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Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$523.83 +0.83 (+0.16%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$513.82
▼
$526.08
50-Day Range
$490.30
▼
$555.80
52-Week Range
$349.20
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$559.15
Volume
8.33 million shs
Average Volume
33.26 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.89 trillion
P/E Ratio
27.33
Dividend Yield
0.69%
Price Target
$609.54
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company that develops software, cloud services, devices, and digital solutions for consumers, businesses, and public-sector organizations. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Its products and services include the Windows operating system, Microsoft 365 productivity applications, Azure cloud computing, LinkedIn, GitHub, Surface devices, and Xbox gaming products and services. Microsoft also provides business software, cybersecurity tools, and artificial intelligence technologies.

Microsoft serves customers around the world through its products, online platforms, and network of business partners. Satya Nadella is the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

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Microsoft Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

MSFT MarketRank™: 
4.874081846795 of 5 stars

Microsoft scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 597 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Microsoft has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.94, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 46 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Microsoft has a consensus price target of $609.54, representing about 16.5% upside from its current price of $523.00.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Microsoft has been the subject of 36 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Microsoft's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Microsoft are expected to grow by 19.59% in the coming year, from $19.91 to $23.81 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Microsoft is 27.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Microsoft is 27.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 41.56.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Microsoft has a PEG Ratio of 1.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Microsoft has a P/B Ratio of 8.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Microsoft's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.82% of the float of Microsoft has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Microsoft has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.73, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Microsoft has recently decreased by 7.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Microsoft has a dividend yield of 0.70%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Microsoft has been increasing its dividend for 23 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Microsoft is 19.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Microsoft will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.29% next year. This indicates that Microsoft will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Microsoft's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Microsoft has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 278 news articles for Microsoft this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 440 people have searched for MSFT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -5% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    290 people have added Microsoft to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Microsoft insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $74,769,646.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.03% of the stock of Microsoft is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    71.13% of the stock of Microsoft is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Microsoft's insider trading history.
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MSFT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft's stock was trading at $483.62 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, MSFT shares have increased by 8.1% and is now trading at $523.00.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 28th. The software giant reported $4.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.72 by $0.17. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.8% on a year-over-year basis.
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Microsoft subsidiaries include these companies: Miburo, Minit, Activision Blizzard, Xandr, Two Hat Security, Clear Software, Ally.io, and others.

Top institutional investors of Microsoft include State Street Corp (4.32%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.37%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.23%) and Sanders Capital LLC (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Corp Microsoft, Amy Hood, Satya Nadella, Bradford L Smith, Kathleen T Hogan, Christopher David Young, Judson Althoff, John W Stanton, Takeshi Numoto and Amy Coleman.
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Shares of MSFT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Microsoft investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Micron Technology (MU), Netflix (NFLX) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Record date for 9/10 Dividend
8/20/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend
8/20/2026
Dividend Payable
9/10/2026
Last Earnings
10/28/2026
Today
11/13/2026
Record date for 12/10 Dividend
11/19/2026
Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend
11/19/2026
AGM 2026
12/08/2026
Dividend Payable
12/10/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
1/27/2027
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Software
Sub-Industry
Systems Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MSFT
CIK
789019
Employees
223,000
Year Founded
1975

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$870.00
Low Price Target
$440.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.94
Research Coverage
51 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$19.16
Trailing P/E Ratio
27.38
Forward P/E Ratio
22.03
P/E Growth
1.53
Net Income
$133.75 billion
Net Margins
41.17%
Pretax Margin
51.26%
Return on Equity
31.28%
Return on Assets
18.55%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.07
Current Ratio
1.22
Quick Ratio
1.21

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$331.84 billion
Price / Sales
11.74
Cash Flow
$22.68 per share
Price / Cash Flow
23.13
Book Value
$63.36 per share
Price / Book
8.28

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
7,426,190,000
Free Float
7,423,966,000
Market Cap
$3.90 trillion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.05

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This page (NASDAQ:MSFT) was last updated on 11/13/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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