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The price of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) closed at $495.0 in the last session, down -2.55% from day before closing price of $507.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 31.93 million shares were traded. MSFT stock price reached its highest trading level at $511.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $492.37.
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 38.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 51.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.35 and its Current Ratio is at 1.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
On July 31, 2025, Wells Fargo reiterated its Overweight rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $600 to $650. Wedbush reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on July 31, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $600 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 Sep 03 ’25 when Nadella Satya sold 149,205 shares for $504.78 per share. The transaction valued at 75,315,121 led to the insider holds 790,852 shares of the business.
SATYA NADELLA bought 149,205 shares of MSFT for $75,366,430 on Sep 03 ’25. On Aug 12 ’25, another insider, Numoto Takeshi, who serves as the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer of the company, sold 4,850 shares for $527.32 each. As a result, the insider received 2,557,506 and left with 39,111 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 3679419105280 and an Enterprise Value of 3697036230656. As of this moment, Microsoft’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.05. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.123 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.619.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSFT is 1.03, which has changed by 0.2200532 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 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 -2.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.49%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MSFT traded on average about 19.94M shares per day over the past 3-months and 21500790 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 1.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.31% stake in the company. Shares short for MSFT as of 1755216000 were 56182641 with a Short Ratio of 2.82, compared to 1752537600 on 53792695. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 56182641 and a Short% of Float of 0.76.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MSFT is 3.32, which was 3.32 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.006535819The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.82. The current Payout Ratio is 24.34% for MSFT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-21. 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 market rating for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reflects the collective analysis of 30.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.81, with high estimates of $3.97 and low estimates of $3.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $17.2 and $14.85 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.52. EPS for the following year is $18.16, with 40.0 analysts recommending between $20.4 and $16.57.
Revenue Estimates
According to 35 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $75.45B. It ranges from a high estimate of $76.55B to a low estimate of $74.67B. As of the current estimate, Microsoft Corporation’s year-ago sales were $65.58BFor the next quarter, 35 analysts are estimating revenue of $80.06B. There is a high estimate of $81.29B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $78.16B.
A total of 51 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MSFT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $329.78B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $313.5B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $322.16B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $281.72BBased on 46 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $369.36B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $387.19B and the low estimate is $355.73B.
