Microsoft Corporation [NASDAQ: MSFT] closed the trading session at $428.15.
The stocks have a year to date performance of 13.86 percent and weekly performance of 2.39 percent. The stock has been moved at 5.37 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed -0.73 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 0.33 percent over the most recent 3-months.
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If compared to the average trading volume of 19.70M shares, MSFT reached to a volume of 17004004 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Microsoft Corporation [MSFT]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MSFT shares is $496.95 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MSFT stock is a recommendation set at 1.33. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Goldman have made an estimate for Microsoft Corporation shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on October 10, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on October 08, 2024, representing the official price target for Microsoft Corporation stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $475, while DA Davidson analysts kept a Neutral rating on MSFT stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Microsoft Corporation is set at 6.90, with the Price to Sales ratio for MSFT stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 12.99. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 11.86, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 10.16. Price to Free Cash Flow for MSFT in the course of the last twelve months was 42.97 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.27.
MSFT stock trade performance evaluation
Microsoft Corporation [MSFT] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 2.39. With this latest performance, MSFT shares dropped by -0.73% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 5.37% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 25.68% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for MSFT stock in for the last two-week period is set at 58.81, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 64.86, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 55.47 for Microsoft Corporation [MSFT]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 420.62, while it was recorded at 424.75 for the last single week of trading, and 420.02 for the last 200 days.
Microsoft Corporation [MSFT]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Microsoft Corporation’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.27 and a Current Ratio set at 1.27.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Microsoft Corporation [MSFT] stock
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Microsoft Corporation posted 2.73/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 2.42/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.31. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MSFT. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Microsoft Corporation go to 14.86%.
Microsoft Corporation [MSFT]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $73.71%, or 73.76%% of MSFT stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of MSFT stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 675.91 million shares, which is approximately 9.0958%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 553.98 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$247.6 billion in MSFT stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$134.1 billion in MSFT stock with ownership which is approximately 4.0376%.
