<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Harvey Capital Management Inc. lessened its stake in shares of  Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The fund owned 58,080 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 845 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for  5.8% of Harvey Capital Management Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Harvey Capital Management Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $24,481,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission.</p><ul><li>Oracle Stock: Resilient, Undervalued, and Ready to Rebound</li></ul><p>A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MSFT. Keener Financial Planning LLC boosted its position in shares of  Microsoft by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Keener Financial Planning LLC now owns 2,974 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,253,000 after acquiring an additional 328 shares during the period.  Retirement Guys Formula LLC boosted its position in shares of  Microsoft by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Retirement Guys Formula LLC now owns 3,923 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,653,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter.  Avion Wealth lifted its position in shares of  Microsoft by 14.1% during the 4th quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 4,447 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,874,000 after buying an additional 551 shares during the period.  Marks Group Wealth Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of  Microsoft by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Marks Group Wealth Management Inc now owns 32,059 shares of the software giant's stock worth $13,513,000 after purchasing an additional 678 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Davidson Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of  Microsoft by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,007 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,375,000 after purchasing an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own  71.13% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Analyst Ratings Changes</h2><p>MSFT has been the subject of several research reports. Scotiabank assumed coverage on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. They issued a &#34;sector outperform&#34; rating and a $470.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com cut Microsoft from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Loop Capital upped their price target on Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Wedbush dropped their price target on Microsoft from $550.00 to $475.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Piper Sandler  reiterated an &#34;overweight&#34; rating and issued a $520.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Monday, January 27th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have assigned  a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft  has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus target price of $505.41.</p><ul><li>MarketBeat Week in Review — 04/07 - 04/11</li></ul><p><b>View Our Latest Research Report on Microsoft</b></p><h2>Microsoft Trading Up 1.9 %</h2><p>Shares of MSFT stock opened at $388.45 on Friday. Microsoft Co. has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year high of $468.35. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $391.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $414.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.89 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.28, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. </p><ul><li>Snowflake Boosts Growth by Doubling Down on AI</li></ul><p>Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 in the prior year, the company posted $2.93 earnings per share.  As a group, analysts anticipate that  Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>Microsoft Announces Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.85%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.73%. </p><h2>Microsoft Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. 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<p>Harvey Capital Management Inc. reduced its stake in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 1.4% in Q4, now holding 58,080 shares valued at $24.48 million. Other institutional investors also adjusted their positions, with notable increases from Keener Financial Planning LLC and Avion Wealth. Microsoft has a market cap of $2.89 trillion and a current price of $388.45, with a consensus target price of $505.41. The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share, payable on June 12.</p>

- Harvey Capital Management Inc. reduced its stake in Microsoft Co. by 1.4%, owning 58,080 shares valued at $24,481,000.  
- Other institutional investors, such as Keener Financial Planning LLC and Avion Wealth, increased their holdings in Microsoft during the same period.  
- Microsoft has a market capitalization of $2.89 trillion, with a current average analyst rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $505.41.

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shares Sold by Harvey Capital Management Inc.