Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shares Rebounded 23.37% From Their Lows – But Can They Continue?

In recent trading session, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) saw 5.82 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 1.02. Company’s recent per share price level of $449.95 trading at -$3.18 or -0.70% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $3344.24B. That most recent trading price of MSFT’s stock is at a discount of -4.09% from its 52-week high price of $468.35 and is indicating a premium of 23.37% from its 52-week low price of $344.79.

For Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 1.30. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 40 analysts covering the stock, 2 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 3 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 34 see the stock as a Buy. 1 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) trade information

Upright in the red during last session for losing -0.70%, in the last five days MSFT remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Thursday, 05/15/25 when the stock touched $449.95 price level, adding 1.37% to its value on the day. Microsoft Corporation’s shares saw a change of 6.75% in year-to-date performance and have moved 2.56% in past 5-day. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) showed a performance of 21.08% in past 30-days.

Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 473.5 to the stock, which implies a rise of 4.97% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting 470 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 595. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -4.46% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -4.46% for stock’s current value.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 18.45% during past 5 years. In 2025, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around 13.41% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 14.48%.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Major holders

VANGUARD GROUP INC is the top institutional holder at MSFT for having 675.91 million shares of worth $302.1 billion. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 9.0933 of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is BLACKROCK INC., which was holding about 553.98 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 7.4529 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $247.6 billion.

On the other hand, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Dec 31, 2024 , the former fund manager was holding 232.92 shares of worth $104.75 billion or 3.13% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 201.26 shares on Dec 31, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $90.51 billion in the company or a holder of 2.71% of company’s stock.