In the last trading session, 21.3 million Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.03. With the company’s per share price at $458.87 changed hands at $4.6 or 1.01% during last session, the market valuation stood at $3410.57B. MSFT’s last price was a discount, traded about -2.07% off its 52-week high of $468.35. The share price had its 52-week low at $344.79, which suggests the last value was 24.86% up since then.
Analysts gave the Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 1.29. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 2 out of 40 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 0 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 3 recommended MSFT as a Hold, 34 felt it is a Buy and 1 rated the stock as Underweight.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) trade information
Instantly MSFT was in green as seen at the end of in last trading. With action 2.14%, the performance over the past five days has been green. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 8.87%, with the 5-day performance at 2.14% in the green. However, in the 30-day time frame, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is 24.77% up.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 473.5, meaning bulls need an upside of 3.09% from its current market value. According to analyst projections, MSFT’s forecast low is 470 with 595 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -29.67% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to soar -2.43% for it to hit the projected low.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) estimates and forecasts
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of 18.45%. The 2025 estimates are for Microsoft Corporation earnings to increase by 13.41%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 14.48% per year.
MSFT Dividends
Microsoft Corporation is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in June. The 0.69% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 3.16. It is important to note, however, that the 0.69% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Major holders
BLACKROCK INC. holds the second largest percentage of outstanding shares, with 7.4529% or 553.98 million shares worth $247.6 billion as of 2024-06-30.
Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Dec 31, 2024 were VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund. With 232.92 shares estimated at $106.88 billion under it, the former controlled 3.13% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund held about 2.71% of the shares, roughly 201.26 shares worth around $92.35 billion.
