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The price of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) closed at $478.43 in the last session, down -1.78% from day before closing price of $487.12. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 25.57 million shares were traded. MSFT stock price reached its highest trading level at $493.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $476.07.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MSFT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 45.58. 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.
BMO Capital Markets reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on October 30, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $650 to $625.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 03 ’25 when SMITH BRADFORD L sold 38,500 shares for $518.64 per share. The transaction valued at 19,967,707 led to the insider holds 461,597 shares of the business.
BRADFORD SMITH bought 38,500 shares of MSFT for $19,967,705 on Nov 03 ’25. On Sep 03 ’25, another insider, Nadella Satya, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 149,205 shares for $504.78 each. As a result, the insider received 75,315,121 and left with 790,852 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 3556249698304 and an Enterprise Value of 3638822699008. As of this moment, Microsoft’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.385 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.863.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSFT is 1.08, which has changed by 0.17983866 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.116571546 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 -6.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.60%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MSFT traded on average about 21.39M shares per day over the past 3-months and 25193270 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 7.43B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 7.32B. Insiders hold about 1.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.20% stake in the company. Shares short for MSFT as of 1761868800 were 52549516 with a Short Ratio of 2.46, compared to 1759190400 on 54926474. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 52549516 and a Short% of Float of 0.70999996.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MSFT is 3.40, which was 3.4 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0069928635. 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 2025-08-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2003-02-18 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a result of the insights provided by 32.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.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 $17.07 and $14.36 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.69. EPS for the following year is $18.63, with 42.0 analysts recommending between $20.4 and $16.37.
Revenue Estimates
According to 41 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $80.28B. 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, 41 analysts are estimating revenue of $81.25B. There is a high estimate of $83.14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $78.7B.
A total of 50 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 $326.78B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $281.72BBased on 53 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $375.36B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $403.8B and the low estimate is $354.04B.
