Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Position Decreased by Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ

Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ lowered its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 2.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,715,290 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 75,495 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up 6.3% of Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $1,019,293,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. MYDA Advisors LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 282.0% in the first quarter. MYDA Advisors LLC now owns 76,400 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $28,680,000 after acquiring an additional 56,400 shares in the last quarter. Monterey Private Wealth Inc. grew its position in Microsoft by 0.7% in the first quarter. Monterey Private Wealth Inc. now owns 14,847 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $5,573,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Oak Associates Ltd. OH raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Oak Associates Ltd. OH now owns 141,578 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $53,147,000 after buying an additional 2,682 shares in the last quarter. Okabena Investment Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Okabena Investment Services Inc. now owns 29,879 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $11,216,000 after buying an additional 2,812 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 37.4% during the 1st quarter. Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP now owns 101,892 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $38,249,000 after buying an additional 27,737 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $501.01 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.72 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.04. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $510.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $453.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total value of $2,557,502.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSFT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Microsoft from $530.00 to $582.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $650.00 price objective (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Wedbush raised their price objective on Microsoft from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $612.54.

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.