After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NASDAQ listed company, MSFT falls under the Technology sector while operating within the Software – Infrastructure industry segment. The current market capitalization of Microsoft Corporation is $3538.70B. A total of 23.83 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 22.56M shares.
In the most recent transaction, SMITH BRADFORD L bought 3,842 shares of MSFT for 377.46 per share on Apr 23 ’25. After the transaction, the Vice Chair and President now owns 455,439 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 05 ’25, SMITH BRADFORD L sold 3,812 shares at 438.82 per share. MSFT shares that Vice Chair and President owns now total 451,597.
Among the insiders who sold shares, SMITH BRADFORD L disposed of 30 shares on Apr 30 ’25 at a per-share price of $390.57. This resulted in the Vice Chair and President holding 455,409 shares of MSFT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Numoto Takeshi sold 2,850 shares at $478.72 per share on Dec 04 ’25. Company shares held by the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer now total 55,782.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Microsoft Corporation pays an annual dividend of $3.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.71%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.87.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MSFT has a high of $555.45 and a low of $344.79.
As of this writing, MSFT has an earnings estimate of $3.86 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 33.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.12 per share and a lower estimate of $3.41. The company reported an EPS of $3.23 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s 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 $48.84, 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 4.73.
