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Microsoft Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ in the Technology sector while operating in the Software – Infrastructure industry. The current market capitalization of Microsoft Corporation is $3144.46B. A total of 21.08 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 20.00M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Hogan Kathleen T sold 21,955 shares of MSFT for 403.96 per share on Mar 11 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Human Resources Off now owns 159,764 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 11 ’24, Althoff Judson sold 10,000 shares at 403.65 per share. MSFT shares that EVP, Chief Commercial Officer owns now total 129,949.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Nadella Satya disposed of 1,276 shares on Mar 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $410.94. This resulted in the Chief Executive Officer holding 801,331 shares of MSFT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MICROSOFT CORP sold 1,000,000 shares at $1.95 per share on Feb 22 ’24. Company shares held by the 10% Owner now total 11,677,398.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Microsoft Corporation pays an annual dividend of $3.61, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.85%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.66. MSFT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 5/15/2024 when it declared a $0.75 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/14/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2/14/2024. The MSFT stock dividend was $0.75 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MSFT has a high of $430.82 and a low of $307.59.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MSFT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $104.75B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $61.27B in debt and $95.08B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $34.06, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $166.54B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MSFT is Buy with a score of 4.86.
