Is Microsoft stock a Buy, Sell or Hold?
Microsoft stock has received a consensus rating of buy. The average rating score is Aaa and is based on 92 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 0 sell ratings.What was the 52-week low for Microsoft stock?
The low in the last 52 weeks of Microsoft stock was 241.52. According to the current price, Microsoft is 114.13% away from the 52-week low.What was the 52-week high for Microsoft stock?
The high in the last 52 weeks of Microsoft stock was 349.65. According to the current price, Microsoft is 78.84% away from the 52-week high.What are analysts forecasts for Microsoft stock?
The 95 analysts offering price forecasts for Microsoft have a median target of 316.07, with a high estimate of 411.00 and a low estimate of 235.00. The median estimate represents a 87.21 difference from the last price of 275.65.Microsoft News More News
Microsoft Historical Prices
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Microsoft Analyst Data
Total Analysts: 95
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Price
*Price Target
Lowest: 235.00
Median: 316.07
Highest: 411.00
*The average price target includes all analyst analysis, not just the most recent analysis presented in the chart.
Microsoft Analyst Opinions
- All
- Buy
- Hold
- Sell
| 08/12/22 | Guggenheim | Maintained Hold | $292 | ||
| 07/29/22 | Wolfe Research | Maintained Buy | $275 | ||
| 07/27/22 | Cowen and Company, LLC | Maintained Buy | $320 | ||
| 07/27/22 | Deutsche Bank | Maintained Buy | $330 | ||
| 07/27/22 | J.P. Morgan | Maintained Buy | $305 | ||
| 07/27/22 | Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. | Maintained Buy | $300 | ||
| 07/27/22 | Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. | Maintained Buy | $320 | ||
| 07/27/22 | BMO Capital Markets | Maintained Buy | $320 | ||
| 07/27/22 | Citigroup Corp. | Maintained Buy | $300 | ||
| 07/26/22 | Rosenblatt | Maintained Buy | $330 | ||
| 07/25/22 | Wells Fargo & Co | Maintained Buy | $350 | ||
| 07/22/22 | Cowen and Company, LLC | Maintained Buy | $330 | ||
| 07/19/22 | Mizuho | Maintained Buy | $340 | ||
| 07/19/22 | Citigroup Corp. | Maintained Buy | $330 | ||
| 07/15/22 | BMO Capital Markets | Maintained Buy | $305 | ||
| 07/12/22 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Buy | $354 | ||
| 07/08/22 | Piper Sandler | Maintained Buy | $312 | ||
| 05/23/22 | Jefferies & Company Inc. | Maintained Buy | $325 | ||
| 04/27/22 | Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. | Maintained Buy | $340 | ||
| 04/27/22 | Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. | Maintained Buy | $350 | ||
| 04/27/22 | Deutsche Bank | Maintained Buy | $350 | ||
| 04/27/22 | Wolfe Research | Maintained Buy | $350 | ||
| 04/26/22 | BMO Capital Markets | Maintained Buy | $340 | ||
| 04/19/22 | Citigroup Corp. | Maintained Buy | $355 | ||
| 04/19/22 | Wells Fargo & Co | Maintained Buy | $400 | ||
| 01/26/22 | Citigroup Corp. | Maintained Buy | $386 | ||
| 01/26/22 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Buy | $372 | ||
| 01/26/22 | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | Maintained Buy | $340 | ||
| 01/26/22 | BMO Capital Markets | Maintained Buy | $355 | ||
| 11/16/21 | Credit Suisse | Maintained Buy | $400 | ||
| 11/02/21 | Deutsche Bank | Maintained Buy | $390 | ||
| 10/28/21 | Citigroup Corp. | Maintained Buy | $407 | ||
| 10/27/21 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Buy | $364 | ||
| 10/27/21 | Barclays Capital | Maintained Buy | $363 | ||
| 10/27/21 | Credit Suisse | Maintained Buy | $340 | ||
| 10/27/21 | Goldman Sachs | Maintained Buy | $400 | ||
| 10/27/21 | Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. | Maintained Buy | $380 | ||
| 10/27/21 | Piper Sandler | Maintained Buy | $352 | ||
| 10/20/21 | Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. | Maintained Buy | $375 | ||
| 09/17/21 | Barclays Capital | Maintained Buy | $345 | ||
| 09/17/21 | Rosenblatt | Maintained Buy | $349 | ||
| 09/14/21 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Buy | $331 | ||
