Was Alexander West’s Blue Pool Capital Right About These 5 Stocks?

3. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Blue Pool Capital’s Stake Value: $42,370,000

Stock performance over the past 12 months through November 25: -24%

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), one of the Big Five US tech giants, is a prominent holding in Blue Pool Capital’s Q3 portfolio, with the fund owning a $42.3 million stake in the company. The Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock accounts for 3.04% of the fund’s total 13F securities. 

Jefferies analyst Brent Thill raised the price target on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to $400 from $375 and kept a Buy rating on the shares on January 6. 

Here is what ClearBridge Sustainability Leaders Strategy has to say about Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in its Q3 2021 investor letter:

“The Strategy modestly outperformed the benchmark; consistent with our fundamental approach that seeks balanced exposure to industries and the growth and value spectrum, performance was driven by companies from diverse sectors. Microsoft, which develops software including the Windows family of products, the Microsoft Office system and the Azure cloud platform, and is a leader in data protection and customer privacy as well as human rights and diversity, contributed strongly as earnings maintained positive sentiment. Microsoft is seeing a number of businesses reach a new, higher level of engagement, adoption and momentum.”