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 (WHO). 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) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 29th. The software giant reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm's revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.14 EPS. View Microsoft's earnings history.

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

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

36 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Microsoft's stock. Their forecasts range from $155.00 to $250.00. On average, they anticipate Microsoft's stock 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 articles about MSFT stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the software giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Microsoft.

Microsoft saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,830,000 shares, a decline of 7.7% from the May 31st total of 44,240,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 49,010,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company's shares are sold short. 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 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 acquired 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]