United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund Sells 13,134 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund reduced its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 586,193 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 13,134 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for about 11.1% of United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $303,619,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. WFA Asset Management Corp raised its holdings in Microsoft by 27.0% in the 1st quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 1,016 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $427,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. lifted its position in Microsoft by 0.3% during the second quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 12,658 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $5,658,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 410.4% during the third quarter. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 2,659 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,144,000 after buying an additional 2,138 shares during the period. Wealth Group Ltd. boosted its stake in Microsoft by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 2,374 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,000,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Eagle Capital Management LLC now owns 23,097 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $9,735,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

More Microsoft News

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive: Jefferies reiterated a Buy and high price target citing AI strength, while other brokers (William Blair, many boutiques) continue to back MSFT — supportive for sentiment and medium‑term upside. Jefferies Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Product/market momentum: Microsoft is expanding Copilot into healthcare (Copilot Health) and launching the premium Microsoft 365 E7 AI suite — these drive higher‑value commercial bookings, cross‑sell opportunities, and longer term revenue upside. Copilot Health
• Neutral Sentiment: Hyperscaler footprint secured: Microsoft and Meta have each committed to roughly $50B in data‑center deals through 2026 — that locks capacity for AI growth but also formalizes large future obligations (mixed impact). Data Center Commitments
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry infrastructure moves (Optical Compute MSA) and technical trader commentary highlight long‑term scale advantages for Microsoft but also point to near‑term resistance and support levels that traders are watching. Optical Scale-up Consortium
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation & momentum pain: Several outlets note MSFT is trading at decade‑low valuation versus the S&P and down substantially from recent highs — that reflects risk‑off positioning and is a main driver of the price decline. Decade-Low Valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Capital‑expenditure worries: Reports and investor letters flag very large AI/data‑center capex that can weigh on near‑term free cash flow and margins — a clear headwind for the stock while spending ramps. Capex Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Security and leadership noise: Public comments about Microsoft having numerous vulnerabilities and the retirement of Rajesh Jha introduce reputational and execution risk that can increase short‑term volatility. Vulnerabilities Claim Rajesh Jha Retirement

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on MSFT shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $632.00 to $659.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $640.00 to $620.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $630.00 to $615.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Microsoft presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $591.95.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director John W. Stanton purchased 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $397.35 per share, for a total transaction of $1,986,750.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 83,905 shares in the company, valued at $33,339,651.75. The trade was a 6.34% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Kathleen T. Hogan sold 12,321 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $409.52, for a total transaction of $5,045,695.92. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 137,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $56,486,322.16. This trade represents a 8.20% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Microsoft Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ MSFT traded down $1.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $399.93. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,798,130 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,379,605. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.97 trillion, a P/E ratio of 25.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.10. 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 Corporation has a 52-week low of $344.79 and a 52-week high of $555.45. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $429.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $476.96.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The software giant reported $4.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.86 by $0.28. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.04% and a return on equity of 32.34%. The company had revenue of $81.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $80.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.23 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. Microsoft’s payout ratio is currently 22.76%.

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).