NASDAQ:MSFTMicrosoft Stock Price, Forecast & News

Microsoft's stock was trading at $153.63 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MSFT stock has increased by 39.5% and is now trading at $214.26. 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 results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The software giant reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.13. The software giant earned $35.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $33.70 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 40.37% and a net margin of 33.36%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.14 earnings per share. View Microsoft's earnings history.

Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 17th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. View Microsoft's dividend history.

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

36 brokers 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 8.2%. View analysts' price targets for Microsoft.

News coverage about MSFT stock has been trending negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Microsoft earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the software giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company'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 daily trading volume, of 41,790,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company's shares 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 a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.01%), Park National Corp OH (0.01%), Thomasville National Bank (0.00%), Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.00%) and Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY (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 Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, HNP Capital LLC, Thomasville National Bank, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Cacti Asset Management LLC, Cox Capital Mgt LLC, Park National Corp OH, and M&R Capital Management Inc.. 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Fulton Bank N. A., West Oak Capital LLC, Private Asset Management Inc., Bath Savings Trust Co, Modus Advisors LLC, Ellevest Inc., and Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY. 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 $214.26.

Microsoft has a market capitalization of $1.62 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]