NASDAQ:MSFT - Microsoft Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Microsoft declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.51 per share on Thursday, March 12th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 19th. View Microsoft's Dividend History.

Microsoft announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program 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 reacquire up to 3.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The software giant reported $1.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.14. The software giant earned $33.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $32.24 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 31.66% and a return on equity of 39.14%. The firm's revenue was up 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.14 earnings per share. View Microsoft's Earnings History.

Microsoft is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 29th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Microsoft.

Microsoft will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

31 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Microsoft's shares. Their forecasts range from $151.00 to $195.00. On average, they anticipate Microsoft's share price to reach $166.64 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Microsoft.

31 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Microsoft in the last year. There are currently 30 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Microsoft.

Press coverage about MSFT stock has trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Microsoft earned a coverage optimism score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the software giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Microsoft.

Some companies that are related to Microsoft include Oracle (ORCL), VMware (VMW), ServiceNow (NOW), 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), Verizon Communications (VZ), Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Microsoft's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.08%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.05%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.05%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.04%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%). 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Calamos Advisors LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and Riverbridge Partners LLC. 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 for Microsoft.

MSFT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., PGGM Investments, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, DNB Asset Management AS, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Reilly Financial Advisors LLC, Hoey Investments Inc. and Advisors Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $167.10.

Microsoft has a market capitalization of $1.27 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]