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

$94.26 +1.95 (+2.11 %)

(As of 04/26/2018 04:00 PM ET)

Previous Close$94.26

Today's Range$93.10 - $95.15

52-Week Range$67.14 - $97.24

Volume41.04 million shs

Average Volume32.85 million shs

Market Capitalization$717.00 billion

P/E Ratio28.48

Dividend Yield1.80%

Beta1.07

About Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software products, services, and devices worldwide. The company's Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Office 365 commercial products and services for businesses, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype for Business, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Office 365 consumer services, such as Skype, Outlook.com, and OneDrive; Dynamics business solutions, such as financial management, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and analytics applications for small and mid-size businesses, large organizations, and divisions of enterprises; and LinkedIn online professional network. Its Intelligent Cloud segment licenses server products and cloud services, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related CALs, as well as Azure, a cloud platform; and enterprise services, such as Premier Support and Microsoft Consulting that assist in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions, as well as providing training and certification to developers and IT professionals on Microsoft products. The company's More Personal Computing segment comprises Windows OEM, volume, and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; patent licensing, Windows Internet of Things, MSN display advertising, and Windows Phone licensing system; devices, including Microsoft Surface, phones, and PC accessories; and search advertising, including Bing and Bing Ads. It also provides gaming platforms, including Xbox hardware, Xbox Live, video games, and third-party video games. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as through online and Microsoft retail stores. It has a strategic partnership with CNH Industrial N.V. and BlackBerry Limited. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry Prepackaged software

Sub-IndustrySystems Software

SectorComputer and Technology

SymbolNASDAQ:MSFT

CUSIP59491810

Webwww.microsoft.com

Phone425-882-8080

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.01%

Current Ratio2.89%

Quick Ratio2.85%

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio28.48

Forward P/E Ratio25.90

P/E Growth2.16

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$89.95 billion

Price / Sales8.07

Cash Flow$4.5514 per share

Price / Cash20.71

Book Value$9.39 per share

Price / Book10.04

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.31

Net Income$21.20 billion

Net Margins11.72%

Return on Equity35.41%

Return on Assets11.31%

Miscellaneous

Employees124,000

Outstanding Shares7,699,790,000

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Microsoft's stock symbol?

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

How often does Microsoft pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Microsoft?

Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 17th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Thursday, June 14th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 16th. View Microsoft's Dividend History.

How were Microsoft's earnings last quarter?

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The software giant reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.10. The software giant had revenue of $26.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $25.78 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 35.41% and a net margin of 11.72%. Microsoft's revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.73 earnings per share. View Microsoft's Earnings History.

When is Microsoft's next earnings date?

Microsoft is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Microsoft.

What price target have analysts set for MSFT?

35 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Microsoft's shares. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $130.00. On average, they anticipate Microsoft's stock price to reach $99.8125 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Microsoft.

Are investors shorting Microsoft?

Microsoft saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 13th, there was short interest totalling 47,017,833 shares, an increase of 9.3% from the March 30th total of 51,846,931 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 32,231,979 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Who are some of Microsoft's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Microsoft include Oracle (ORCL), SAP (SAP), Adobe Systems (ADBE), Salesforce.com (CRM), VMware (VMW), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Intuit (INTU), Electronic Arts (EA), Dassault Syst�mes (DASTY), ServiceNow (NOW), Autodesk (ADSK), Square (SQ), Symantec (SYMC), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) and CA (CA).

Who are Microsoft's key executives?

Microsoft's management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. Satya Nadella, Chief Exec. Officer & Director (Age 51)
Mr. Bradford L. Smith LCA, Pres, Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officer (Age 59)
Mr. William Henry Gates III, Co-Founder, Technology Advisor and Non-Independent Director (Age 63)
Ms. Amy E. Hood, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 46)
Mr. Jean-Philippe Courtois, Exec. VP and Pres of Microsoft Global Sales, Marketing & Operations (Age 57)

Has Microsoft been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about MSFT stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Microsoft earned a coverage optimism score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the software giant an impact score of 47.23 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

How do I buy shares of 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.

What is Microsoft's stock price today?

One share of MSFT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $94.26.

How big of a company is Microsoft?

Microsoft has a market capitalization of $717.00 billion and generates $89.95 billion in revenue each year. The software giant earns $21.20 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.31 on an earnings per share basis. Microsoft employs 124,000 workers across the globe.

