In yesterday’s Wall Street session, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares traded at $424.59, down -0.22% from the previous session.
MSFT stock price is now 2.81% away from the 50-day moving average and 16.76% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $3154.89B.
With the price target of $490, KeyBanc Capital Markets recently initiated with Overweight rating for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). On January 18, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas Upgraded its previous ‘Neutral’ rating to ‘Outperform’ on the stock keeping its target price maintained at $471, while ‘Truist’ rates the stock as ‘Buy’
In other news, Hogan Kathleen T, EVP, Chief Human Resources Off sold 21,955 shares of the company’s stock on Mar 11 ’24. The stock was sold for $8,869,076 at an average price of $403.96. Upon completion of the transaction, the EVP, Chief Human Resources Off now directly owns 159,764 shares in the company, valued at $67.83 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Mar 11 ’24, EVP, Chief Commercial Officer Althoff Judson sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $4,036,490 was realized by selling the stock at an average price of $403.65. This leaves the insider owning 129,949 shares of the company worth $55.18 million. A total of 1.50% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
During the past 12 months, Microsoft Corporation has had a low of $275.37 and a high of $430.82. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.22, and a quick ratio of 1.20. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $3.16T, which is based on a 38.40 price-to-earnings ratio, a 2.36 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 0.88. The fifty day moving average price for MSFT is $413.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $364.10 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) was released for Dec, 2023. According to the Software – Infrastructure Company, earnings per share came in at $2.7, beating analysts’ expectations of $2.56 by 0.14. This compares to $2.20 EPS in the same period last year. The net profit margin was 36.27% and return on equity was 39.17% for MSFT. The company reported revenue of $62.02 billion for the quarter, compared to $52.75 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 17.58 percent. For the current quarter, analysts expect MSFT to generate $56.01B in revenue.
Microsoft Corporation(MSFT) Company Profile
Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers Windows, including windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows commercial comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and windows Internet of Things; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
