DSG Capital Advisors LLC Acquires 1,591 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

DSG Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 2.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 81,571 shares of the software giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,591 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises 4.8% of DSG Capital Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. DSG Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $30,195,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 9.2% in the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 34,747 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $12,835,000 after buying an additional 2,923 shares during the last quarter. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% during the first quarter. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 64,478 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $23,868,000 after buying an additional 397 shares during the last quarter. Prasad Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 5.2% during the first quarter. Prasad Wealth Partners LLC now owns 14,820 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $5,486,000 after buying an additional 737 shares during the last quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 11.6% in the 1st quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. now owns 348,349 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $128,948,000 after purchasing an additional 36,126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. now owns 24,452 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $9,052,000 after purchasing an additional 443 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on MSFT. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $586.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. New Street Research cut their price objective on Microsoft from $675.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Microsoft from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Forty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $559.84.

Microsoft Price Performance

Microsoft stock opened at $384.93 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.86 trillion, a PE ratio of 22.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. Microsoft Corporation has a 52 week low of $349.20 and a 52 week high of $555.45. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $401.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $412.68. 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 (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.06 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $82.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.44 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.34% and a return on equity of 31.94%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.46 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

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

Microsoft News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators continue to view Microsoft as a high-quality AI and cloud name, with some arguing the stock looks cheaper after the recent decline.
• Positive Sentiment: Upcoming earnings later this month could provide a catalyst if Azure growth and AI-related demand remain strong.
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft remains a major beneficiary of AI infrastructure spending, but investors are waiting for clearer proof that those investments will translate into faster profit growth.
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft’s 4,800-job reduction and Xbox restructuring suggest ongoing cost pressure and restructuring challenges.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities class-action alerts tied to alleged AI/Copilot disclosure issues are adding legal and reputational risk.
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns about Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership and AI product execution are creating uncertainty around the company’s AI narrative.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total value of $519,111.08. Following 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total value of $1,812,780.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 23,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,508,361. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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).