Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Sold by UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp

Posted by Max Byerly on Feb 17th, 2026

UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp decreased its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 155,552 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 11,691 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises about 4.5% of UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $80,568,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of MSFT. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Microsoft by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 705,077,786 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $350,712,742,000 after buying an additional 13,691,572 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.1% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 299,196,519 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $148,823,341,000 after purchasing an additional 3,166,275 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.0% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 179,001,751 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $88,714,256,000 after purchasing an additional 3,532,054 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Microsoft in the second quarter valued at $50,493,678,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Microsoft by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 83,787,746 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $35,316,535,000 after purchasing an additional 11,600,470 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $401.32 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $458.94 and a 200-day moving average of $491.45. The company has a market cap of $2.98 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Microsoft Corporation has a 52 week low of $344.79 and a 52 week high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The software giant reported $4.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.86 by $0.28. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.04% and a return on equity of 32.34%. The business had revenue of $81.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $80.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.23 earnings per share. Microsoft’s revenue was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is presently 22.76%.

Key Microsoft News

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

Positive Sentiment: India’s Adani Group announced a plan to invest $100 billion in renewable, AI?ready data centers as part of a strategic partnership involving Google and Microsoft — a potential long?term source of Azure demand and international cloud expansion. India’s Adani Group To Invest $100 Billion In AI Data Centers
Positive Sentiment: Microsoft appears on multiple “best AI stocks” and AI?ETF lists, highlighting GitHub Copilot revenue and accelerating Azure AI services — supportive narrative for re?rating if execution continues. Best AI Stocks 2026: NVIDIA, Microsoft, Alphabet Top the List
Positive Sentiment: Some funds are adding to positions (Maverick Capital boosted its MSFT stake), signaling institutional conviction despite the recent pullback. Maverick Capital Ltd Boosts Microsoft Stake
Neutral Sentiment: Zillow launched a fun “Zillow for Warcraft” microsite tied to Blizzard’s player housing — a marketing/brand collaboration that’s interesting but unlikely to move MSFT fundamentals. Zillow launches Zillow for Warcraft
Negative Sentiment: Reports that OpenAI’s large compute commitments have rattled markets put pressure on Microsoft (and other cloud providers) amid fears of rising AI infrastructure costs or competitive obligations. OpenAI Backlog Shockwave
Negative Sentiment: Investors reacted to disclosure of a relatively small number of paying Copilot customers, which some read as slower-than-expected AI monetization and contributed to near?term sentiment weakness. Why Microsoft’s Relatively Small Number of Paying Copilot Customers Could Be a Blessing
Negative Sentiment: Notable fund activity is mixed: Sands Capital trimmed about 394,869 MSFT shares, which can weigh on sentiment when covered by the market. Sands Capital Management Trims Microsoft Stake
Negative Sentiment: Analyst and media pieces note that while Microsoft’s earnings were solid, the stock has pulled back amid a broader software sell?off, rising cloud infrastructure costs, and intensifying competition from AWS and Google Cloud. Investors Are Selling This AI Stock, but Is It Actually a Screaming Buy?

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 2,850 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $478.72, for a total transaction of $1,364,352.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 55,782 shares in the company, valued at $26,703,959.04. The trade was a 4.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $491.52, for a total value of $6,266,880.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 129,349 shares in the company, valued at $63,577,620.48. The trade was a 8.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on MSFT shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Microsoft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 18th. New Street Research lifted their price objective on Microsoft from $670.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $660.00 to $635.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $591.95.

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Microsoft Profile

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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).