Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is 12.20% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $275.37 and a high of $430.82 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The MSFT stock was last observed hovering at around $427.93 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -6.03%.
Currently trading at $421.90, the stock is -0.29% and 1.78% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 19.18 million and changing -1.41% at the moment leaves the stock 15.44% off its SMA200. MSFT registered 48.82% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 26.92%.
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The stock witnessed a 1.64% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 9.69%, and is -0.85% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 1.27% over the week and 1.42% over the month.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has around 221000 employees, a market worth around $3134.90B and $227.58B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 38.16 and Fwd P/E is 31.50. Profit margin for the company is 36.27%. Distance from 52-week low is 53.21% and -2.07% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (26.13%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 18.95% this year.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 7.43B, and float is at 7.32B with Short Float at 0.76%.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Hogan Kathleen T,the company’sEVP, Chief Human Resources Off. SEC filings show that Hogan Kathleen T sold 21,955 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 11 ’24 at a price of $403.96 per share for a total of $8.87 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 0.16 million shares.
Microsoft Corporation disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Mar 11 ’24 that Althoff Judson (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold a total of 10,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Mar 11 ’24 and was made at $403.65 per share for $4.04 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.13 million shares of the MSFT stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 01 ’24, Nadella Satya (Chief Executive Officer) disposed off 1,276 shares at an average price of $410.94 for $0.52 million. The insider now directly holds 801,331 shares of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT).
