NASDAQ:MSFT - Microsoft Stock Price, Forecast & News

Microsoft's stock was trading at $153.63 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MSFT stock has decreased by 2.6% and is now trading at $149.70. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

33 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Microsoft in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating, 31 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating 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 Wednesday, April 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Microsoft.

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 29th. The software giant reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.19. The software giant earned $36.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.68 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 40.41% and a net margin of 33.02%. The company's revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.10 EPS. View Microsoft's earnings history.

Microsoft declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.51 per share on Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 20th. View Microsoft's dividend history.

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

33 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Microsoft's shares. Their forecasts range from $155.00 to $210.00. On average, they expect Microsoft's stock price to reach $185.47 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Microsoft.

Headlines about MSFT stock have been trending positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Microsoft earned a media sentiment score of 2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the software giant a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutMicrosoft.

Microsoft saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 55,155,200 shares, an increase of 48.9% from the February 27th total of 37,030,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 59,754,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.7% 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), 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), Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Intel (INTC).

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

Microsoft's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.15%), FMR LLC (3.14%), Capital World Investors (2.37%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.49%), Capital International Investors (1.31%) and Capital Research Global Investors (1.22%). 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 Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., FMR LLC, Fred Alger Management LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, and Swiss National Bank. 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 activity for Microsoft.

MSFT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Private Advisor Group LLC, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, M&G Investment Management Ltd., Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., and MUFG Securities EMEA plc. 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 $149.70.

Microsoft has a market capitalization of $1.14 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]