Microsoft Corporation $MSFT is Triglav Investments D.O.O.’s 2nd Largest Position

Triglav Investments D.O.O. increased its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 2.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 250,101 shares of the software giant’s stock after buying an additional 6,496 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for about 8.5% of Triglav Investments D.O.O.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Triglav Investments D.O.O.’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $129,540,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. IRON Financial LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 23.2% in the third quarter. IRON Financial LLC now owns 6,510 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $3,372,000 after buying an additional 1,225 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 2nd quarter valued at $9,941,000. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 94,120 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $46,816,000 after acquiring an additional 2,373 shares in the last quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 70,175 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $36,347,000 after purchasing an additional 1,572 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Weaver Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Microsoft by 14.0% during the third quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 18,340 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $9,499,000 after purchasing an additional 2,247 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on MSFT shares. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $625.00 to $575.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Wedbush reduced their price target on Microsoft from $625.00 to $575.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Microsoft from $575.00 to $550.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $591.95.

Microsoft Stock Up 0.3%

MSFT stock opened at $405.20 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.01 trillion, a P/E ratio of 25.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.10. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $438.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $481.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.38.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The software giant reported $4.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.86 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $81.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $80.28 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.04% and a return on equity of 32.34%. The firm’s revenue was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.23 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI funding and related developments may indirectly support Microsoft by stabilizing the OpenAI-Microsoft relationship and reducing immediate existential risk to their AI cloud tie‑ups. OpenAI Funding Gives Microsoft Stock Breathing Space
• Positive Sentiment: Strong AI capex across Big Tech (Broadcom’s upbeat chip outlook) implies continued demand for Azure, Windows and server-hosted AI services — a tailwind for Microsoft’s cloud and enterprise revenue. Broadcom sees revenue above estimates as AI fuels custom chip demand
• Positive Sentiment: Partner ecosystem momentum: UK partner Aureus launched an AI estimator tool for Power Platform and Copilot projects, which can speed enterprise deployments and billing for Microsoft services. Microsoft Solutions Partner Aureus Intelligence AI Launches HyperScoper
• Positive Sentiment: Security wins (collaboration with Europol/Coinbase) show Microsoft’s role in protecting customers and infrastructure, supporting enterprise trust in Microsoft services. Coinbase, Microsoft and Europol take down phishing service ‘Tycoon 2FA’
• Neutral Sentiment: Management reaffirmation and investor outreach (Morgan Stanley presentation/transcript) keep communication open but don’t materially change the financial outlook — useful for longer‑term conviction but neutral to near‑term trading. Microsoft Presents at Morgan Stanley TMT Conference (transcript)
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft remains publicly committed to leveraging OpenAI while also commercializing its own Copilot/Power Platform stack — strategic posture is mixed (partnership + competition). Microsoft Determined To Keep Leveraging On OpenAI Partnership
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI is reportedly building a rival code-hosting product to GitHub — a direct competitive threat to a Microsoft-owned developer platform and a sign the OpenAI‑Microsoft relationship is shifting toward competition. OpenAI is developing alternative to Microsoft’s GitHub
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades and valuation caution (firms trimming targets and issuing Hold calls) are pressuring sentiment after a recent share‑price pullback and broader tech weakness. Melius Research and Stifel Downgrade Microsoft to Hold
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/reputation noise: reports of widespread Outlook email blocking raised customer frustration and could draw regulatory or enterprise pushback if unresolved. Microsoft Draws Internet Ire Over Wave of Email Blocking
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/valuation pressure: coverage noting a $1T market‑cap decline and commentary from high‑profile investors/journalists fuels short‑term selling despite solid fundamentals. Microsoft Market Value Plunges By $1 Trillion

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John W. Stanton bought 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $397.35 per share, with a total value of $1,986,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 83,905 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,339,651.75. The trade was a 6.34% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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).