Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL grew its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) by 4.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 40,408 shares of the software giant’s stock after buying an additional 1,777 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for 4.1% of Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $14,958,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. CFO Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 9.8% in the 1st quarter. CFO Capital Management LLC now owns 9,961 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $3,674,000 after acquiring an additional 887 shares during the last quarter. Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 0.3% during the first quarter. Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC now owns 19,042 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $7,049,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System boosted its position in Microsoft by 0.4% during the first quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 372,592 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $137,922,000 after purchasing an additional 1,376 shares during the period. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Microsoft by 11.2% during the first quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 83,612 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $30,951,000 after purchasing an additional 8,450 shares during the period. Finally, Hartford Funds Management Co LLC raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 4.4% in the first quarter. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC now owns 23,115 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $8,557,000 after purchasing an additional 976 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.
Microsoft News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Microsoft reported fiscal Q4 revenue of approximately $90.0 billion, up 18% year over year and above the $87.6 billion consensus estimate. Adjusted earnings of $4.74 per share also exceeded expectations of $4.21, marking the company’s 14th consecutive “double beat.” Microsoft Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
- Positive Sentiment: Azure revenue grew 43%, exceeding analysts’ expectations of roughly 40%, and the cloud platform surpassed $100 billion in annual revenue. The results eased concerns that Microsoft’s AI infrastructure investments may be outpacing customer demand. Microsoft Tops Quarterly Cloud Growth Estimates
- Positive Sentiment: Microsoft said Microsoft 365 Copilot reached 30 million paid seats, providing evidence of growing monetization for its AI products. The company also recorded a $3.2 billion gain from its Anthropic investment, although returns from its OpenAI investment were more mixed. Azure Crosses $100 Billion in Annual Revenue
- Positive Sentiment: Microsoft maintained its AI capital-expenditure outlook rather than following Alphabet’s recent increase. Investors viewed the spending discipline as supportive of margins and free cash flow, while first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of $89.9 billion to $91.0 billion was slightly above consensus. Microsoft Keeps Capex Forecast Unchanged
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors had positioned for an unusually large post-earnings move, with options implying roughly a 6% to 7% swing. This elevated volatility reflects the importance of Microsoft’s results to the broader AI investment theme.
- Negative Sentiment: Microsoft faces a U.K. regulatory investigation into whether customers were misled about Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscription pricing. The probe creates potential reputational and compliance risks, though its near-term financial impact is unclear. UK Regulator Investigates Microsoft Over 365 Subscriptions
- Negative Sentiment: Disney’s decision to replace GitHub Copilot with OpenAI’s Codex highlights intensifying competition in AI coding tools. Multiple shareholder lawsuits concerning alleged Copilot and Azure disclosures also remain an overhang.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total value of $1,812,780.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 47,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,122,009.12. This trade represents a 8.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total value of $519,111.08. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 46,003 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,922,874.02. This trade represents a 2.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 23,762 shares of company stock worth $10,508,361 in the last ninety days. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Microsoft Stock Down 0.7%
Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $390.54 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $396.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $405.74. The company has a market cap of $2.90 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.25, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.13. 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 Corporation has a one year low of $349.20 and a one year high of $555.45.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 net margin of 39.34% and a return on equity of 31.94%. The firm had revenue of $90.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $87.62 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.65 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Microsoft Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.67%.
Microsoft 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).
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