TTP Investments Inc. Reduces Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

TTP Investments Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFTFree Report) by 29.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 17,975 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 7,421 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up approximately 2.8% of TTP Investments Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. TTP Investments Inc.’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $8,693,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Milestone Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 174.2% during the fourth quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 23,097 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $11,171,000 after acquiring an additional 14,673 shares during the last quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,027 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $7,751,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Juno Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth about $6,731,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 11.7% during the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 2,214,496 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,070,975,000 after purchasing an additional 231,440 shares during the period. Finally, Trail Ridge Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Trail Ridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,333 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $10,801,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $423.54 on Tuesday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $356.28 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The company has a market capitalization of $3.15 trillion, a PE ratio of 25.21, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50 day moving average of $398.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $439.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFTGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.06 by $0.21. Microsoft had a return on equity of 31.94% and a net margin of 39.34%.The company had revenue of $82.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.46 earnings per share. Microsoft’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.76 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 21.67%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director John W. Stanton bought 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $397.35 per share, for a total transaction of $1,986,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 83,905 shares in the company, valued at $33,339,651.75. This trade represents a 6.34% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total value of $519,111.08. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 46,003 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,922,874.02. The trade was a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on MSFT. China Renaissance decreased their target price on Microsoft from $630.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Dbs Bank decreased their target price on Microsoft from $678.00 to $573.00 in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Melius Research set a $430.00 target price on Microsoft in a report on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Microsoft from $600.00 to $620.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on Microsoft from $641.00 to $646.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Thirty-nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $560.88.

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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).

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