NASDAQ:MSFT - Microsoft Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Microsoft declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.42 per share on Thursday, September 13th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 15th. View Microsoft's Dividend History.

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 19th. The software giant reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.05. The software giant earned $30.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $29.23 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 36.72% and a net margin of 15.02%. Microsoft's revenue for the quarter was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS. View Microsoft's Earnings History.

Microsoft is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Microsoft.

35 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Microsoft's stock. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $135.00. On average, they anticipate Microsoft's stock price to reach $114.9667 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Microsoft.

35 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Microsoft in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings, 28 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Microsoft saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 29th, there was short interest totalling 47,843,448 shares, a drop of 12.9% from the June 15th total of 54,943,793 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 28,836,374 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company's stock are sold short. View Microsoft's Current Options Chain.

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News headlines about MSFT stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Microsoft earned a news impact score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the software giant an impact score of 45.53 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Microsoft's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.24%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.21%), Fred Alger Management Inc. (0.20%), Swedbank (0.17%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (0.14%) and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.09%). Company insiders that own Microsoft stock include Amy Hood, Christopher C Capossela, Frank H Brod, G Mason Morfit, Jean Philippe Courtois, Sandra E Peterson, Satya Nadella and William H Gates III. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Microsoft.

MSFT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DnB Asset Management AS, Hartford Investment Management Co., Jensen Investment Management Inc., Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Whittier Trust Co., Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware, Selz Capital LLC and Milestone Resources Group Ltd. Company insiders that have sold Microsoft company stock in the last year include Amy Hood, Christopher C Capossela, Frank H Brod, G Mason Morfit and Jean Philippe Courtois. View Insider Buying and Selling for Microsoft.

MSFT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Fisher Asset Management LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Swedbank, ADAMCAPITAL Gestao de Recursos Ltda. and DAVENPORT & Co 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MSFT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $106.27.

Microsoft has a market capitalization of $818.26 billion and generates $110.36 billion in revenue each year. The software giant earns $21.20 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.88 on an earnings per share basis. Microsoft employs 124,000 workers across the globe.

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]