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After finishing at $408.46 in the prior trading day, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) closed at $411.46, up 0.73%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 17.45 million shares were traded. MSFT stock price reached its highest trading level at $414.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $408.08.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MSFT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 39.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.29 and its Current Ratio is at 1.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on October 31, 2024, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $495 from $500 previously.
On October 10, 2024, Goldman reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $515 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 Sep 10 ’24 when Numoto Takeshi sold 2,500 shares for $411.04 per share. The transaction valued at 1,027,608 led to the insider holds 50,000 shares of the business.
Hogan Kathleen T sold 17,378 shares of MSFT for $7,156,892 on Sep 10 ’24. The EVP, Chief Human Resources Off now owns 150,161 shares after completing the transaction at $411.85 per share. On Sep 09 ’24, another insider, SMITH BRADFORD L, who serves as the Vice Chair and President of the company, sold 40,000 shares for $402.59 each. As a result, the insider received 16,103,553 and left with 544,847 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 3059155730432 and an Enterprise Value of 3077565054976. As of this moment, Microsoft’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.107 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.538.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MSFT has reached a high of $468.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $353.35. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.25%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 19.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 23576660 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 7.43B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 7.33B. Insiders hold about 1.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.77% stake in the company. Shares short for MSFT as of 1728950400 were 60313798 with a Short Ratio of 3.13, compared to 1726185600 on 67500308. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 60313798 and a Short% of Float of 0.8099999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MSFT’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.08, compared to 3.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007540518The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.88.
