Microsoft Stock Forecast, Price & 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 stock has increased by 37.9% and is now trading at $211.85.
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33 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Microsoft in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 29 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Microsoft is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 3rd 2021.
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Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 27th. The software giant reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.29. The software giant had revenue of $37.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.67 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 32.28% and a return on equity of 40.74%.
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Microsoft declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.56 per share on Thursday, December 10th. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 18th. This is an increase from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51.
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Microsoft declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, September 18th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $40,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase up to 3.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

33 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Microsoft's stock. Their forecasts range from $170.00 to $260.00. On average, they expect Microsoft's stock price to reach $232.29 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.6% from the stock's current price.
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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).
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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), Tesla (TSLA), The Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), Netflix (NFLX), Canopy Growth (CGC) and Visa (V).

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 (4.09%), Morgan Stanley (0.80%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.74%), UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. (0.71%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.54%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.51%). 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.
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MSFT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Magellan Asset Management Ltd, AQR Capital Management LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and Jackson Square Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Microsoft company stock in the last year 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.
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MSFT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, SB Management Ltd, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd., and Morgan Stanley.
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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 $211.85.

Microsoft has a market capitalization of $1.60 trillion and generates $143.02 billion in revenue each year. The software giant earns $44.28 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.76 on an earnings per share basis. Microsoft employs 163,000 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]