After Hours
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Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Software – Infrastructure industry segment, falling under the Technology sector. The current market capitalization of Microsoft Corporation is $3304.97B. A total of 18.78 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 20.26M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Numoto Takeshi sold 2,000 shares of MSFT for 437.32 per share on Dec 04 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer now owns 51,852 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 02 ’24, Numoto Takeshi sold 2,500 shares at 430.87 per share. MSFT shares that EVP, Chief Marketing Officer owns now total 53,852.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Numoto Takeshi disposed of 1,000 shares on Nov 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $423.48. This resulted in the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer holding 56,511 shares of MSFT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Numoto Takeshi sold 1,000 shares at $414.72 per share on Nov 22 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer now total 57,511.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Microsoft Corporation pays an annual dividend of $3.08, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.69%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.61. MSFT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/20/2025 when it declared a $0.83 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/13/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/12/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 11/21/2024. The MSFT stock dividend was $0.83 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MSFT has a high of $468.35 and a low of $364.13.
As of this writing, MSFT has an earnings estimate of $3.14 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 30.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.25 per share and a lower estimate of $3.08. The company reported an EPS of $2.93 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $38.69, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $166.54B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 4.78.
