Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Acquired by First Financial Bankshares Inc

First Financial Bankshares Inc grew its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 0.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 631,601 shares of the software giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,225 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for approximately 6.1% of First Financial Bankshares Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. First Financial Bankshares Inc’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $305,455,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Xponance LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Xponance LLC now owns 1,867,496 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $903,158,000 after buying an additional 37,204 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Resource Group lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Resource Group now owns 7,880 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $3,811,000 after buying an additional 344 shares during the last quarter. Canopy Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Canopy Partners LLC now owns 25,068 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $12,124,000 after buying an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 1,399,231 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $676,696,000 after buying an additional 20,017 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Winning Points Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the 4th quarter valued at about $7,023,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Microsoft Stock Down 1.8%

MSFT opened at $390.34 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $410.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $429.22. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $356.28 and a twelve month high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.28. The firm has a market cap of $2.90 trillion, a P/E ratio of 23.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.11.

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

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 21.67%.

Key Microsoft News

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several commentators remain bullish on Microsoft’s long-term AI outlook, arguing the stock looks attractive after the recent pullback and that Copilot/agentic AI could still drive upside. Microsoft Remains A Generational Buying Opportunity In The Agentic AI Era
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft continues to win AI-infrastructure-related business, including a new 260 MW solar supply deal that supports its data-center and cloud expansion needs. MN8 Energy Delivers 260 MW of Solar to Microsoft Across Two U.S. Power Markets
• Positive Sentiment: The company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, reinforcing Microsoft’s cash-generation strength and shareholder-return profile. Microsoft announces quarterly dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Satya Nadella’s comments on using the right AI model for the right task highlight Microsoft’s push for AI efficiency, but also signal growing attention to AI compute costs. Satya Nadella Warns Against AI Overuse
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft limiting employee use of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 over data-retention concerns underscores tighter AI governance, though the direct financial impact appears limited. Microsoft limits employee use of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Xbox is preparing major layoffs and budget cuts are pressuring sentiment, as they point to restructuring and weaker confidence in the gaming segment. Microsoft’s Xbox plans for major layoffs next month
• Negative Sentiment: News that Microsoft is cutting jobs in its Azure unit in China adds to concerns about geopolitical friction and near-term cloud execution. Microsoft lays off hundreds from Azure unit in China
• Negative Sentiment: Broader commentary that AI data-center spending may be facing a reality check is weighing on the market’s enthusiasm for Microsoft’s heavy AI capex plans. Wall Street’s $800 Billion AI Data Center Bet Is Showing Cracks

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on Microsoft from $641.00 to $646.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Citizens Jmp assumed coverage on Microsoft in a report on Monday, June 1st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $550.00 price target for the company. Mizuho reduced their price target on Microsoft from $620.00 to $515.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Raymond James Financial lowered Microsoft from a “market perform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, China Renaissance reduced their price target on Microsoft from $630.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Forty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $561.20.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 2,500 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $412.45, for a total value of $1,031,125.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 51,968 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,434,201.60. The trade was a 4.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of Microsoft 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 46,003 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,922,874.02. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 19,262 shares of company stock valued at $8,695,581 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

About Microsoft

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).