Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Sold by Boston Trust Walden Corp

Boston Trust Walden Corp decreased its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 3.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 969,161 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 31,579 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises approximately 2.9% of Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $358,754,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Harbor Partners LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 20.9% in the 1st quarter. Royal Harbor Partners LLC now owns 14,631 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $5,416,000 after buying an additional 2,533 shares during the period. Stevens Capital Partners boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.2% in the first quarter. Stevens Capital Partners now owns 5,504 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $2,038,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. Seamount Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 12.9% in the first quarter. Seamount Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,281 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $3,806,000 after acquiring an additional 1,176 shares during the last quarter. Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 5.6% in the first quarter. Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,242 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $4,161,000 after acquiring an additional 596 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Heritage Investors Management Corp increased its position in Microsoft by 0.9% during the first quarter. Heritage Investors Management Corp now owns 294,296 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $108,939,000 after acquiring an additional 2,524 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

More Microsoft News

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.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Microsoft stock opened at $384.93 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.86 trillion, a P/E ratio of 22.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $401.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $412.68. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $349.20 and a 52-week high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.27.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $82.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.46 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given 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 0.9%. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 21.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.99, for a total value of $7,145,345.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,477 shares in the company, valued at $50,928,792.23. The trade was a 12.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 23,762 shares of company stock worth $10,508,361 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Microsoft from $540.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Dbs Bank cut their price target on Microsoft from $678.00 to $573.00 in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Forty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $559.84.

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).