Followed 150 TimesTop FollowedTrending NewsTrending NewsMost-Upgraded StocksMost-UpgradedNASDAQ:MSFT Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $535.93 -19.87 (-3.58%) Closing price 11/5/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$529.14 -6.79 (-1.27%) As of 09:27 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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$532.68▼$557.6250-Day Range$490.30▼$555.8052-Week Range$349.20▼$559.15Volume42.33 million shsAverage Volume24.07 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.98 trillionP/E Ratio27.97Dividend Yield0.73%Price Target$609.54Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company that develops software, cloud services, devices, and digital solutions for consumers, businesses, and public-sector organizations. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Its products and services include the Windows operating system, Microsoft 365 productivity applications, Azure cloud computing, LinkedIn, GitHub, Surface devices, and Xbox gaming products and services. Microsoft also provides business software, cybersecurity tools, and artificial intelligence technologies. Microsoft serves customers around the world through its products, online platforms, and network of business partners. Satya Nadella is the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Microsoft Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks95th Percentile Overall ScoreMSFT MarketRank™: 4.764896635585 of 5 starsMicrosoft scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 586 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.6 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingMicrosoft has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.94, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 45 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialMicrosoft has a consensus price target of $609.54, representing about 13.7% upside from its current price of $535.93.Amount of Analyst CoverageMicrosoft has been the subject of 35 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 Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth19.46% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Microsoft are expected to grow by 19.46% in the coming year, from $19.89 to $23.76 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Microsoft is 27.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.01.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Microsoft is 27.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 43.47.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMicrosoft has a PEG Ratio of 1.64. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMicrosoft has a P/B Ratio of 8.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.88% of the float of Microsoft has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMicrosoft has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.18, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Microsoft has recently increased by 7.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldMicrosoft has a dividend yield of 0.70%, 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 20.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Microsoft will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.50% next year. This indicates that Microsoft will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Microsoft's dividend. News and Social Media4.2 / 5News Sentiment0.74 News SentimentMicrosoft has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 315 news articles for Microsoft this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.Search Interest455 people have searched for MSFT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 7% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows302 people have added Microsoft to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 32% 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 $68,138,024.00 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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When NVIDIA tried to buy the company, he fought the deal. Without its chip, his AI satellites don't fly. Now he wants 1,000,000 of them in orbit, 100 times what's up there today, and every one pays this company a royalty. Dylan believes shares could react by December 8th.November 6 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Is Microsoft Getting Enough Credit for Better Free Cash Flow Compared to its Peers?1 hour ago | fool.comAlphabet's Golden Dome Talks Could Open a New Market, But How Much Is at Stake? (MSFT)Alphabet is in early talks on the $185B Golden Dome defense initiative, a potential cybersecurity revenue stream as the company faces negative free cash flow after weaker Q3 earnings.November 3 at 12:10 PM | marketbeat.comAlphabet’s $400 Billion Sell-Off Could Be the Best AI Buying Window Left in 2026 (MSFT)Alphabet's 12% drop followed search and YouTube misses as Google Cloud beat. Altimetry likes Microsoft, AMD and Generac and avoids CoreWeave and Cipher Digital.November 2, 2026 | marketbeat.comCan Microsoft Turn a Leaner Workforce and Record AI Spending Into Bigger Profits?Microsoft offered buyouts to about 60,000 employees amid record AI spending and strong earnings, raising questions about margins, cash flow, and whether AI will reshape its long-term staffing needs.October 31, 2026 | marketbeat.comMarketBeat Week in Review – 10/26 - 10/30Stocks wavered after the Fed held rates steady and Alphabet's earnings missed on Search revenue, fueling AI bubble concerns despite strong results from Microsoft and resilient earnings elsewhere.October 31, 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 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, MSFT shares have increased by 10.8% and is now trading at $535.93. How were Microsoft's earnings last quarter? Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 28th. The software giant reported $4.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.72 by $0.17. Microsoft's quarterly revenue was up 18.8% 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 more. Who are Microsoft's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Microsoft include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.23%), Sanders Capital LLC (0.22%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.10%) and Ninety One UK Ltd (0.07%). 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 Record date for 9/10 Dividend8/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend8/20/2026Dividend Payable9/10/2026Last Earnings10/28/2026Today11/06/2026Record 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 (3m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 MSFT's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. MSFT has been in this zone for over 3 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$609.54 High Price Target$870.00 Low Price Target$440.00 Potential Upside/Downside+13.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.94 Research Coverage50 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$19.16 Trailing P/E Ratio27.97 Forward P/E Ratio22.56 P/E Growth1.64Net Income$133.75 billion Net Margins41.17% Pretax Margin51.26% Return on Equity31.28% Return on Assets18.55% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.07 Current Ratio1.22 Quick Ratio1.21 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$346.45 billion Price / Sales11.49 Cash Flow$21.72 per share Price / Cash Flow24.67 Book Value$63.36 per share Price / Book8.46Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares7,426,194,000Free Float7,423,966,000Market Cap$3.98 trillion OptionableOptionable Beta1.05 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Lead the Next Market BoomTesla, Nvidia, and Google helped shape the last era of market growth, but the next wave could come from a new group of companies. 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