How can I contact Microsoft?

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]

MarketBeat Community Rating for Microsoft (MSFT)

Community Ranking:		3.0 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		1,792 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		1,178 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		2,970

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Microsoft and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe MSFT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe MSFT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Price Target and Consensus Rating

(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

35 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Microsoft in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $99.8125, suggesting that the stock has a possible upside of 5.89%. The high price target for MSFT is $130.00 and the low price target for MSFT is $62.00. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 28 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Buy."

	Today	30 Days Ago	90 Days Ago	180 Days Ago
Consensus Rating:	Buy	Buy	Buy	Buy
Consensus Rating Score:	2.77	2.77	2.70	2.68
Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating(s) 6 Hold Rating(s) 28 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	1 Sell Rating(s) 6 Hold Rating(s) 28 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	2 Sell Rating(s) 7 Hold Rating(s) 28 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	2 Sell Rating(s) 8 Hold Rating(s) 27 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Price Target:	$99.8125	$99.8125	$90.4242	$81.4265
Price Target Upside:	5.89% upside	14.49% upside	2.06% downside	3.39% upside

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Consensus Price Target History

Price Target History for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Analyst Ratings History

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
4/24/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Buy	$115.00	High
4/23/2018	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$105.00	Low
4/20/2018	Goldman Sachs	Set Price Target	Buy	$103.00	Low
3/26/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight -> Overweight	$110.00 -> $130.00	High
3/21/2018	William Blair	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Low
3/12/2018	Deutsche Bank	Set Price Target	Buy	$120.00	Low
2/14/2018	Tigress Financial	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Medium
2/6/2018	Argus	Boost Price Target	Buy	$95.00 -> $107.00	High
2/2/2018	Nomura	Boost Price Target	Buy -> Buy	$102.00 -> $105.00	Medium
2/1/2018	Atlantic Securities	Set Price Target	Neutral	$97.00	High
2/1/2018	Wells Fargo	Set Price Target	Buy	$105.00	High
2/1/2018	Morningstar	Set Price Target	Neutral	$106.00	High
2/1/2018	JPMorgan Chase	Set Price Target	Neutral	$94.00	High
2/1/2018	Jefferies Group	Set Price Target	Sell	$62.00	High
2/1/2018	Macquarie	Set Price Target	Neutral	$95.00	High
2/1/2018	UBS	Set Price Target	Buy	$110.00	High
2/1/2018	Sanford C. Bernstein	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$109.00 -> $118.00	High
2/1/2018	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Buy -> Buy	$104.00 -> $106.00	High
2/1/2018	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Outperform -> Outperform	$100.00 -> $107.00	High
2/1/2018	KeyCorp	Boost Price Target	Overweight -> Overweight	$106.00 -> $110.00	Low
2/1/2018	Canaccord Genuity	Boost Price Target	Buy -> Buy	$94.00 -> $105.00	Low
2/1/2018	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Price Target	Buy -> Buy	$92.00 -> $105.00	Low
2/1/2018	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Buy	$115.00	Low
1/25/2018	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Overweight -> Buy	$95.00 -> $100.00	Low
1/25/2018	Instinet	Initiated Coverage	Buy		Low
1/9/2018	Oppenheimer	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$115.00	Low
1/4/2018	Piper Jaffray	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Medium
12/8/2017	Evercore ISI	Boost Price Target	Outperform -> Outperform	$93.00 -> $106.00	Low
9/6/2017	Moffett Nathanson	Initiated Coverage	Neutral -> Neutral	$81.00	Low
7/31/2017	Cowen	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$80.00 -> $85.00	Low
7/23/2017	MKM Partners	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$66.00 -> $70.00	Low
7/21/2017	Raymond James	Boost Price Target	Buy	$84.00	Low
6/22/2017	Cleveland Research	Initiated Coverage	Buy -> Buy	$80.00	Low
6/13/2017	Global Equities Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$75.00	Low
4/28/2017	Pacific Crest	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$70.00 -> $78.00	Low
1/30/2017	Hilliard Lyons	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$59.00 -> $64.00	N/A
1/27/2017	Wunderlich	Boost Price Target	Buy	$70.00 -> $75.00	N/A
1/25/2017	BGC Financial	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$65.00	N/A
1/19/2017	CLSA	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$65.00 -> $72.00	N/A
7/21/2016	Independent Research	Set Price Target	Sell	$50.00	N/A
7/20/2016	FBN Securities	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$55.00 -> $65.00	N/A

