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 shares have 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 earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The software giant reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' 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%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.14 earnings per share. View Microsoft's earnings history.

Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 17th. Stockholders 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 yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. View Microsoft's dividend history.

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

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

Media coverage about MSFT stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Microsoft earned a coverage optimism score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage 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 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 daily trading volume, of 49,010,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company's 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 a number of retail and institutional 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]