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Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$411.24 -2.38 (-0.58%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$408.80
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$416.78
50-Day Range
$356.77
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$432.92
52-Week Range
$356.28
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$555.45
Volume
15.86 million shs
Average Volume
35.54 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.05 trillion
P/E Ratio
24.48
Dividend Yield
0.89%
Price Target
$559.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Microsoft Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

MSFT MarketRank™: 

Microsoft scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 622 stocks in the computer and 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 2.91, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 39 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Microsoft has a consensus price target of $559.50, representing about 36.8% upside from its current price of $409.09.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Microsoft has been the subject of 38 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 15.17% in the coming year, from $16.68 to $19.21 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Microsoft is 24.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Microsoft is 24.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.76.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Microsoft has a PEG Ratio of 1.55. 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 8.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.12% 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 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Microsoft has recently increased by 2.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

  • Dividend Yield

    Microsoft has a dividend yield of 0.88%, 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 21.67%. 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 18.95% 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 0.61. 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 Computer and Technology companies.

  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 379 news articles for Microsoft this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.

  • Search Interest

    647 people have searched for MSFT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

  • MarketBeat Follows

    651 people have added Microsoft to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 58% compared to the previous 30 days.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Microsoft insiders have sold 153.97% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $1,986,750.00 in company stock and sold $5,045,696.00 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 News Headlines

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Microsoft Just Launched a Major Voluntary Buyout -- What It Signals for Investors and the Future of Its Workforce
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“Frontier Professionals” Pulling Away From the Pack With AI Assist, Says Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)
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Atomic Dividends: Big Tech's New Energy Bet (MSFT)
The surging power demands from AI and big tech are catalyzing a multi-decade investment cycle in American nuclear energy infrastructure.
 |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/originals/atomic-dividends-big-techs-new-energy-bet/
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Nebius Breaks Out to All-Time Highs—Here's What's Driving It. (MSFT)
Nebius hit an all-time high of $176.42 after announcing a $643 million acquisition of AI inference specialist Eigen AI, with Q1 2026 earnings due May 13.
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Microsoft Earnings Look Strong, But Investors Focus on Risks
Microsoft stock falls after earnings despite strong Azure growth and AI momentum as investors weigh capex spending and OpenAI risks...
April 30, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/originals/microsoft-earnings-strong-but-investors-focus-on-risks/
Insiders Are Selling Big Tech, But Here Are 3 Reasons You May Not Want To (MSFT)
April 28, 2026  |  insidertrades.comhttps://www.insidertrades.com/education/insiders-are-selling-big-tech-but-here-are-3-reasons-you-may-not-want-to/
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MSFT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft's stock was trading at $483.62 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, MSFT stock has decreased by 15.3% and is now trading at $409.7310.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.06 by $0.21. The company's revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Microsoft's Board of Directors approved a share buyback program on Monday, September 16th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $60,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 1.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Microsoft: Miburo, Minit, Activision Blizzard, Xandr, Two Hat Security, Clear Software, Ally.io, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Microsoft include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.24%), Swedbank AB (0.20%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.20%) and Diamant Asset Management Inc. (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Corp Microsoft, Satya Nadella, Amy Hood, Bradford L Smith, Kathleen T Hogan, Judson Althoff, Christopher David Young, Christopher C Capossela, Christopher C Capossela, John W Stanton, Takeshi Numoto, Amy Coleman and Teri List.
View institutional ownership trends.

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 Meta Platforms (META), Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/12 Dividend
2/19/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/12 Dividend
2/19/2026
Dividend Payable
3/12/2026
Last Earnings
4/29/2026
Today
5/05/2026
Record date for 6/11 Dividend
5/21/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/11 Dividend
5/21/2026
2026 Evercore Global TMT Conference
6/02/2026
Dividend Payable
6/11/2026
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2026
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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Computer and Technology
Industry
COMP - SOFTWARE
Sub-Industry
Systems Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MSFT
CIK
789019
Web
www.microsoft.com
Phone
(425) 882-8080
Fax
425-706-7329
Employees
228,000
Year Founded
1975

Price Target and Rating

Average Price Target for Microsoft
$559.50
High Price Target
$870.00
Low Price Target
$400.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+36.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.91
Research Coverage
45 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$16.80
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.43
Forward P/E Ratio
24.61
P/E Growth
1.55
Net Income
$101.83 billion
Net Margins
39.34%
Pretax Margin
48.54%
Return on Equity
31.94%
Return on Assets
18.47%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.08
Current Ratio
1.28
Quick Ratio
1.27

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$281.72 billion
Price / Sales
10.82
Cash Flow
$18.12 per share
Price / Cash Flow
22.65
Book Value
$46.21 per share
Price / Book
8.88

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
7,428,440,000
Free Float
7,426,206,000
Market Cap
$3.05 trillion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.10

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