(Data available from 4/26/2016 forward)

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Earnings History and Estimates Chart

Earnings by Quarter for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Earnings Estimates

2018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.38
2019 EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.85

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2018	7	$0.68	$0.79	$0.74
Q2 2018	7	$0.82	$0.94	$0.88
Q3 2018	7	$0.75	$0.87	$0.82
Q4 2018	8	$0.83	$1.02	$0.94
Q1 2019	5	$0.82	$0.94	$0.91
Q2 2019	5	$0.98	$1.07	$1.02
Q3 2019	5	$0.88	$1.06	$0.94
Q4 2019	5	$0.90	$1.07	$0.99
Q1 2020	2	$0.86	$1.05	$0.96
Q2 2020	1	$1.02	$1.02	$1.02

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Earnings History by Quarter

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
7/19/2018							N/A
4/26/2018	Q3 2018	$0.85	$0.95	$25.7841 billion	$26.8190 billion	View	N/A
1/31/2018	Q2 2018	$0.87	$0.96	$28.4196 billion	$28.9180 billion	View	N/A
10/26/2017	Q1 2018	$0.72	$0.84	$23.5658 billion	$24.50 billion	View	N/A
7/20/2017	Q4 2017	$0.71	$0.98	$24.2945 billion	$24.70 billion	View	N/A
4/27/2017	Q3 2017	$0.69	$0.73	$23.6232 billion	$23.5570 billion	View	N/A
1/26/2017	Q217	$0.79	$0.83	$25.13 billion	$26.0660 billion	View	N/A
10/20/2016	Q117	$0.68	$0.76	$21.71 billion	$22.30 billion	View	Listen
7/19/2016	Q416	$0.58	$0.69	$22.15 billion	$22.60 billion	View	Listen
4/21/2016	Q316	$0.64	$0.62	$22.10 billion	$20.50 billion	View	Listen
1/28/2016	Q216	$0.71	$0.78	$25.24 billion	$25.70 billion	View	Listen
10/22/2015	Q116	$0.58	$0.67	$21.00 billion	$21.66 billion	View	Listen
7/21/2015	Q415	$0.56	$0.62	$22.08 billion	$22.20 billion	View	Listen
4/23/2015	Q315	$0.51	$0.62	$21.14 million	$21.7290 billion	View	N/A
1/26/2015	Q215	$0.71	$0.77	$26.33 billion	$26.47 billion	View	N/A
10/23/2014	Q215	$0.49	$0.54	$22.00 billion	$23.20 billion	View	Listen
7/22/2014	Q414	$0.60	$0.58	$23.11 billion	$23.38 billion	View	N/A
4/24/2014	Q314	$0.63	$0.68	$20.38 billion	$20.4030 billion	View	N/A
1/22/2014	Q214	$0.68	$0.76	$23.67 billion	$24.50 billion	View	N/A
10/24/2013	Q114	$0.55	$0.62	$17.83 billion	$18.53 billion	View	N/A
7/18/2013	Q4 2013	$0.75	$0.59	$20.73 billion	$19.8960 billion	View	N/A
4/18/2013	Q3 2013	$0.67	$0.72	$20.56 billion	$20.4890 billion	View	N/A
1/24/2013	Q2 2013	$0.75	$0.76	$21.53 billion	$21.4560 billion	View	N/A
10/18/2012		$0.63	$0.65			View	N/A
7/19/2012		$0.62	$0.73			View	N/A
4/19/2012		$0.58	$0.60			View	N/A
1/19/2012		$0.76	$0.78			View	N/A
10/20/2011		$0.68	$0.68			View	N/A
7/21/2011		$0.58	$0.69			View	N/A
4/28/2011		$0.56	$0.61			View	N/A
1/27/2011		$0.68	$0.77			View	N/A
10/28/2010	Q1 2011	$0.55	$0.62			View	N/A
7/22/2010	Q4 2010	$0.47	$0.51			View	N/A
4/22/2010	Q3 2010	$0.42	$0.45			View	N/A
1/28/2010	Q2 2010	$0.59	$0.74			View	N/A
10/23/2009	Q1 2010	$0.32	$0.40			View	N/A
7/23/2009	Q4 2009	$0.36	$0.36			View	N/A
4/23/2009	Q3 2009	$0.39	$0.39			View	N/A
1/22/2009	Q2 2009	$0.49	$0.47			View	N/A
10/23/2008	Q1 2009	$0.47	$0.48			View	N/A
7/17/2008	Q4 2008	$0.47	$0.46			View	N/A
4/24/2008	Q3 2008	$0.44	$0.47			View	N/A
1/24/2008	Q2 2008	$0.46	$0.50			View	N/A

