Microsoft's shareholders could be gearing up flex their muscle, Normura's Richard Sherlund said Wednesday.
"The stock really hasn't done anything on a net basis. It's moved from $20 to $37," he said. "The last 13 years, it's actually down 4 percent."
Microsoft stock traded at $34.79 per share in the early afternoon.
On CNBC's "Fast Money," Sherlung said that shareholders might be pushing for change soon.
"We think there's a change in the wind here, where investors are probably not going to be as polite as they were before," he said. "I think things are about to change, and we could see some real activity here on the board level."
While PC sales continue to slip and tablets increase their market share, Microsoft doesn't have as much of a catalyst for gains as competitors such as Apple or Samsung, Sherlund said.
"I think the next level up in the stock, we think is more likely to be driven by this focus on enhancing shareholder value," he added.
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Sherlund said he expected shareholders to request a seat on Microsoft's board of directors.
"If they don't get it the nice way by asking for it, they have to go through the proxy process. It's much more public. They'll have to break a lot more glass to sort of achieve their goals," he said. "But if they can get a board seat, I think they start to work on the more independent board members and trying to move the company to more realization of some of these issues."
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