Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing.
Microsoft stock last closed at $416.56, up 0.69% from the previous day, and has increased 34.61% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Software - Infrastructure industry by 0.1 percentage points. Microsoft stock is currently +34.61% from its 52-week low of $309.45, and -3.31% from its 52-week high of $430.82.
There are currently 7.43B shares of MSFT outstanding. The market capitalization of MSFT is $3.10T. In the last 24 hours, 14.22M MSFT shares were traded.
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Out of 25 Wall Street analysts who monitor MSFT, the consensus analyst rating on MSFT is a Strong Buy
Please note that analyst ratings are not recommendations, nor are they investment advice.
Kirk Materne, a top 19% analyst from Evercore ISI Group maintains MSFT with a buy rating and raises their MSFT price target from $475.00 to $485.00, on Apr 26, 2024.
Mark Murphy, a top 10% analyst from JP Morgan maintains MSFT with a strong buy rating and raises their MSFT price target from $440.00 to $470.00, on Apr 26, 2024.
Mark Moerdler, a top 23% analyst from Bernstein maintains MSFT with a buy rating and raises their MSFT price target from $465.00 to $489.00, on Apr 26, 2024.
Brent A. Bracelin, a top 2% analyst from Piper Sandler reiterates MSFT with a strong buy rating and raises their MSFT price target from $455.00 to $465.00, on Apr 26, 2024.
Piper Sandler's Brent A. Bracelin raised their price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) by 2.2% from $455 to $465 on 2024/04/26. The analyst reiterated their Strong Buy rating on the stock.
Bracelin's update followed an assessment of Microsoft's 2024/04/25-dated Q4 2023 earnings report and participation in the earnings call.
The analyst reported that Piper Sandler's price target hike was catalyzed by the strong secular tailwinds in AI and cloud computing, which accelerated Azure revenue growth by 31%.
The firm's optimistic view on Microsoft was strengthened by the company's accelerating growth and the leadership's dedication to maintaining a 43% or higher operating margin in the upcoming year, even in a period of high capital investment, Bracelin noted.
For Q3 2024, Microsoft reported:
Management guided:
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Chairman & CEO Satya Nadella commented: “Microsoft Copilot and the Copilot stack are orchestrating a new era of AI transformation, driving better business outcomes across every role and industry.”
Executive VP & CFO Amy Hood added, “This quarter, Microsoft Cloud revenue was $35.1B, up 23% Y/Y, driven by strong execution by our sales teams and partners.”
Tyler Radke, a top 11% analyst from Citigroup maintains MSFT with a strong buy rating and lowers their MSFT price target from $480.00 to $475.00, on Apr 18, 2024.
You can dig deeper into what analysts are saying on the Microsoft stock forecast page.
Last year, MSFT earnings were $86.18B. During the past 5 year, MSFT's earnings have grown by 20.62% per year. This was slower than the Software - Infrastructure industry average of 143.35%.
Last year, MSFT revenue was $236.58B. During the last five year, MSFT's revenue has grown by 14.12% per year. This was slower than the Software - Infrastructure industry average of 18.7%.
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In the past 12 months, executives and large shareholders at MSFT have sold more shares than they have bought.
Alice L. Jolla, Chief Accounting Officer of MSFT, was the latest MSFT insider to sell. They sold $74,676.30 worth of MSFT shares on Apr 15, 2024.
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Microsoft pays a dividend of 0.69%, compared to the Software - Infrastructure industry's average dividend yield of 2.2%. If you owned $1,000 worth of MSFT stock, you would have received $6.87 in the past 12 months.
Microsoft dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Find more data about Microsoft dividend yield and history here.
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