(Earnings results data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Dividend Information

Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.78%. MSFT's next quarterly dividend payment will be made on Thursday, June 14. The company has grown its dividend for the last 14 consecutive years and is increasing its dividend by an average of 11.40% each year. Microsoft pays out 50.76% of its earnings out as a dividend.

Next Dividend:	6/14/2018
Annual Dividend:	$1.68
Dividend Yield:	1.78%
Dividend Growth:	11.40% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	50.76% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 46.15% (Based on This Year's Estimates) 42.97% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)
Track Record:	14 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth
Frequency:	Quarterly Dividend

Dividend Payments by Quarter for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Dividend History by Quarter

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
3/12/2018	quarterly	$0.42	1.73607522992663%	5/16/2018	5/17/2018	6/14/2018
11/29/2017	quarterly	$0.42	2%	2/14/2018	2/15/2018	3/8/2018
9/19/2017	quarterly	$0.42	2.24%	11/15/2017	11/16/2017	12/14/2017
6/13/2017	quarterly	$0.39	2.22%	8/15/2017	8/17/2017	9/14/2017
3/14/2017	quarterly	$0.39	2.41%	5/16/2017	5/18/2017	6/8/2017
11/30/2016	quarterly	$0.39	2.64%	2/14/2017	2/16/2017	3/9/2017
9/20/2016	quarterly	$0.39	2.7%	11/15/2016	11/17/2016	12/8/2016
6/14/2016	quarterly	$0.36	2.86%	8/16/2016	8/18/2016	9/8/2016
3/15/2016	quarterly	$0.36	2.63%	5/17/2016	5/19/2016	6/9/2016
12/2/2015	quarterly	$0.36	2.58%	2/16/2016	2/18/2016	3/10/2016
9/15/2015	quarterly	$0.36	3.25%	11/17/2015	11/19/2015	12/10/2015
6/9/2015	quarterly	$0.31	2.67%	8/18/2015	8/20/2015	9/10/2015
3/10/2015		$0.31		5/19/2015	5/21/2015	6/11/2015
12/3/2014	quarterly	$0.31	2.54%	2/17/2015	2/19/2015	3/12/2015
9/16/2014	quarterly	$0.31	2.66%	11/18/2014	11/20/2014	12/11/2014
6/10/2014	quarterly	$0.28	2.72%	8/19/2014	8/21/2014	9/11/2014
3/13/2014	quarterly	$0.28	2.96%	5/13/2014	5/15/2014	6/12/2014
11/19/2013	quarterly	$0.28	2.99%	2/18/2014	2/20/2014	3/13/2014
9/17/2013	quarterly	$0.28	3.33%	11/19/2013	11/21/2013	12/12/2013
6/12/2013	quarterly	$0.23	2.65%	8/13/2013	8/15/2013	9/12/2013
3/11/2013	quarterly	$0.23	3.3%	5/14/2013	5/16/2013	6/13/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.49%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 73.81%

