NASDAQ:MSFT - Microsoft Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.51 per share on Thursday, March 12th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 19th. View Microsoft's Dividend History.

Microsoft announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, September 18th 2019, which permits the company to buyback $40,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 3.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The software giant reported $1.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.14. The software giant had revenue of $33.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $32.24 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 39.14% and a net margin of 31.66%. Microsoft's quarterly revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.14 EPS. View Microsoft's Earnings History.

Microsoft is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 29th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Microsoft.

Microsoft will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

31 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Microsoft's shares. Their forecasts range from $151.00 to $195.00. On average, they expect Microsoft's share price to reach $166.64 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Microsoft.

31 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Microsoft in the last year. There are currently 30 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Microsoft.

News stories about MSFT stock have trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Microsoft earned a media sentiment score of 3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the software giant a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Microsoft.

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

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), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Microsoft's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.08%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.05%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.05%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.04%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own Microsoft stock include Amy Hood, Bradford L Smith, Christopher C Capossela, Frank H Brod, Jean Philippe Courtois, Kathleen T Hogan, Margaret L Johnson, Sandra E Peterson and Satya Nadella. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Microsoft.

MSFT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Calamos Advisors LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and Riverbridge Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Microsoft company stock in the last year include Amy Hood, Bradford L Smith, Christopher C Capossela, Frank H Brod, Jean Philippe Courtois, Kathleen T Hogan, Margaret L Johnson and Satya Nadella. View Insider Buying and Selling for Microsoft.

MSFT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., PGGM Investments, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, DNB Asset Management AS, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Reilly Financial Advisors LLC, Hoey Investments Inc. and Advisors Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $167.10.

Microsoft has a market capitalization of $1.27 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.View Additional Information About Microsoft.

The official website for Microsoft is http://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]