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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) closed the day trading at $478.11 down -1.11% from the previous closing price of $483.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 18.1 million shares were traded. MSFT stock price reached its highest trading level at $482.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $475.86.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MSFT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 45.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.39 and its Current Ratio is at 1.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on January 08, 2026, Reiterated its Overweight rating but revised its target price to $665 from $700 previously.
On November 18, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $500.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 23 ’25 when SMITH BRADFORD L bought 3,842 shares for $377.46 per share. The transaction valued at 1,450,221 led to the insider holds 455,439 shares of the business.
SMITH BRADFORD L sold 3,812 shares of MSFT for $1,672,781 on May 05 ’25. The Vice Chair and President now owns 451,597 shares after completing the transaction at $438.82 per share. On Apr 30 ’25, another insider, SMITH BRADFORD L, who serves as the Vice Chair and President of the company, sold 30 shares for $390.57 each. As a result, the insider received 11,717 and left with 455,409 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MSFT now has a Market Capitalization of 3553871003648 and an Enterprise Value of 3571856965632. As of this moment, Microsoft’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.157 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.461.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSFT is 1.08, which has changed by 0.1540041 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MSFT has reached a high of $555.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $344.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.35%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MSFT traded about 23.00M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MSFT traded about 16924500 shares per day. A total of 7.43B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 7.32B. Insiders hold about 1.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.60% stake in the company. Shares short for MSFT as of 1765756800 were 66675893 with a Short Ratio of 2.90, compared to 1763078400 on 48553497. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 66675893 and a Short% of Float of 0.8999999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
MSFT’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.40, up from 3.4 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0070300223. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.8. . The current Payout Ratio is 24.34% for MSFT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-20 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-02-19. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2003-02-18 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reflects the combined expertise of 33.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.92, with high estimates of $4.18 and low estimates of $3.48.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $17.4 and $14.36 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.75. EPS for the following year is $18.64, with 43.0 analysts recommending between $20.4 and $16.37.
Revenue Estimates
40 analysts predict $80.28B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $81.66B to a low estimate of $78.58B. As of . The current estimate, Microsoft Corporation’s year-ago sales were $69.63BFor the next quarter, 40 analysts are estimating revenue of $81.23B. There is a high estimate of $83.14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $78.7B.
A total of 52 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MSFT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $333.77B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $320.45B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $326.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $281.72BBased on 52 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $375.84B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $403.8B and the low estimate is $354.04B.
