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In the latest session, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) closed at $418.40 down -2.45% from its previous closing price of $428.90. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 29.39 million shares were traded. MSFT stock price reached its highest trading level at $429.785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $417.51.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Microsoft Corporation’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 44.06. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.23 and its Current Ratio is at 1.24. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 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, New Street on June 10, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $570.
On June 07, 2024, Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $450 to $500.
Wells Fargo reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on April 17, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $460 to $480.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’24 when Numoto Takeshi sold 244 shares for $415.53 per share. The transaction valued at 101,389 led to the insider holds 47,011 shares of the business.
Numoto Takeshi sold 322 shares of MSFT for $134,145 on May 31 ’24. The EVP, Chief Marketing Officer now owns 47,255 shares after completing the transaction at $416.60 per share. On May 23 ’24, another insider, Althoff Judson, who serves as the EVP, Chief Commercial Officer of the company, sold 25,000 shares for $425.68 each. As a result, the insider received 10,641,950 and left with 104,949 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 3187032195072 and an Enterprise Value of 3135892619264. As of this moment, Microsoft’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.255 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.892.
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 $309.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.42%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MSFT has traded an average of 18.89M shares per day and 19706910 over the past ten 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 72.75% stake in the company. Shares short for MSFT as of 1721001600 were 61931266 with a Short Ratio of 3.28, compared to 1718323200 on 62396959. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 61931266 and a Short% of Float of 0.83.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MSFT is 2.93, from 2.93 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0068314294The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.92.
