After Hours
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.
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 $3169.56B. A total of 19.58 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 20.92M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Numoto Takeshi sold 2,500 shares of MSFT for 447.41 per share on Dec 09 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer now owns 49,352 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 04 ’24, Numoto Takeshi sold 2,000 shares at 437.32 per share. MSFT shares that EVP, Chief Marketing Officer owns now total 51,852.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Numoto Takeshi disposed of 2,500 shares on Dec 02 ’24 at a per-share price of $430.87. This resulted in the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer holding 53,852 shares of MSFT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Numoto Takeshi sold 1,000 shares at $423.48 per share on Nov 27 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer now total 56,511.
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 0.72%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.19. MSFT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.77% when it declared a $0.83 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/20/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/21/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.7%. 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 $384.81.
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 4.76.
