Microsoft Corporation $MSFT is Groesbeck Investment Management Corp NJ’s 5th Largest Position

Groesbeck Investment Management Corp NJ lessened its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 24.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,116 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 1,300 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up about 4.2% of Groesbeck Investment Management Corp NJ’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Groesbeck Investment Management Corp NJ’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,132,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Independent Solutions Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.3% in the third quarter. Independent Solutions Wealth Management LLC now owns 23,027 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $11,927,000 after buying an additional 510 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its position in Microsoft by 9.9% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 353,683 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $183,252,000 after buying an additional 31,958 shares in the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 19.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,283 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $2,218,000 after acquiring an additional 693 shares during the last quarter. B&D White Capital Company LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. B&D White Capital Company LLC now owns 649 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $336,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lecap Asset Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 176.6% during the third quarter. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. now owns 2,503 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,296,000 after purchasing an additional 1,598 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSFT has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. HSBC lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $643.00 to $648.00 in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Redburn Partners set a $450.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Evercore ISI set a $640.00 target price on Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $637.00 to $645.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $611.87.

Microsoft News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft launched the Maia 200 AI inference chip, which the company says delivers roughly 30% better performance-per-dollar and will be deployed in U.S. data centers — a direct play on lowering inference costs, improving gross margins for Azure/Copilot, and reducing reliance on third-party GPUs. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Sell‑side and independent analysts are broadly bullish ahead of Q2, forecasting strong Azure and AI adoption that could drive another “robust” quarter; several previews expect revenue and AI‑driven growth to beat or justify premium multiples. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming Q2 earnings (Jan. 28) and the Fed meeting make this a volatile catalyst week — investors are focused on forward guidance and margins (not just trailing revenue), so the stock could swing on the tone of management’s commentary. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst price‑target moves are mixed: some firms trimmed targets (Bank of America lowered its PT), while others maintain buy/outperform ratings — this produces conflicting near‑term signals despite a generally bullish long‑term view. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal risk: a class‑action suit targets an AI hiring tool (Eightfold) used by Microsoft and others, raising headline risk around AI product governance and potential reputational/legal costs. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Microsoft news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $518.64, for a total transaction of $19,967,640.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at $239,402,668.08. This represents a 7.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $491.52, for a total value of $6,266,880.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 129,349 shares in the company, valued at $63,577,620.48. This trade represents a 8.97% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 54,100 shares of company stock valued at $27,598,872 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $470.28 on Tuesday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $477.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $500.97. The firm has a market cap of $3.50 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.48. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.71% and a return on equity of 32.45%. The business had revenue of $77.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.49 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.30 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.89%.

Microsoft Company 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).