. The company had revenue of $90.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $87.62 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.65 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 19.58 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is 20.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,810 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 42,677 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,188,276.96. This trade represents a 10.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 10,000 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $487.89, for a total value of $4,878,900.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 100,447 shares in the company, valued at $49,007,086.83. This trade represents a 9.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 37,310 shares of company stock valued at $17,256,219 over the last three months. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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).