Microsoft Corporation [NASDAQ: MSFT] gained 1.14% or 4.77 points to close at $423.35 with a heavy trading volume of 15897315 shares.
The daily chart for MSFT points out that the company has recorded -9.46% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 20.70M shares, MSFT reached to a volume of 15897315 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying 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 $507.21 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 1.26. 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.
BMO Capital Markets have made an estimate for Microsoft Corporation shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on October 31, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Goldman dropped their target price from $515 to $500. The new note on the price target was released on October 10, 2024, representing the official price target for Microsoft Corporation stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Microsoft Corporation is set at 7.99, with the Price to Sales ratio for MSFT stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 12.52. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 10.94, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 10.43. Price to Free Cash Flow for MSFT in the course of the last twelve months was 43.81 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.29.
Trading performance analysis for MSFT stock
Microsoft Corporation [MSFT] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -3.37. With this latest performance, MSFT shares dropped by -1.82% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -9.46% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 14.23% 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 41.53, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 36.66, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 44.89 for Microsoft Corporation [MSFT]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 428.46, while it was recorded at 423.76 for the last single week of trading, and 425.18 for the last 200 days.
Microsoft Corporation [MSFT]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Microsoft Corporation’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.29 and a Current Ratio set at 1.30.
Microsoft Corporation [MSFT]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 13.74%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Microsoft Corporation [MSFT]
There are presently around $73.53%, or 73.57%% 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%.
