Followed 150 TimesTop FollowedTrending NewsTrending NewsMost-Upgraded StocksMost-UpgradedNASDAQ:MSFT Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $532.50 -1.02 (-0.19%) As of 02:27 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Microsoft Stock (NASDAQ:MSFT) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Microsoft alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$525.84▼$534.2150-Day Range$480.35▼$543.4552-Week Range$349.20▼$553.72Volume6.89 million shsAverage Volume33.84 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.95 trillionP/E Ratio29.64Dividend Yield0.68%Price Target$592.15Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a global technology company that develops software, cloud services, devices and digital platforms. Its products and services are used by consumers, businesses, governments and educational institutions worldwide. The company’s principal offerings include the Windows operating system; Microsoft 365 productivity applications such as Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook; Azure cloud computing and infrastructure services; Dynamics business applications; and enterprise security solutions. Microsoft also operates LinkedIn, GitHub and its Xbox gaming business, and develops Surface devices and artificial intelligence products and services, including Copilot. Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company serves customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and other international markets through direct sales, partners and online platforms. Satya Nadella serves as Microsoft’s chairman and chief executive officer. Under his leadership, the company has emphasized cloud computing, recurring subscription software, enterprise services and artificial intelligence alongside its established software, gaming and personal-computing businesses.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Microsoft Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks99th Percentile Overall ScoreMSFT MarketRank™: 4.935710498405 of 5 starsMicrosoft scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 24th out of 588 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingMicrosoft has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.84, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 43 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Upside PotentialMicrosoft has a consensus price target of $592.15, representing about 11.2% upside from its current price of $532.51.Amount of Analyst CoverageMicrosoft has been the subject of 38 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Microsoft's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth18.32% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Microsoft are expected to grow by 18.32% in the coming year, from $19.65 to $23.25 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Microsoft is 29.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Microsoft is 29.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.66.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMicrosoft has a PEG Ratio of 1.70. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMicrosoft has a P/B Ratio of 8.94. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Microsoft's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.82% of the float of Microsoft has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMicrosoft has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.55, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Microsoft has recently decreased by 9.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldMicrosoft has a dividend yield of 0.69%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMicrosoft has been increasing its dividend for 23 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Microsoft is 20.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Microsoft will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.66% next year. This indicates that Microsoft will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Microsoft's dividend. News and Social Media4.4 / 5News Sentiment1.08 News SentimentMicrosoft has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 395 news articles for Microsoft this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.Search Interest458 people have searched for MSFT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows351 people have added Microsoft to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 84% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Microsoft insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $75,404,992.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.03% of the stock of Microsoft is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions71.13% of the stock of Microsoft is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Microsoft's insider trading history. Receive MSFT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Microsoft and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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MSFT Stock News HeadlinesWhat Happened to $1,000 Invested in Microsoft Before Its Cloud and AI Boom?9 minutes ago | 247wallst.comMicrosoft Stock (NASDAQ:MSFT) Slips as British Government Considers More Regulation34 minutes ago | tipranks.comTrump’s Plan To Cheat HistoryChina has slashed its U.S. Treasury holdings by more than 45% from their peak, while building gold vaults and payment networks that bypass the dollar entirely. Since the Federal Reserve opened in 1913, the dollar has lost most of its purchasing power. 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What that means for Bitzero, CoreWeave and IREN.October 19 at 1:25 PM | marketbeat.comMicrosoft's New AI Chip Could Change the Economics of AIMicrosoft's new Maia 300 AI chip aims to cut reliance on NVIDIA and lower inference costs ahead of its Oct. 28 earnings, as analysts maintain a Moderate Buy rating on MSFT stock.October 19 at 8:05 AM | marketbeat.comSecuritize's Blockchain Ambitions Face a Reality Check (MSFT)Securitize (NYSE: SECZ) is gaining tokenization partnerships and regulatory support, but revenue declined, losses widened, and the company cut its 2026 guidance.October 16, 2026 | marketbeat.comSee More Headlines MSFT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MSFT shares performed this year? Microsoft's stock was trading at $483.62 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, MSFT shares have increased by 10.1% and is now trading at $532.5110. How were Microsoft's earnings last quarter? Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 29th. The software giant reported $4.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.24 by $0.50. Microsoft's revenue for the quarter was up 17.7% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Microsoft have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Microsoft: Miburo, Minit, Activision Blizzard, Xandr, Two Hat Security, Clear Software, Ally.io, and others. Who are Microsoft's major shareholders? Microsoft's top institutional shareholders include Ninety One UK Ltd (0.07%), PineStone Asset Management Inc. (0.03%), TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. (0.03%) and Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Corp Microsoft, Amy Hood, Satya Nadella, Bradford L Smith, Kathleen T Hogan, Christopher David Young, Judson Althoff, John W Stanton, Amy Coleman and Takeshi Numoto. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Microsoft? Shares of MSFT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Microsoft own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Microsoft investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Micron Technology (MU), Netflix (NFLX) and Intel (INTC). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2026Record date for 9/10 Dividend8/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend8/20/2026Dividend Payable9/10/2026Today10/20/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/28/2026Record date for 12/10 Dividend11/19/2026Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend11/19/2026AGM 202612/08/2026Dividend Payable12/10/2026Fiscal Year End6/30/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (2m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 MSFT's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. MSFT has been in this zone for over 2 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorTechnology Industry Software Sub-IndustrySystems Software Current SymbolNASDAQ:MSFT CIK789019 Webwww.microsoft.com Phone(425) 882-8080Fax425-706-7329Employees223,000Year Founded1975Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Microsoft$592.15 High Price Target$870.00 Low Price Target$440.00 Potential Upside/Downside+10.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.84 Research Coverage49 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$17.96 Trailing P/E Ratio29.71 Forward P/E Ratio27.17 P/E Growth1.7Net Income$133.75 billion Net Margins40.31% Pretax Margin50.00% Return on Equity31.98% Return on Assets18.70% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.07 Current Ratio1.23 Quick Ratio1.22 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$331.84 billion Price / Sales11.95 Cash Flow$22.74 per share Price / Cash Flow23.48 Book Value$59.58 per share Price / Book8.96Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares7,425,550,000Free Float7,423,318,000Market Cap$3.96 trillion OptionableOptionable Beta1.10 Social Links 7 Stocks to Buy Before the Robotics RevolutionRobotics and automation are rapidly becoming essential infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and many other industries. 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