Insider Trading History for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
2/23/2018	Christopher C Capossela	EVP	Sell	3,500	$93.00	$325,500.00	171,278
2/20/2018	Christopher C Capossela	EVP	Sell	3,500	$93.00	$325,500.00	174,778
2/16/2018	Christopher C Capossela	CMO	Sell	3,000	$93.30	$279,900.00	178,278
12/4/2017	Frank H. Brod	Insider	Sell	18,000	$83.15	$1,496,700.00
11/21/2017	Christopher C Capossela	EVP	Sell	4,000	$83.44	$333,760.00	184,278
11/14/2017	Christopher C Capossela	EVP	Sell	4,000	$83.48	$333,920.00	185,278
11/10/2017	Christopher C Capossela	EVP	Sell	4,000	$83.46	$333,840.00	189,278
11/2/2017	Frank H Brod	Insider	Sell	15,000	$84.08	$1,261,200.00	116,205
8/30/2017	Jean Philippe Courtois	Insider	Sell	26,763	$74.00	$1,980,462.00	537,519
8/29/2017	Amy Hood	CFO	Sell	55,000	$72.71	$3,999,050.00	510,217
8/8/2017	G Mason Morfit	Insider	Sell	7,000,000	$72.56	$507,920,000.00
7/25/2017	Jean Philippe Courtois	Insider	Sell	26,763	$74.00	$1,980,462.00	544,080
5/25/2017	Christopher C Capossela	EVP	Sell	4,927	$68.75	$338,731.25	214,080
5/25/2017	Jean Philippe Courtois	Insider	Sell	26,165	$69.00	$1,805,385.00	570,843
5/16/2017	Christopher C Capossela	EVP	Sell	3,000	$69.11	$207,330.00	216,507
5/4/2017	G Mason Morfit	Insider	Sell	7,000,000	$68.85	$481,950,000.00
5/4/2017	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	2,500,000	$68.90	$172,250,000.00
5/3/2017	Jean Philippe Courtois	Insider	Sell	26,694	$69.00	$1,841,886.00	607,688
5/2/2017	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	2,500,000	$69.40	$173,500,000.00
2/23/2017	G Mason Morfit	Insider	Sell	4,616,000	$64.40	$297,270,400.00
2/3/2017	G Mason Morfit	Insider	Sell	11,000,000	$63.32	$696,520,000.00
1/31/2017	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	2,000,000	$64.55	$129,100,000.00
1/30/2017	Frank H Brod	Insider	Sell	7,500	$65.35	$490,125.00	114,008
1/30/2017	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	2,000,000	$65.11	$130,220,000.00
11/14/2016	Christopher C Capossela	EVP	Sell	18,583	$58.58	$1,088,592.14	243,306
11/8/2016	Christopher C Capossela	CMO	Sell	12,000	$60.51	$726,120.00	253,306
11/2/2016	Christopher C Capossela	EVP	Sell	12,000	$59.57	$714,840.00	265,306
10/28/2016	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	3,300,000	$60.30	$198,990,000.00
10/27/2016	Frank H Brod	Insider	Sell	5,000	$60.53	$302,650.00	121,508
10/26/2016	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	2,000,000	$60.78	$121,560,000.00
10/25/2016	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	2,700,000	$60.99	$164,673,000.00
8/10/2016	Satya Nadella	CEO	Sell	143,000	$57.97	$8,289,710.00	1,200,822
8/8/2016	Amy Hood	CFO	Sell	120,000	$57.86	$6,943,200.00	523,425
7/28/2016	G Mason Morfit	Insider	Sell	18,000,000	$56.12	$1,010,160,000.00
7/21/2016	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	2,500,000	$55.94	$139,850,000.00
5/20/2016	Christopher C Capossela	CMO	Sell	5,337	$50.89	$271,599.93	270,548
5/19/2016	Christopher C Capossela	CMO	Sell	6,000	$50.31	$301,860.00	278,549
