8,687 Shares in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Acquired by Requisite Capital Management LLC

Requisite Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 8,687 shares of the software giant’s stock, valued at approximately $3,662,000. Microsoft comprises approximately 0.7% of Requisite Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MKT Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. MKT Advisors LLC now owns 9,280 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $3,981,000 after buying an additional 920 shares during the last quarter. Guerra Pan Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Guerra Pan Advisors LLC now owns 8,689 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $3,663,000 after buying an additional 579 shares during the last quarter. Clarendon Private LLC acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth approximately $5,077,000. Embree Financial Group lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 50,482 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $21,278,000 after buying an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Financial Group LLC now owns 11,622 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $4,899,000 after buying an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $388.56 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $412.43 and its 200-day moving average is $420.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.89 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.29, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.92. Microsoft Co. has a 52 week low of $376.91 and a 52 week high of $468.35.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.08. Microsoft had a return on equity of 33.36% and a net margin of 35.43%. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.93 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.73%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on MSFT. StockNews.com lowered Microsoft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Microsoft from $515.00 to $475.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $520.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $510.43.

Microsoft Company Profile

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.