<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Nilsine Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of  Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 15.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 39,804 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 5,257 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for  1.9% of Nilsine Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Nilsine Partners LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $20,616,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.</p><ul><li>MRVL, AMZN and MSFT: Breaking Down the Wall Street Controversy</li></ul><p>A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MSFT. AlphaQuest LLC grew its holdings in  Microsoft by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 342 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $170,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the last quarter.  PMV Capital Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of  Microsoft by 5.9% during the second quarter. PMV Capital Advisers LLC now owns 359 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $178,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period.  Seek First Inc. grew its stake in shares of  Microsoft by 1.5% during the second quarter. Seek First Inc. now owns 1,358 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $675,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter.  Level Financial Advisors raised its holdings in shares of  Microsoft by 0.8% in the second quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 2,680 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,333,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period.  Finally, Red Mountain Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of  Microsoft by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Red Mountain Financial LLC now owns 2,761 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,373,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><p>MSFT has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus  set a $640.00 target price on Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Evercore ISI  set a $640.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Piper Sandler  reiterated an &#34;overweight&#34; rating and set a $650.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $637.00 to $645.00 and gave the stock an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Baird R W raised shares of Microsoft to a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average price target of $631.03.</p><ul><li>Oracle Stock Hit Hard: Why Its AI Pipeline Could Drive a 2026 Rally</li></ul><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Analysis on MSFT</b></p><h2>Insider Activity at Microsoft</h2><p>In related news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $491.52, for a total value of $6,266,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 129,349 shares in the company, valued at $63,577,620.48. This trade represents a 8.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 2,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $478.72, for a total value of $1,364,352.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 55,782 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,703,959.04. This represents a 4.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 54,100 shares of company stock valued at $27,598,872 in the last three months. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders. </p><h2>Microsoft Stock Performance</h2><ul><li>Walmart’s NASDAQ Switch Could Change Everything for WMT Stock</li></ul><p>Shares of MSFT stock opened at $483.98 on Friday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $500.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $502.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company has a market cap of $3.60 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.42, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.07. </p><p>Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.65 by $0.48. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.45% and a net margin of 35.71%.The firm had revenue of $77.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.49 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.30 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis.  Analysts expect that  Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Microsoft Dividend Announcement</h2><p>The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.89%. </p><h2>Microsoft Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Further Reading</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Microsoft</li><li>Top Stocks Investing in 5G Technology</li><li>Broadcom Stock Crashes 20%—But Wall Street Sees It Soaring to $500</li><li>Russell 2000 Index, How Investors Use it For Profitable Trading</li><li>Forget the Chips: 4 Industrial Plays for the AI Rebound</li><li>Stock Dividend Cuts Happen Are You Ready?</li><li>MongoDB Could Hit Record Highs—But You’ll Need to Move Fast</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding MSFT?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report).</p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9TVNGVA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9TVNGVA"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>Nilsine Partners LLC increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter, purchasing an additional 5,257 shares. The fund now owns 39,804 shares worth $20,616,000, making Microsoft its 11th biggest holding. Other institutional investors also increased their holdings in Microsoft. Analysts have given Microsoft a strong buy rating with an average price target of $631.03. Recent insider activity includes sales by CEO Judson Althoff and EVP Takeshi Numoto.</p>

- Nilsine Partners LLC increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 15.2% during the 3rd quarter, now holding 39,804 shares valued at $20,616,000.  
- Microsoft is the 11th largest holding for Nilsine, while 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.  
- The company recently reported earnings exceeding estimates and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.91, demonstrating continued financial strength amid varying analyst ratings and market activity.

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