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MSFT belongs to the Technology sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Software – Infrastructure industry. The current market capitalization of Microsoft Corporation is $3152.65B. A total of 16.07 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 20.14M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Numoto Takeshi sold 322 shares of MSFT for 416.60 per share on May 31 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer now owns 47,255 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 03 ’24, Numoto Takeshi sold 244 shares at 415.53 per share. MSFT shares that EVP, Chief Marketing Officer owns now total 47,011.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Althoff Judson disposed of 25,000 shares on May 23 ’24 at a per-share price of $425.68. This resulted in the EVP, Chief Commercial Officer holding 104,949 shares of MSFT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Hogan Kathleen T sold 21,955 shares at $403.96 per share on Mar 11 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, Chief Human Resources Off now total 159,764.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Microsoft Corporation pays an annual dividend of $3.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.71%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.94. MSFT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/15/2024 when it declared a $0.75 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/12/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5/15/2024. The MSFT stock dividend was $0.75 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MSFT has a high of $468.35 and a low of $309.45.
As of this writing, MSFT has an earnings estimate of $3.1 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 31.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.19 per share and a lower estimate of $2.96.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. MSFT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $104.75B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $61.27B in debt and $95.08B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $36.11, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $166.54B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MSFT is Buy with a score of 4.87.