5/5/2016	Kathleen T Hogan	EVP	Sell	17,500	$50.04	$875,700.00	181,146
4/29/2016	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	5,300,000	$50.04	$265,212,000.00	204,240,353
4/27/2016	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	2,700,000	$50.87	$137,349,000.00	204,292,934
2/12/2016	Christopher C. Capossela	CMO	Sell	10,000	$50.24	$502,400.00	285,809
2/9/2016	Christopher C Capossela	CMO	Sell	5,000	$50.00	$250,000.00	295,809
2/5/2016	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	3,000,000	$51.50	$154,500,000.00
2/3/2016	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	2,000,000	$52.17	$104,340,000.00
2/2/2016	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	2,000,000	$53.35	$106,700,000.00
2/1/2016	Frank H Brod	CAO	Sell	4,000	$54.85	$219,400.00	113,889
2/1/2016	William H. Gates III	Director	Sell	1,000,000	$54.76	$54,760,000.00
11/11/2015	G Mason Morfit	Insider	Sell	18,650,000	$53.53	$998,334,500.00
10/28/2015	Christopher C Capossela	CMO	Sell	29,000	$53.59	$1,554,110.00	300,809
10/27/2015	Frank H Brod	CAO	Sell	20,000	$53.51	$1,070,200.00	117,889
10/27/2015	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	2,000,000	$53.92	$107,840,000.00	218,992,934
10/26/2015	Brian Kevin Turner	COO	Sell	154,499	$52.99	$8,186,902.01	987,080
10/26/2015	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	2,000,000	$53.80	$107,600,000.00	220,992,934
5/19/2015	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	4,000,000	$47.68	$190,720,000.00
5/15/2015	Maria Klawe	Director	Sell	1,000	$48.25	$48,250.00
5/1/2015	Christopher C Capossela	CMO	Sell	4,485	$48.71	$218,464.35
4/27/2015	Frank H Brod	CAO	Sell	4,500	$47.84	$215,280.00
2/6/2015	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	2,000,000	$42.42	$84,840,000.00
2/4/2015	Frank H Brod	CAO	Sell	6,000	$41.83	$250,980.00
2/4/2015	G Mason Morfit	Insider	Buy	1,032,258	$41.15	$42,477,416.70
2/4/2015	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	1,000,000	$41.76	$41,760,000.00
2/3/2015	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	1,000,000	$41.32	$41,320,000.00
2/2/2015	G Mason Morfit	Director	Buy	526,000	$40.84	$21,481,840.00
1/29/2015	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	1,000,000	$41.55	$41,550,000.00
1/28/2015	Charles W Scharf	Director	Buy	23,612	$42.34	$999,732.08
12/4/2014	Christopher C Capossela	CMO	Sell	20,000	$48.98	$979,600.00
10/28/2014	Maria Klawe	Director	Sell	3,000	$45.97	$137,910.00
10/27/2014	Frank H Brod	CAO	Sell	22,000	$45.81	$1,007,820.00
10/27/2014	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	4,500,000	$45.92	$206,640,000.00
9/28/2014	Lisa E Brummel	SVP	Sell	25,000	$44.26	$1,106,500.00
9/4/2014	Lisa E Brummel	SVP	Sell	57,618	$45.05	$2,595,690.90
9/2/2014	Brian Kevin Turner	COO	Sell	166,163	$45.15	$7,502,259.45
8/5/2014	John Wendell Thompson	Director	Buy	23,194	$43.12	$1,000,125.28
7/28/2014	Frank H Brod	CAO	Sell	1,500	$44.04	$66,060.00
7/28/2014	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	3,360,000	$44.17	$148,411,200.00
