Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC Sells 1,453 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC lessened its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 5.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 26,371 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 1,453 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for about 1.0% of Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $13,635,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Microsoft during the second quarter valued at about $50,493,678,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the first quarter worth about $18,733,827,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 49,640.3% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 29,967,038 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $14,905,904,000 after purchasing an additional 29,906,791 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 705,077,786 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $350,712,742,000 after purchasing an additional 13,691,572 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in Microsoft by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 83,787,746 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $35,316,535,000 after purchasing an additional 11,600,470 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Microsoft

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large AI spending and the semiconductor rally underpin demand for Microsoft’s cloud and AI infrastructure — investors see the $650B+ AI buildout as a tailwind for Azure and AI services. The $650 Billion AI Surge Is Here—2 Semiconductor ETFs to Play It
• Positive Sentiment: New customer/partner wins: Microsoft signed an MoU with Codelco to explore AI, analytics and automation for mining — a concrete enterprise adoption signal. Codelco, Microsoft sign AI deal for mining operations
• Positive Sentiment: Security and ecosystem momentum: Microsoft helped dismantle the Tycoon 2FA phishing operation and sees partners joining its security programs (Blue Cycle joining MISA), reinforcing its security leadership and partner distribution. Coinbase, Microsoft and Europol take down phishing service ‘Tycoon 2FA’ Blue Cycle LLC joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/sector rotation: commentary suggests a “right‑tail” rotation back into oversold software/AI names, which may amplify short‑term strength in MSFT even as fundamentals are sorted. Right Tail Rotation Still Working
• Neutral Sentiment: Cybersecurity peer strength (Okta beat) highlights demand for identity/security services — good for sector sentiment but also underscores competition in identity and AI agent governance. Okta Earnings Beat, But Growth Questions Remain
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI moves and funding raise strategic questions: reports that OpenAI is developing alternatives to Microsoft‑owned developer tools (e.g., GitHub) and the big outside funding round complicate the partnership narrative and could weaken Microsoft’s exclusivity benefits. OpenAI is developing alternative to Microsoft’s GitHub
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution concerns persist: recent downgrades, commentary about a sizable YTD pullback and articles asking if the pullback is a buy signal show investors are split between long‑term AI conviction and short‑term margin/capex worries. Down 15% in 2026, Should You Buy the Dip in Microsoft Stock? Melius Research and Stifel Downgrade Microsoft to Hold
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/reputation noise: reports of widespread Outlook email blocking attracted criticism and could pose short‑term customer friction or regulatory scrutiny. Microsoft Draws Internet Ire Over Wave of Email Blocking

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director John W. Stanton acquired 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $397.35 per share, with a total value of $1,986,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 83,905 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,339,651.75. This trade represents a 6.34% increase 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. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Microsoft Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $410.68 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 25.68, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $436.98 and its 200 day moving average is $480.53. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The software giant reported $4.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.86 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $81.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $80.28 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.04% and a return on equity of 32.34%. The business’s revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.23 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on MSFT. Evercore lowered their target price on shares of Microsoft from $640.00 to $580.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $640.00 to $520.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $586.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $600.00 price target (down from $650.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $591.95.

About Microsoft

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).