NASDAQ:MSFTMicrosoft Stock Price, Forecast & News

Microsoft's stock was trading at $153.63 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MSFT shares have increased by 40.3% and is now trading at $215.49. 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 Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Microsoft.

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 29th. The software giant reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' 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%. Microsoft's revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.14 EPS. View Microsoft's earnings history.

Microsoft declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 17th. Stockholders 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 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 has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, September 18th 2019, which allows the company to buyback $40,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 3.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

36 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Microsoft's stock. Their forecasts range from $155.00 to $260.00. On average, they expect Microsoft's stock price to reach $198.87 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.7%. View analysts' price targets for Microsoft.

Headlines about MSFT stock have been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Microsoft earned a news sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the software giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating 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 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. Currently, 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.06%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.01%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.01%) and Park National Corp OH (0.01%). 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, DNB Asset Management AS, Thomasville National Bank, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Cacti Asset Management LLC, Robecosam AG, and Cullinan Associates 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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A., UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp, Clarius Group LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Platte River Wealth Advisors LLC, Fulton Bank N. A., and Riverbridge Partners 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 $215.49.

Microsoft has a market capitalization of $1.63 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]