7/25/2014	Brian Kevin Turner	COO	Sell	64,323	$44.51	$2,863,016.73
7/25/2014	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	4,905,836	$44.50	$218,309,702.00
7/24/2014	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	4,145,000	$44.54	$184,618,300.00
5/9/2014	G Mason Morfit	Insider	Buy	2,950,501	$39.55	$116,692,314.55
5/6/2014	William Gates III	Director	Sell	4,650,000	$39.40	$183,210,000.00	317,991,164
5/5/2014	Heung-Yeung Shum	EVP	Sell	50,000	$39.44	$1,972,000.00	684,403
5/2/2014	William Gates III	Director	Sell	4,030,000	$39.86	$160,635,800.00	322,641,164
5/1/2014	William Gates III	Director	Sell	3,470,000	$40.04	$138,938,800.00	326,671,164
4/29/2014	William Gates III	Director	Sell	3,250,000	$40.59	$131,917,500.00	334,741,164
4/28/2014	Frank Brod	CAO	Sell	6,000	$40.12	$240,720.00	112,721
3/3/2014	Tami Reller	EVP	Sell	5,800	$37.89	$219,762.00	448,675
2/18/2014	Anthony John Bates	EVP	Sell	14,000	$37.52	$525,280.00	601,777
2/5/2014	Anthony John Bates	EVP	Sell	14,000	$36.03	$504,420.00	601,777
2/3/2014	Tami Reller	EVP	Sell	5,800	$37.77	$219,066.00	455,974
1/28/2014	Frank Brod	CAO	Sell	10,000	$36.10	$361,000.00	119,385
1/21/2014	Anthony John Bates	EVP	Sell	14,000	$36.29	$508,060.00	601,777
1/10/2014	Anthony John Bates	EVP	Sell	14,000	$35.94	$503,160.00	601,777
1/2/2014	Tami Reller	EVP	Sell	5,800	$37.35	$216,630.00	461,774
12/26/2013	Anthony John Bates	EVP	Sell	14,000	$37.41	$523,740.00	601,723
12/10/2013	Anthony John Bates	EVP	Sell	14,000	$38.23	$535,220.00	601,723
12/2/2013	Tami Reller	EVP	Sell	5,800	$38.09	$220,922.00	467,574
11/29/2013	Anthony John Bates	EVP	Sell	14,000	$38.18	$534,520.00	601,723
11/15/2013	Tami Reller	EVP	Sell	60,000	$37.81	$2,268,600.00	485,193
11/14/2013	Anthony John Bates	EVP	Sell	14,000	$37.91	$530,740.00	587,723
11/6/2013	Bradford Smith	EVP	Sell	200,000	$37.97	$7,594,000.00	906,914
11/1/2013	Tami Reller	EVP	Sell	5,800	$35.67	$206,886.00
10/31/2013	Anthony John Bates	EVP	Sell	43,985	$35.56	$1,564,106.60
10/30/2013	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	4,000,000	$35.63	$142,520,000.00
10/29/2013	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	3,108,100	$35.51	$110,368,631.00
10/28/2013	Frank H Brod	CAO	Sell	20,000	$35.45	$709,000.00
10/17/2013	Anthony John Bates	EVP	Sell	43,984	$34.88	$1,534,161.92
9/10/2013	Lisa E Brummel	SVP	Sell	64,238	$32.32	$2,076,172.16
9/5/2013	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	5,000,000	$31.25	$156,250,000.00
9/4/2013	Brian Kevin Turner	COO	Sell	177,742	$31.36	$5,573,989.12
9/4/2013	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	5,000,000	$31.25	$156,250,000.00
9/3/2013	Tami Reller	EVP	Sell	5,800	$31.76	$184,208.00	443,020
8/1/2013	Tami Reller	EVP	Sell	5,800	$32.09	$186,122.00
2/4/2013	William H Gates III	Director	Sell	3,000,000	$27.64	$82,920,000.00
10/31/2012	Lisa E Brummel	SVP	Sell	71,313	$28.54	$2,035,273.02
9/4/2012	Brian Kevin Turner	COO	Sell	126,913	$30.52	$3,873,384.76
9/4/2012	Frank H Brod	CAO	Sell	15,000	$30.41	$456,150.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) News Headlines

