Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has a beta value of 1.03 and has seen 24.78 million shares traded in the last trading session. The company, currently valued at $3612.22B, closed the last trade at $486.0 per share which meant it gained $8.6 on the day or 1.80%% during that session. The MSFT stock price is 0.52% off its 52-week high price of $483.46 and 29.06% above the 52-week low of $344.79.
The consensus among analysts is that Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is Buy stock at the moment, with a recommendation rating of 1.30. 2 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, while 0 rate it as Overweight. 3 out of 40 have rated it as a Hold, with 34 advising it as a Buy. 1 have rated the stock as Underweight.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) trade information
Sporting 1.80%% in the green in last session, the stock has traded in the green over the last five days, with the highest price hit on recent trading when the MSFT stock price touched $486.0 or saw a rise of 0.36%. Year-to-date, Microsoft Corporation shares have moved 8.89%, while the 5-day performance has seen it change 2.32%. Over the past 30 days, the shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) have changed 7.39%.
Wall Street analysts have a consensus price target for the stock at $475, which means that the shares’ value could drop -2.32% from current levels. The projected low price target is $470.0 while the price target rests at a high of $595.0. In that case, then, we find that the current price level is -22.43% off the targeted high while a plunge would see the stock lose 3.29% from current levels.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) estimates and forecasts
The company’s shares have gained 6.94% over the past 6 months.
If we evaluate the company’s growth over the last 5-year and for the next 5-year period, we find that annual earnings growth was 18.45% over the past 5 years. Earnings growth for 2025 is a modest 13.50% while over the next 5 years, the company’s earnings are expected to increase by 14.53%.
MSFT Dividends
Microsoft Corporation is expected to release its next earnings report in July this year, and investors are excited at the prospect of better dividends despite the company’s debt issue. The forward dividend is 2.41 at a share yield of 0.50%. The company’s dividend yield has gone up over the past 12 months.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Major holders
The top two institutional holders are VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 675.91 million shares worth more than $302.1 billion. As of 2024-06-30, VANGUARD GROUP INC held 9.0933% of shares outstanding.
The other major institutional holder is BLACKROCK INC., with the holding of over 553.98 million shares as of 2024-06-30. The firm’s total holdings are worth over $247.6 billion and represent 7.4529% of shares outstanding.
