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Investors sentiment increased to 0.94 in 2018 Q4. Its up 0.13, from 0.81 in 2018Q3. It is positive, as 55 investors sold Microsoft Corporation shares while 925 reduced holdings. 168 funds opened positions while 758 raised stakes. 5.48 billion shares or 3.82% more from 5.28 billion shares in 2018Q3 were reported.
Mechanics State Bank Trust Department holds 2.61% or 101,669 shares. Mcgowan Gru Asset Mngmt Incorporated holds 0.09% of its portfolio in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) for 4,989 shares. Cypress Asset Management Inc Tx holds 2.39% or 63,010 shares in its portfolio. Lone Pine Cap Ltd Com reported 10.10 million shares or 6.94% of all its holdings. Private Advisor Ltd has 0.84% invested in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) for 343,107 shares. 60,100 are owned by Bright Rock Ltd Liability Co. Wealthtrust Fairport Lc holds 1.32% or 124,030 shares. Voya Inv Ltd Liability Corp reported 12.37M shares. Alpine Woods Investors Limited holds 0.08% in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) or 3,161 shares. Commercial Bank Of Stockton has 19,957 shares. Hamilton Lane Limited Liability Company reported 6.31% stake. 4,359 are held by Garrison Finance. Umb Bancorporation N A Mo reported 1.73% stake. Northcoast Asset Mngmt Ltd Co holds 0.07% or 9,026 shares in its portfolio. St Johns Inv Mgmt Ltd Liability invested in 5,786 shares or 0.52% of the stock.

Since October 26, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 8 selling transactions for $58.46 million activity. The insider Capossela Christopher C sold $422,000. Nadella Satya sold 203,418 shares worth $21.70M. $4.06M worth of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was sold by Hogan Kathleen T on Thursday, November 8.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Ratings Coverage

Among 7 analysts covering Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 86% are positive. Microsoft had 10 analyst reports since October 12, 2018 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Macquarie Research given on Friday, October 12. Morgan Stanley maintained it with “Buy” rating and $140 target in Thursday, February 21 report. The stock of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) earned “Buy” rating by Nomura on Thursday, October 25. The rating was maintained by Nomura with “Buy” on Thursday, January 31. The rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank with “Buy” on Monday, November 26. As per Monday, February 25, the company rating was maintained by Wedbush. As per Thursday, October 25, the company rating was maintained by Citigroup. Wedbush maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Thursday, November 29 report. The stock of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has “Overweight” rating given on Thursday, October 25 by KeyBanc Capital Markets. Below is a list of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) latest ratings and price target changes.

25/02/2019 Broker: Wedbush Rating: Buy New Target: $140 Maintain
21/02/2019 Broker: Morgan Stanley Rating: Buy New Target: $140 Maintain
31/01/2019 Broker: Nomura Old Rating: Buy New Rating: Buy Old Target: $115 New Target: $113 Maintain
29/11/2018 Broker: Wedbush Rating: Buy New Target: $140.0000 Maintain
26/11/2018 Broker: Deutsche Bank Rating: Buy New Target: $130.0000 Maintain
25/10/2018 Broker: Citigroup Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Neutral Old Target: $113 New Target: $114 Maintain
25/10/2018 Broker: Nomura Old Rating: Buy New Rating: Buy Old Target: $118 New Target: $115 Maintain
25/10/2018 Broker: KeyBanc Capital Markets Old Rating: Overweight New Rating: Overweight Old Target: $123 New Target: $125 Maintain
19/10/2018 Broker: Wedbush Rating: Outperform New Target: $140 Initiates Coverage On
12/10/2018 Broker: Macquarie Research Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Outperform New Target: $21 Upgrade

The stock increased 0.77% or $0.88 during the last trading session, reaching $114.5. About 39,374 shares traded. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 20.90% since March 14, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 16.53% the S&P500.

Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software products, services, and devices worldwide. The company has market cap of $878.47 billion. The companyÂ’s Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Office 365 commercial services and products for businesses, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype for Business, and related Client Access Licenses ; Office 365 consumer services, such as Skype, Outlook.com, and OneDrive; Dynamics business solutions, such as financial management, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and analytics applications for small and mid-size businesses, large organizations, and divisions of enterprises; and LinkedIn online professional network. It has a 26.56 P/E ratio. The Company’s Intelligent Cloud segment licenses server products and cloud services, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related CALs, as well as Azure, a cloud platform with computing, networking, storage, database, and management services; and enterprise services, such as Premier Support and Microsoft Consulting that assist in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions, as well as provide training and certification to developers and IT professionals on Microsoft products.

More notable recent Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) news were published by: 247Wallst.com which released: “Why Microsoft Is Likely to Be Worth Over $1 Trillion – 24/7 Wall St.” on February 25, 2019, also Investorplace.com with their article: “Should You Buy Nvidia Stock for Its Mellanox Deal? – Investorplace.com” published on March 11, 2019, Nasdaq.com published: “Microsoft, Invenergy Collaborate for Renewable Energy Project – Nasdaq” on March 07, 2019. More interesting news about Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) were released by: Nasdaq.com and their article: “Technology Sector Update for 02/21/2019: CBLK, MOSY, GDDY, MSFT, AAPL, IBM, CSCO, GOOG – Nasdaq” published on February 21, 2019 as well as Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “After Hours Most Active for Mar 11, 2019 : AMD, FB, MSFT, XOG, UAL, SFIX – Nasdaq” with publication date: March 11, 2019.

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