Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shares Acquired by Metropolis Capital Ltd

Metropolis Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 9.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 721,589 shares of the software giant’s stock after buying an additional 64,491 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for about 10.7% of Metropolis Capital Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Metropolis Capital Ltd’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $304,150,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. WFA Asset Management Corp boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 27.0% in the 1st quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 1,016 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the period. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. lifted its stake in Microsoft by 0.3% during the second quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 12,658 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $5,658,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Beck Bode LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 37.3% in the second quarter. Beck Bode LLC now owns 39,951 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $17,856,000 after buying an additional 10,847 shares during the period. Dark Forest Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Microsoft by 173.1% in the second quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 1,480 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $661,000 after acquiring an additional 938 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MBB Public Markets I LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1,963.1% during the second quarter. MBB Public Markets I LLC now owns 504,212 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $225,358,000 after acquiring an additional 479,772 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSFT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Microsoft from $525.00 to $510.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com downgraded Microsoft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set 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-six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $509.54.

Microsoft Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $383.27 on Thursday. Microsoft Co. has a 12-month low of $376.91 and a 12-month high of $468.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.85 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.86, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $413.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $421.06.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 period last year, the firm posted $2.93 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.87%. Microsoft’s payout ratio is presently 26.73%.

About Microsoft

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.