Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) EVP Amy Hood Sells 7,305 Shares of Company Stock

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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) EVP Amy Hood sold 7,305 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $544.37, for a total transaction of $3,976,622.85. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 548,091 shares in the company, valued at $298,364,297.67. This trade represents a 1.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Amy Hood also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Tuesday, October 13th, Amy Hood sold 7,305 shares of Microsoft stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $545.42, for a total transaction of $3,984,293.10.
  • On Monday, September 14th, Amy Hood sold 41,674 shares of Microsoft stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $498.27, for a total transaction of $20,764,903.98.

Microsoft Trading Down 2.2%

MSFT stock traded down $12.02 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $533.16. The company had a trading volume of 26,852,507 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,465,410. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $517.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $440.69. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $349.20 and a 12 month high of $559.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a market cap of $3.96 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.83, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.05.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The software giant reported $4.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.72 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $92.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $90.62 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 31.28% and a net margin of 41.17%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.13 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 19.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.98 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 19th. This is an increase from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. This represents a $3.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.00%.

Trending Headlines about Microsoft

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Microsoft and IBM launched Imagine Enterprise, an AI-agent platform combining IBM’s industry expertise and more than 6,000 prebuilt agents with Microsoft’s cloud, data and security services. It could support enterprise AI adoption and cloud demand. IBM and Microsoft Launch AI Agent Platform
  • Positive Sentiment: Microsoft and Ohio State University announced a five-year partnership applying Microsoft cloud and AI technology to healthcare, research and education, adding a large institutional collaboration. Ohio State and Microsoft Partnership
  • Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft reportedly pressed the U.S. administration to drop a proposed ban on Chinese data-center technology. Avoiding restrictions could help limit supply-chain disruption, but the outcome remains uncertain. Microsoft and proposed Chinese technology ban
  • Negative Sentiment: Anthropic unveiled workplace AI tools that could compete with Microsoft Office, including Excel-like functionality. The announcement raised concerns about competition in Microsoft’s enterprise software business. Anthropic Unveils Office Suite
  • Negative Sentiment: Investors also face concerns that heavy AI investment could pressure future margins and returns. Microsoft’s pullback from some neocloud projects was described as an execution issue, even as Azure demand remains a supportive factor. Microsoft Azure growth and spending risks

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sullivan Wood Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 3.2% during the third quarter. Sullivan Wood Capital Management LLC now owns 647 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $332,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 0.4% in the third quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,487 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $2,301,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Box Hill Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 0.5% in the second quarter. Box Hill Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,272 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,593,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. PMG Family Office LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 1.0% in the third quarter. PMG Family Office LLC now owns 2,063 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,058,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Financial Group lifted its position in Microsoft by 1.5% during the third quarter. Dynamic Financial Group now owns 1,439 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $738,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on MSFT shares. CLSA reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Microsoft from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 29th. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, October 5th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Microsoft from $570.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $609.54.

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company that develops software, cloud services, devices, and digital solutions for consumers, businesses, and public-sector organizations. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Its products and services include the Windows operating system, Microsoft 365 productivity applications, Azure cloud computing, LinkedIn, GitHub, Surface devices, and Xbox gaming products and services. Microsoft also provides business software, cybersecurity tools, and artificial intelligence technologies.

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