Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Given “Neutral” Rating at Rothschild & Co Redburn

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn in a note issued to investors on Tuesday. They presently have a $500.00 target price on the software giant’s stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn’s target price points to a potential downside of 1.48% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Microsoft from $565.00 to $575.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $630.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Baird R W upgraded Microsoft to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $640.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, October 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $632.05.

Microsoft Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $507.49 on Tuesday. Microsoft has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $514.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $497.92.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.48. Microsoft had a return on equity of 33.47% and a net margin of 35.71%.The company had revenue of $77.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $75.49 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.30 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Microsoft will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $518.64, for a total value of $19,967,640.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at approximately $239,402,668.08. This represents a 7.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of MSFT. Newton One Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 66.7% during the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 51.3% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 59 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Bulwark Capital Corp acquired a new stake in Microsoft in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Westend Capital Management LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 386.7% in the second quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 73 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Microsoft during the third quarter worth $38,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Microsoft

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.