Rep. Richard McCormick Sells Off Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Stock

Representative Richard McCormick (Republican-Georgia) recently sold shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). In a filing disclosed on August 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Microsoft stock on July 30th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “GROWTH PARTNERS ROTH IRA” account.

Representative Richard McCormick also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 7/30/2026.

Microsoft Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $480.35 on Tuesday. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $349.20 and a 52-week high of $553.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The business’s 50 day moving average is $412.64 and its 200 day moving average is $408.06. The stock has a market cap of $3.57 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.10.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The software giant reported $4.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.24 by $0.50. Microsoft had a net margin of 40.31% and a return on equity of 31.98%. The company had revenue of $90.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $87.62 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.65 EPS. Microsoft’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 19.59 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 20.27%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Microsoft

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Microsoft by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 717,942,580 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $347,211,391,000 after buying an additional 15,955,898 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 306,150,608 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $148,060,557,000 after acquiring an additional 6,388,930 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 182,618,400 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $88,056,019,000 after buying an additional 1,911,142 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 121,220,561 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $58,624,690,000 after acquiring an additional 980,439 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth about $50,664,631,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $487.89, for a total value of $4,878,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 100,447 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,007,086.83. The trade was a 9.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,810 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $496.48, for a total transaction of $2,388,068.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 42,677 shares in the company, valued at $21,188,276.96. This trade represents a 10.13% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 37,310 shares of company stock worth $17,256,219. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Microsoft

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft is deepening its relationship with Advanced Micro Devices, including reported use of AMD’s Helios platform for AI inference. Greater reliance on AMD could diversify Microsoft’s accelerator supply beyond Nvidia and potentially ease hardware constraints. AMD Helios platform article
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage continues to highlight Azure’s annualized revenue surpassing $100 billion, strong cloud growth and early AI monetization. Microsoft’s latest quarterly results also exceeded expectations, with $90.01 billion of revenue and $4.74 in earnings per share, up sharply year over year. Azure revenue article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst Jason Ader of William Blair reaffirmed a Buy rating, citing early AI monetization and a constructive long-term risk-reward profile. Expanding Microsoft 365 seats and premium E7 adoption could provide an additional recurring-revenue driver as Copilot usage grows. Microsoft Buy rating article
• Neutral Sentiment: Altarock Partners reportedly increased its Microsoft position by 466,945 shares, a supportive institutional signal but one unlikely to outweigh broader concerns about capital intensity. Altarock Partners stake article
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are scrutinizing Microsoft’s AI-capital-expenditure “math,” questioning whether future AI and cloud revenue can justify the scale of data-center investment. The debate has encouraged rotation toward AI hardware companies and away from heavily spending software and cloud operators. Microsoft AI capex article
• Negative Sentiment: Reports raised concerns that Microsoft may face a shortfall of advanced chips needed to support its planned AI infrastructure expansion, potentially creating a gap between data-center buildout targets and installed computing capacity. Microsoft chip capacity article
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns about hyperscaler creditworthiness and the broader financing burden of AI infrastructure are adding to the market’s risk assessment of Microsoft, even though its balance sheet remains relatively strong. Microsoft hyperscaler credit article

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on MSFT shares. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Microsoft from $540.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $600.00 target price (up from $570.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, UBS Group set a $525.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Forty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $560.27.

About Representative McCormick

Rich McCormick (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia’s 7th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McCormick (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia’s 7th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Rich McCormick lives in Suwanee, Georgia. McCormick served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy. He earned an M.B.A. from National University and an M.D. from Morehouse School of Medicine. McCormick’s career experience includes working as an emergency medicine physician with Gwinnett Medical Center and Northside Hospital, a Marine officer instructor with Georgia Tech and Morehouse College, and a pilot.

Microsoft Company Profile

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).