Microsoft faces flak over changes in service agreement
The institutional investor held 5.28 million shares of the prepackaged software company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $393.46 million, up from 4.56M at the end of the previous reported quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc who had been investing in Bb&T Corporation for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $40.29 billion market cap company.
The stock increased 0.36% or $0.34 during the last trading session, reaching $94.12. Tradition Mgmt Ltd Liability Corp stated it has 102,458 shares or 2.47% of all its holdings. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 34.52% since March 27, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 3.98% the S&P500. Outfitter Advsr Ltd invested 0.31% in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT).
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors Llp, which manages about $5.31B and $5.18 billion US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Watsco Inc (NYSE:WSO) by 7,470 shares to 11,615 shares, valued at $1.87 million in 2017Q3, according to the filing. The stock increased 1.25% or $0.47 during the last trading session, reaching $38.16. About 82,882 shares traded. Stralem And Co owns 3.22% invested in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) for 300,182 shares. It has outperformed by 17.82% the S&P500. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and thirty-one have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Therefore 36% are positive. Microsoft has a 52 week low of $64.35 and a 52 week high of $97.24.
Among 37 analysts covering Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), 29 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 6 Hold. On Friday, November 18 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with "Outperform". On Monday, November 23 the stock rating was maintained by UBS with "Buy". The firm earned "Buy" rating on Tuesday, September 8 by Citigroup. The rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank with "Buy" on Friday, July 21. Piper Jaffray has "Overweight" rating and $64.0 target. The company was maintained on Wednesday, September 27 by Jefferies. Koninklijke Philips N.V. had 15 analyst reports since July 28, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel.
Also, CMO Christopher C. Capossela sold 3,000 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 16th.
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Investors sentiment decreased to 0.77 in Q3 2017. Its up 0.01, from 0.82 in 2017Q2. 47 funds opened positions while 124 raised stakes. 100.12 million shares or 1.90% more from 98.25 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Tegean Mgmt Limited holds 11.27% in Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:ARCC) or 1.30 million shares. Mason Street Ltd Liability Corp holds 0.05% or 3,563 shares in its portfolio. Oak Ridge Lc, a Illinois-based fund reported 502,719 shares. Country Club Co Na holds 224,815 shares or 2.29% of its portfolio. However, investors are still betting on Microsoft's cloud business to primarily drive sales and profit surge of almost 10 percent in the following years. Trust Communication Of Virginia Va invested in 2.41% or 218,946 shares. Pacific Center for Financial Services boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Hexavest owns 1.54M shares. Murphy Mgmt invested in 79,149 shares. Fcg Advisors Limited Liability Company reported 0.53% stake.
Headlines about Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. (NYSE:MTD). Davis R M Inc has invested 2.07% in Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
In a note to clients, reported by CNBC, Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss told clients: "Strong positioning for ramping public cloud adoption, large distribution channels and installed customer base, and improving margins support a path to $50bn in EBIT and a $1tn market cap for [Microsoft]". They expect $0.75 earnings per share, down 21.88% or $0.21 from last year's $0.96 per share. MSFT's profit will be $6.54B for 26.59 P/E if the $0.85 EPS becomes a reality. It also increased its holding in Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE:D) by 4,303 shares in the quarter, for a total of 33,832 shares, and has risen its stake in Cognizant Technology Solutio (NASDAQ:CTSH). It turned negative, as 43 investors sold CVX shares while 696 reduced holdings. 81 funds opened positions while 241 raised stakes. Phocas Fin Corp stated it has 3,620 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 17th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. Sterneck Capital Mgmt Limited Liability Company has 0.72% invested in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX). The institutional investor held 1,271 shares of the capital goods company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $813,000, down from 1,913 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Huber Capital Limited Liability Co has 2.24% invested in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). Hanson And Doremus Investment holds 0.01% or 743 shares. (NASDAQ:HSIC). Congress Asset Ma owns 905,442 shares for 1.15% of their portfolio. Old Point & Financial Services N A stated it has 66,186 shares or 1.75% of all its holdings. Cornerstone Advsrs has 0% invested in Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC). Japan-based Sumitomo Mitsui Tru has invested 0.15% in BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). Aristotle Fund L.P. owns 18,600 shares or 4.32% of their U.S. portfolio. Orleans La holds 4,778 shares or 0.27% of its portfolio. Select Equity Group Limited Partnership has 352,222 shares. Tiger Global Management LLC now owns 10,487,500 shares of the software giant's stock worth $722,903,000 after purchasing an additional 8,369,500 shares during the period.
Since October 20, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 14 sales for $16.20 million activity. About 110,692 shares traded. Microsoft looks poised to keep a dominant share of the public cloud market, which Morgan Stanley expects to more than double in size to more than $250 billion. BANNER JENNIFER S sold $559,259 worth of stock or 11,508 shares. (NYSE:MTD) shares were sold by Vadala Shawn. Insiders sold 10,000 shares of company stock valued at $930,900 over the last three months.
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