Source:

Date	Headline
	Microsoft (MSFT) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.10 EPS www.americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 11:52 PM
	Microsoft stock rises slightly after earnings beat www.marketwatch.com - April 26 at 6:10 PM
	Could Microsoft Earnings Have Been Better? 247wallst.com - April 26 at 5:48 PM
	Microsoft Windows adapts as its business importance declines marketbeat.com - April 26 at 4:49 PM
	Microsoft earnings press release available on Investor Relations website www.prnewswire.com - April 26 at 4:12 PM
	How to Trade Microsoft's Stock Into Thursday's Crucial Earnings Results www.thestreet.com - April 26 at 3:28 PM
	Microsoft is rallying ahead of earnings (MSFT) www.businessinsider.com - April 26 at 3:28 PM
	Microsoft set to report earnings after the bell www.cnbc.com - April 26 at 3:28 PM
	3 Things Microsoft Investors Need to Scrutinize After Thursday’s Close finance.yahoo.com - April 26 at 3:28 PM
	3 Things Microsoft Investors Need to Scrutinize After Thursday’s Close investorplace.com - April 26 at 2:36 PM
	Microsoft Reports Earnings Above Quarterly Value Level www.investopedia.com - April 26 at 9:45 AM
	Microsoft Earnings Preview: Sustained Growth Expected From Non-Computing Segments www.forbes.com - April 26 at 9:45 AM
	Microsoft Earnings: What to Watch www.wsj.com - April 26 at 9:45 AM
	Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Microsoft Today www.forbes.com - April 26 at 9:45 AM
	How to Play Microsoft Stock and Tonight's Crucial Earnings Results finance.yahoo.com - April 26 at 9:45 AM
	Microsoft Traders See 10% Stock Drop as Earnings Near www.investopedia.com - April 25 at 3:28 PM
	Early in his career, Bill Gates memorized the license plates of every employee to keep tabs on them www.cnbc.com - April 25 at 3:28 PM
	Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Adobe Experience Cloud selected by 24 Hour Fitness to transform customer engagement www.prnewswire.com - April 25 at 12:33 PM
	Microsoft Cloud Is Firing On All Cylinders, Potentially 40% Upside seekingalpha.com - April 25 at 9:37 AM
	Microsoft Becomes Second Most Valuable Company For First Time Since 2015 fortune.com - April 25 at 9:37 AM
	Ranking Amazon, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft in the race to $1 trillion in market value finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 9:37 AM
	Looking at Alphabet’s Balance Sheet finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 9:37 AM
	Key Numbers for Investors to Watch as Amazon, Microsoft and Intel Report Results finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 9:37 AM
	Microsoft earnings: 3 ways videogames can bring in more cash finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 9:37 AM
	Microsoft (MSFT) and China Information Technology (CNIT) Head-To-Head Review www.americanbankingnews.com - April 25 at 5:20 AM
	Earnings Outlook: Microsoft earnings: 3 ways videogames can bring in more cash www.marketwatch.com - April 24 at 8:45 PM
	Microsoft denies audit of Indian partner seekingalpha.com - April 24 at 3:28 PM
	Microsoft denies auditing partner KPMG's anti-piracy work in India www.reuters.com - April 24 at 3:27 PM
	This next accounting rule change will add liabilities to every balance sheet finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 3:27 PM
	Here Are The New (And Old) Exotic Weapons And Armor Pieces In Destiny 2's Warmind DLC finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 3:27 PM
	Microsoft is buying 715,000-square-foot office complex next to its Redmond campus finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 3:27 PM
	Microsoft (MSFT) Upgraded to Hold by Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - April 24 at 12:16 PM
	Microsoft Monday: Windows Defender For Chrome, Tech Scams Are Getting Worse, Cybersecurity Pledge www.forbes.com - April 24 at 9:28 AM
	Declaration Networks Group and Microsoft announce agreement to deliver broadband internet to rural communities in Virginia and Maryland finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 9:28 AM
	Microsoft (MSFT) Given a $115.00 Price Target at Credit Suisse Group www.americanbankingnews.com - April 24 at 7:44 AM
	o9 Solutions Showcases Integrated Business Planning at Hannover Messe 2018 www.prnewswire.com - April 23 at 3:27 PM
	Microsoft Earnings Preview seekingalpha.com - April 23 at 3:24 PM
	'God Of War' Is Exactly Why Sony Can't Copy Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass www.forbes.com - April 23 at 3:24 PM
	Azure Sphere - Microsoft's Ambitious Plan To Own The Next-Generation IoT Devices www.forbes.com - April 23 at 3:24 PM
	Examining the Market as Intel Works on 5G-Enabled PCs finance.yahoo.com - April 23 at 3:24 PM
	Microsoft (MSFT) Given a $105.00 Price Target by Royal Bank of Canada Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 10:23 AM
	Amazon's Last Chance: If It Doesn't Catch #1 Microsoft In The Cloud In Q1, It Never Will www.forbes.com - April 23 at 9:43 AM
	Google’s Sundar Pichai cashing in $380M in stock awards this week finance.yahoo.com - April 23 at 9:43 AM
	Under Armour Rises Premarket on Deutsche Bank Upgrade: LIVE MARKETS BLOG finance.yahoo.com - April 23 at 9:43 AM
	Microsoft Is Sunsetting OneNote 2016: Here's What You Need To Know www.forbes.com - April 22 at 3:34 PM
	Ninja's 'Fortnite: Battle Royale' Vegas Event Shatters His Old Twitch Record finance.yahoo.com - April 22 at 3:34 PM
	Ten Things I Wish I Knew When I Started 'God of War' finance.yahoo.com - April 22 at 3:34 PM
	All The Lingering Mysteries Of 'Westworld' Season 1 Ahead Of Tonight's Premiere finance.yahoo.com - April 22 at 3:34 PM
	What Will Matter Most When Microsoft Reports Earnings seekingalpha.com - April 22 at 10:18 AM
	How IBM’s R&D Expenditures Affect Its Business finance.yahoo.com - April 22 at 10:18 AM