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The price of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) closed at $527.75 in the last session, down -1.47% from day before closing price of $535.64. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 19.12 million shares were traded. MSFT stock price reached its highest trading level at $537.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $527.24.
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 41.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 54.78. 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 Aug 05 ’25 when Numoto Takeshi bought 4,870 shares for $527.75 per share.
Numoto Takeshi sold 3,000 shares of MSFT for $1,389,000 on Jun 03 ’25. The EVP, Chief Marketing Officer now owns 43,930 shares after completing the transaction at $463.00 per share. On May 30 ’25, another insider, Numoto Takeshi, who serves as the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $460.01 each. As a result, the insider received 460,008 and left with 47,058 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 3922855460864 and an Enterprise Value of 3940754653184. As of this moment, Microsoft’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.988 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.176.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSFT is 1.04, which has changed by 0.324574 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 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 7.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.61%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MSFT traded on average about 19.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 23387480 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 73.63% stake in the company. Shares short for MSFT as of 1752537600 were 53792695 with a Short Ratio of 2.73, compared to 1749772800 on 51170267. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 53792695 and a Short% of Float of 0.72000003.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MSFT is 3.24, which was 3.32 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0061981925The 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 2025-05-15 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.
