2,842 Shares in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Purchased by Platform Wealth Management LLC

Platform Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,842 shares of the software giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,375,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Avalon Capital Management boosted its position in Microsoft by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Avalon Capital Management now owns 19,186 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $9,279,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming boosted its position in Microsoft by 29.1% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 34,451 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $16,661,000 after acquiring an additional 7,774 shares during the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. boosted its position in Microsoft by 71.0% during the fourth quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 2,503,744 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,210,861,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039,207 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Microsoft by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 25,758 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $12,457,000 after acquiring an additional 1,767 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenspring Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 246.6% in the 4th quarter. Greenspring Advisors LLC now owns 24,368 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $11,785,000 after purchasing an additional 17,337 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Monday, May 4th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Microsoft from $675.00 to $575.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Forty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $561.20.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total value of $519,111.08. Following 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $412.45, for a total transaction of $1,031,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 51,968 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,434,201.60. This represents a 4.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 19,262 shares of company stock worth $8,695,581. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $397.36 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $410.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $429.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.28. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $356.28 and a one year high of $555.45. The firm has a market cap of $2.95 trillion, a P/E ratio of 23.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.11.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $82.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.46 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.76 EPS for the current 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 issued 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 dividend payout ratio is currently 21.67%.

Trending Headlines about Microsoft

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• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, reinforcing its cash-generation and shareholder-return profile. Article Title
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• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft is expanding AI and cloud partnerships, including new agentic AI collaborations and Copilot-related deployments, which supports the long-term growth narrative but also underscores ongoing AI spending pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs in its Azure unit in China, highlighting regulatory friction and weaker operating conditions in a key market. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Xbox is planning major layoffs and budget cuts next month are adding to concerns about slower growth and restructuring costs in Microsoft’s gaming division. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft is also limiting employee use of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 over data-retention concerns, a reminder of the risks and competitive tensions around AI tools and partners. Article Title

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).