Big Money Are Not Betting On Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Sentiment at 0.81

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Microsoft Corp’s Sentiment

In Q3 2018 Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) big money sentiment decreased to 0.81, SEC.gov filings reveal. That’s down -0.03, from 2018Q2’s 0.84. 826 investment professionals increased and opened new equity positions, while 1014 sold and decreased their equity positions in Microsoft Corp so the sentiment turned negative. Funds own 5.28 billion shares, down from 5.31 billion shares in 2018Q2. Funds holding Microsoft Corp in top 10 changed to 981 from 937 for an increase of 44. In total 33 funds closed positions, 981 reduced and 681 increased. Also 145 funds bought new Microsoft Corp stakes.

Most Microsoft Corp Shareholders

As of Q3 2018 Harvard Management Co Inc has 25.72% invested in Microsoft Corp. As of Q3 2018, 1.53 million shares of Microsoft Corp are owned by Investmentaktiengesellschaft Fuer Langfristige Investoren Tgv. In addition, Trb Advisors Lp reported 602,000 shares in Microsoft Corp equivalent to 20.33% of its fund’s portfolio. Srb Corp revealed 1.75 million shares position in Microsoft Corp. The New York-based fund Duquesne Family Office Llc looks positive on Microsoft Corp, having 3.53 million shares.

Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software products, services, and devices worldwide.The firm is valued at $795.39 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.42.67 is the 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.

MSFT touched $103.6 during the last trading session after $0.67 change.Microsoft Corporation has volume of 18,282 shares. Since January 11, 2018 MSFT has risen 30.43% and is uptrending. MSFT outperformed the S&P 500 by 30.43%.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s earnings report is awaited by WallStreet on January, 30, according to Zacks. Analysts predict $1.09 earnings per share, which is $0.13 up or 13.54 % from 2018’s $0.96 earnings per share. The profit will be $8.37B for MSFT if $1.09 earnings per share becomes true. -4.39 % negative EPS growth is what analysts predict. $1.14 earnings per share was reported for previous quarter.

Gemmer Asset Mgmt Lc, a California-based fund reported 9,738 shs. L & S holds 2.04% or 137,903 shs. West Coast Fin Lc, California-based fund reported 31,484 shs. Longer Invests invested in 2.27% or 20,630 shs. Nelson Van Denburg Campbell Wealth Mngmt Gp Limited Liability Corp holds 41,928 shs. Victory Inc owns 562,982 shs or 0.13% of their US capital. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania School Empls Retrmt holds 629,262 shs. The Alabama-based Retirement Of Alabama has invested 2.66% in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). New England Professional Planning Group reported 2,950 shs. Alliancebernstein Limited Partnership invested 2.49% in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). Birch Hill Investment Advsrs Ltd Liability Corp accumulated 528,086 shs. Canandaigua Bank & Trust And Co owns 162,614 shs. 8,700 are held by Legg Mason Asset (Japan) Limited. The Massachusetts-based Puzo Michael J has invested 3.06% in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). Livingston Grp Asset Mgmt Co (Operating As Southport Cap Management) reported 15,198 shs or 0.74% of all its holdings.

Microsoft Corporation registered $54.07 million net activity with 0 insider buys and 10 insider sales since August 31, 2018. Hogan Kathleen T sold $4.45M worth of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) or 40,000 shs on Friday, August 31. 118,000 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shs with value of $13.09M were sold by Hood Amy. 203,418 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shs with value of $21.70M were sold by Nadella Satya. BROD FRANK H had sold 20,000 shs worth $2.15M on Wednesday, October 31.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Ratings Coverage

Total analysts of 15 have positions in Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) as follows: 14 rated it a “Buy”, 0 with “Sell” and 1 with “Hold”. The positive are 93%. The firm has $140 highest while $21 is the lowest target price. The average target $117.20 is 13.13% above the last ($103.6) price. Since July 17, 2018 according to StockzIntelligence Inc Microsoft has 19 analyst reports. On Friday, July 20 the firm has “Neutral” rating by Citigroup given. On Thursday, October 25 the rating was maintained by Nomura with “Buy”. On Tuesday, July 17 the company was maintained by Raymond James. On Friday, July 20 the rating was maintained by KeyBanc Capital Markets with “Overweight”. On Tuesday, July 17 the firm has “Buy” rating given by Bank of America. The company rating was upgraded by Macquarie Research on Friday, October 12. On Friday, July 20 the firm has “Overweight” rating by Barclays Capital given. On Thursday, October 25 the firm earned “Overweight” rating by KeyBanc Capital Markets. The stock rating was maintained by Wells Fargo with “Outperform” on Friday, July 20. On Monday, July 23 the stock of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has “Buy” rating given by Argus Research.

For more Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) news announced recently go to: Nasdaq.com, Nasdaq.com, Nasdaq.com, Nasdaq.com or Seekingalpha.com. The titles are as follows: “Technology Sector Update for 12/26/2018: INTC, VVPR, CUI, MSFT, AAPL, IBM, CSCO, GOOG – Nasdaq” announced on December 26, 2018, “Technology Sector Update for 12/12/2018: BILI, PVTL, NTES, PLAB, MSFT, AAPL, IBM, CSCO, GOOG – Nasdaq” on December 12, 2018, “MSFT Will Release Disc-Less Xbox One in 2019, Xbox Anaconda in 2020 – Nasdaq” with a publish date: December 18, 2018, “Technology Sector Update for 12/27/2018: WATT, DCAR, JKS, MSFT, AAPL, IBM, CSCO, GOOG – Nasdaq” and the last “Report: Amazon developing game-streaming service – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: January 10, 2019.

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