NASDAQ:MSFTMicrosoft Stock Price, Forecast & News

Microsoft's stock was trading at $153.63 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MSFT stock has increased by 34.3% and is now trading at $206.26. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

36 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Microsoft in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 34 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Microsoft.

Microsoft is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Microsoft.

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 29th. The software giant reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.13. The software giant had revenue of $35.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $33.70 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 33.36% and a return on equity of 40.37%. Microsoft's revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.14 EPS. View Microsoft's earnings history.

Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.51 per share on Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. View Microsoft's dividend history.

Microsoft announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, September 18th 2019, which permits the company to buyback $40,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 3.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

36 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Microsoft's shares. Their forecasts range from $155.00 to $250.00. On average, they anticipate Microsoft's share price to reach $196.68 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.6%. View analysts' price targets for Microsoft.

News coverage about MSFT stock has been trending negative on Sunday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Microsoft earned a media sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the software giant a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Microsoft.

Microsoft saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 42,930,000 shares, an increase of 5.1% from the June 15th total of 40,830,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 41,790,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Microsoft's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Microsoft include Oracle (ORCL), ServiceNow (NOW), VMware (VMW), Fortinet (FTNT), Symantec (SYMC), Proofpoint (PFPT), Qualys (QLYS), CommVault Systems (CVLT), Progress Software (PRGS) and FalconStor Software (FALC). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Microsoft investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Micron Technology (MU), General Electric (GE), Canopy Growth (CGC), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T) and Netflix (NFLX).

Microsoft trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MSFT."

Microsoft's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.01%), Park National Corp OH (0.01%), Thomasville National Bank (0.00%), First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.00%), M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.00%) and Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE (0.00%). Company insiders that own Microsoft stock include Amy Hood, Bradford L Smith, Christopher C Capossela, Emma N Walmsley, Frank H Brod, Jean Philippe Courtois, Kathleen T Hogan, Margaret L Johnson and Satya Nadella. View institutional ownership trends for Microsoft.

MSFT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thomasville National Bank, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Cacti Asset Management LLC, Cox Capital Mgt LLC, Park National Corp OH, M&R Capital Management Inc., First Financial Bank Trust Division, and Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE. Company insiders that have sold Microsoft company stock in the last year include Amy Hood, Christopher C Capossela, Emma N Walmsley, Frank H Brod, Jean Philippe Courtois, Kathleen T Hogan, Margaret L Johnson, and Satya Nadella. View insider buying and selling activity for Microsoft.

MSFT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Modus Advisors LLC, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, and Red Spruce Capital LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Microsoft.

Shares of MSFT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MSFT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $206.26.

Microsoft has a market capitalization of $1.56 trillion and generates $125.84 billion in revenue each year. The software giant earns $39.24 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.75 on an earnings per share basis. Microsoft employs 144,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Microsoft is www.microsoft.com.

Microsoft's mailing address is ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA, 98052. The software giant can be reached via phone at 425-882-8080 or via email at [email protected]