Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shares Sold by Nikulski Financial Inc.

Nikulski Financial Inc. reduced its holdings in Microsoft Co. ( NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report ) by 0.

4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 20,469 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 77 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises approximately 2.



5% of Nikulski Financial Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Nikulski Financial Inc.

’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $8,628,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Net Worth Advisory Group bought a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,645,000.

Oak Ridge Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC now owns 263,534 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $113,399,000 after purchasing an additional 18,544 shares during the last quarter.

Jacobs & Co. CA boosted its stake in Microsoft by 0.9% during the third quarter.

Jacobs & Co. CA now owns 96,021 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $41,318,000 after acquiring an additional 880 shares in the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc.

boosted its stake in Microsoft by 2.0% during the third quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc.

now owns 76,296 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $32,830,000 after acquiring an additional 1,489 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Campbell Wealth Management bought a new position in Microsoft during the third quarter worth $3,314,000. 71.

13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Analyst Ratings Changes Several brokerages recently issued reports on MSFT. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $509.

00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $500.

00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $520.

00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Microsoft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th.

Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $510.

43. Microsoft Stock Performance NASDAQ MSFT opened at $388.56 on Friday.

Microsoft Co. has a 52-week low of $376.91 and a 52-week high of $468.

35. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $412.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $420.

55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.

34 and a current ratio of 1.35. The company has a market capitalization of $2.

89 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.

92. Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.

23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.08.

Microsoft had a net margin of 35.43% and a return on equity of 33.36%.

During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.93 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Microsoft Co.

will post 13.08 EPS for the current year. Microsoft Dividend Announcement The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th.

Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th.

This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.85%.

Microsoft’s payout ratio is 26.73%. Microsoft Company Profile ( Free Report ) Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide.

The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding MSFT? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Microsoft Co.

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