Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Holdings Raised by Seelaus Asset Management LLC

Seelaus Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 18.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,110 shares of the software giant’s stock after buying an additional 1,404 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises about 2.4% of Seelaus Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Seelaus Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $3,384,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of MSFT. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 10.5% during the first quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 71,237 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $26,370,000 after acquiring an additional 6,757 shares during the period. IAG Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,265 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $838,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Staley Capital Advisers Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Staley Capital Advisers Inc. now owns 402,310 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $148,923,000 after purchasing an additional 16,288 shares in the last quarter. Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA now owns 187,552 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $69,426,000 after purchasing an additional 5,369 shares during the period. Finally, Sageworth Trust Co lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 90.2% in the 1st quarter. Sageworth Trust Co now owns 9,940 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $3,679,000 after purchasing an additional 4,714 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on MSFT shares. President Capital raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $515.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Microsoft from $650.00 to $625.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $575.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $525.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Forty-three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Microsoft has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $556.37.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $50,928,792.23. This represents a 12.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,468 shares in the company, valued at $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 ninety days, insiders sold 23,762 shares of company stock worth $10,508,361. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Microsoft News

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Morgan Stanley, Bernstein, Truist, and CLSA remained constructive on Microsoft, with reports calling the stock deeply undervalued and setting price targets well above current levels. Microsoft has 3 secret weapons that could drive its stock 50% higher, analyst says
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft expanded its strategic partnership with Mistral AI, adding another way to grow its cloud and AI ecosystem in Europe and regulated industries. Microsoft to fund Mistral’s European AI expansion in multibillion-dollar deal
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft also deepened AI-related ties through new commitments to the DOE’s “Genesis Mission,” reinforcing its role in major public-sector AI infrastructure projects. Microsoft commits $60M to ‘Genesis Mission’ to help power Dept. of Energy’s AI-for-science push
• Positive Sentiment: Reports highlighted record data-center demand led by hyperscalers including Microsoft, suggesting its AI infrastructure buildout remains robust despite the selloff. Sorry, AI Bears: Meta, Microsoft, and Google Lead Record Data Center Demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s upcoming July 29 earnings report is the next major catalyst, with Wall Street focused on Azure growth, AI margins, and whether heavy capex is starting to bite.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles noted strong buy-the-dip interest from retail investors, but this is sentiment-driven rather than a direct business update.
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concern is growing that Microsoft’s elevated AI spending is becoming an overhang, potentially pressuring near-term profitability and limiting upside. Microsoft Q4 Earnings Preview – Oppenheimer Says Demand Is Healthy, ‘But Elevated Capex Remains an Overhang’ on MSFT Stock
• Negative Sentiment: New securities-fraud class-action headlines tied to alleged AI/Copilot disclosure issues are adding another layer of uncertainty for Microsoft investors. MSFT Shareholder Alert: Microsoft Corporation Securities Class Action Lawsuit – Investors with Losses May Contact Levi & Korsinsky

Microsoft Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $390.34 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $349.20 and a twelve month high of $555.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.90 trillion, a PE ratio of 23.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $399.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $408.91.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.06 by $0.21. Microsoft had a return on equity of 31.94% and a net margin of 39.34%.The company had revenue of $82.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.46 EPS. Microsoft’s quarterly revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Microsoft’s payout ratio is currently 21.67%.

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).