TTRF Capital Ltd Acquires Shares of 12,800 Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

TTRF Capital Ltd bought a new position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 12,800 shares of the software giant’s stock, valued at approximately $4,775,000. Microsoft comprises approximately 3.1% of TTRF Capital Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in MSFT. JBGlobal.com LLC raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 100.1% during the second quarter. JBGlobal.com LLC now owns 1,465 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $547,000 after buying an additional 733 shares during the last quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management boosted its stake in Microsoft by 3.1% in the second quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management now owns 2,731 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,019,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. jvl associates llc boosted its stake in Microsoft by 7.0% in the second quarter. jvl associates llc now owns 4,776 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,782,000 after acquiring an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. Bangor Savings Bank grew its holdings in Microsoft by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 19,876 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $7,414,000 after acquiring an additional 743 shares during the period. Finally, Sincerus Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sincerus Advisory LLC now owns 918 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $342,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MSFT. Citizens Jmp reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $550.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. UBS Group set a $525.00 price objective on Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Microsoft from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays cut their target price on Microsoft from $545.00 to $512.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, CLSA restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Forty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $560.27.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,810 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $496.48, for a total value of $2,388,068.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 42,677 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,188,276.96. The trade was a 10.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $7,145,345.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 110,477 shares in the company, valued at $50,928,792.23. This trade represents a 12.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 37,310 shares of company stock valued at $17,256,219 over the last quarter. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Microsoft News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley identified a bullish technical signal across several megacap technology stocks, including Microsoft, potentially supporting further gains as institutional positioning improves. A Bullish Signal Could Point to Gains Ahead for These Big Tech Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s roughly $678 billion Azure backlog gives investors greater visibility into future cloud and AI revenue, helping counter fears that hyperscalers may struggle to earn adequate returns on AI infrastructure spending. Microsoft Stock Rises as $678 Billion Backlog Supports AI Spending
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s internally developed AI chips are reported to deliver efficiency gains of up to 40% versus reliance on OpenAI-related infrastructure. Greater use of its own technology could improve capacity, margins and control over the AI stack. Microsoft’s Own AI Chips Are Driving Efficiency Gains
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to highlight Azure’s more-than-$100 billion annual revenue milestone, accelerating Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption and Microsoft’s ability to monetize AI through its broad enterprise software base.
• Positive Sentiment: New Azure and Microsoft Marketplace integrations, including Dirac’s AI process-planning platform and other enterprise applications, reinforce demand for Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem. An investment manager also maintained exposure to Microsoft, while Altarock Partners increased its stake. Dirac Brings AI-Driven Process Planning to Microsoft Azure
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft is changing its AI data-center policy by reducing nondisclosure requirements and emphasizing community engagement. The approach may ease regulatory and local opposition, but could increase transparency and complicate facility expansion.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that heavy AI capital expenditures may outpace revenue and cash-flow returns. A separate comparison argued Oracle currently offers stronger AI backlog growth and valuation, potentially making Microsoft less attractive to some buyers.
• Negative Sentiment: Beijing is reportedly accelerating the replacement of Microsoft Windows in Chinese government systems, creating a geopolitical and regional-sales headwind. The departure of Microsoft AI’s chief marketing officer also introduces some execution uncertainty around consumer AI adoption.

Microsoft Price Performance

MSFT opened at $484.31 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $3.60 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.11. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $349.20 and a 12 month high of $553.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $415.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $408.42.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The software giant reported $4.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.50. Microsoft had a return on equity of 31.98% and a net margin of 40.31%.The firm had revenue of $90.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $87.62 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 19.59 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm 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 dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 20.27%.

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).