Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. Has $355.71 Million Stock Holdings in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. trimmed its position in shares of Microsoft Co.

( NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report ) by 4.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports.



The fund owned 843,919 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 38,220 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up approximately 3.3% of Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.

P.’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.

P.’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $355,712,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSFT.

International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 48,526.1% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 38,501,645 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $16,567,258,000 after acquiring an additional 38,422,466 shares in the last quarter.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 76.

6% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.

now owns 10,532,402 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $4,439,407,000 after purchasing an additional 4,568,539 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.0% during the third quarter.

Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 165,024,812 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $70,790,682,000 after purchasing an additional 3,264,648 shares during the last quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 46.

1% in the 3rd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 7,048,244 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $3,032,859,000 after purchasing an additional 2,222,483 shares in the last quarter.

Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 54,590,791 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $23,490,417,000 after buying an additional 2,125,030 shares during the last quarter.

Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock. Microsoft Trading Down 0.

6 % NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $357.86 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.

66 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.

00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.

35 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $397.

55 and a 200-day moving average price of $416.67. Microsoft Co.

has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $468.35.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.83 per share.

This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.93%.

The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of research analysts have issued reports on MSFT shares. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

Tigress Financial lifted their price target on Microsoft from $550.00 to $595.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th.

Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th.

Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $475.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th.

Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $509.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have assigned a buy rating to the company.

According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $508.00.

View Our Latest Research Report on MSFT Microsoft 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. Read More Want to see what other hedge funds are holding MSFT? Visit HoldingsChannel.

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