| 08/20/21 | Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. | Maintained Buy | $350 | ||
| 07/29/21 | J.P. Morgan | Maintained Buy | $310 | ||
| 07/28/21 | Credit Suisse | Maintained Buy | $320 | ||
| 07/28/21 | Mizuho | Maintained Buy | $325 | ||
| 07/28/21 | Citigroup Corp. | Maintained Buy | $411 | ||
| 07/28/21 | Barclays Capital | Maintained Buy | $330 | ||
| 07/28/21 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Buy | $305 | ||
| 07/28/21 | Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. | Maintained Buy | $325 |
Microsoft Estimates* in USD
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | 220,509 | 251,612 | 288,800 | 330,541 | 358,849 |
| Dividend | 2.45 | 2.33 | 2.44 | 2.54 | 3.50 | 3.99 |
| Dividend Yield (in %) | 0.88 % | 0.84 % | 0.88 % | 0.91 % | 1.26 % | 1.44 % |
| EPS | - | 10.14 | 11.97 | 14.36 | 16.58 | 17.56 |
| P/E Ratio | 29.84 | 27.38 | 23.20 | 19.33 | 16.74 | 15.81 |
| EBIT | - | 93,376 | 107,943 | 127,741 | 141,446 | 152,511 |
| EBITDA | 99,391 | 109,041 | 126,308 | 148,138 | 168,579 | 187,499 |
| Net Profit | - | 75,825 | 88,993 | 104,961 | 120,688 | 126,763 |
| Net Profit Adjusted | - | 75,797 | 89,034 | 105,091 | 120,688 | 126,763 |
| Pre-Tax Profit | - | 93,181 | 108,344 | 128,250 | 141,607 | 152,727 |
| Net Profit (Adjusted) | 84,378 | 93,358 | 108,277 | 126,634 | - | - |
| EPS (Non-GAAP) ex. SOE | - | 10.14 | 11.97 | 14.36 | 16.58 | 17.56 |
| EPS (GAAP) | - | 10.10 | 11.91 | 14.30 | 16.26 | 17.56 |
| Gross Income | - | 151,600 | 172,775 | 199,764 | 221,066 | 246,171 |
| Cash Flow from Investing | -25,932 | -28,590 | -33,445 | -28,409 | - | - |
| Cash Flow from Operations | 89,804 | 95,937 | 113,133 | 132,411 | - | - |
| Cash Flow from Financing | -53,667 | -43,069 | -46,680 | -47,109 | - | - |
| Cash Flow per Share | 11.63 | 12.51 | 14.77 | 18.24 | - | - |
| Free Cash Flow | 66,230 | 71,363 | 85,722 | 103,320 | 109,825 | 112,230 |
| Free Cash Flow per Share | 8.78 | 9.66 | 11.39 | 11.77 | - | - |
| Book Value per Share | 24.54 | 27.59 | 39.93 | 50.10 | - | - |
| Net Debt | - | -72,413 | -104,099 | -172,088 | -131,791 | -90,831 |
| Research & Development Exp. | - | 26,880 | 29,812 | 34,103 | 38,993 | 43,421 |
| Capital Expenditure | 23,762 | 27,209 | 31,233 | 35,254 | 42,932 | 49,521 |
| Selling, General & Admin. Exp. | 28,644 | 25,550 | 28,463 | 26,115 | - | - |
| Shareholder’s Equity | 169,352 | 203,566 | 256,959 | 343,243 | 341,635 | - |
| Total Assets | 369,343 | 406,160 | 471,489 | 546,867 | - | - |
| Previous Quarter | Current Quarter |
Next Quarter ending 12/31/22 |
Current Year ending 06/30/23 |
Next Year ending 06/30/24 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Estimates | |||||
| No. of Analysts | - | - | 33 | 38 | 37 |
| Average Estimate | - | - | 2.599 USD | 10.138 USD | 11.967 USD |
| Year Ago | - | - | 2.480 USD | 9.210 USD | 10.138 USD |
| Publish Date | - | - | 7/26/2022 | - | - |
| Revenue Estimates | |||||
| No. of Analysts | - | - | 28 | 37 | 36 |
| Average Estimate | - | - | 56,518 USD | 220,509 USD | 251,612 USD |
| Year Ago | - | - | 51,728 USD | 198,270 USD | 220,509 USD |
| Publish Date | - | - | 7/26/2022 | - | - |
* Average Estimates in Million (e.g. Revenue) or per share (e.g. Dividend). Source: FactSet
Microsoft Insider Activity
| Name | Date | shares traded | shares held | Price | type (sell/buy) | option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jolla Alice L. | 07/14/2022 | 177.47 | 62,102.41 | 254.08 | Sell | No |
| Jolla Alice L. | 06/13/2022 | 116.00 | 62,279.88 | n/a | Buy | No |
| Jolla Alice L. | 05/30/2022 | 389.95 | 62,163.88 | 273.24 | Sell | No |
| Walmsley Emma N | 05/30/2022 | 64.50 | 8,968.80 | 273.24 | Sell | No |
| List Teri L. | 05/30/2022 | 215.00 | 1,654.00 | n/a | Buy | No |
| WARRIOR PADMASREE | 05/30/2022 | 215.00 | 12,787.00 | n/a | Buy | No |
| STANTON JOHN W | 05/30/2022 | 215.00 | 76,456.00 | n/a | Buy | No |
| Johnston Hugh F | 05/30/2022 | 215.00 | 6,400.00 | n/a | Buy | No |
| Walmsley Emma N | 05/30/2022 | 215.00 | 9,033.30 | n/a | Buy | No |
| SCHARF CHARLES W | 05/30/2022 | 215.00 | 42,443.00 | n/a | Buy | No |
| Jolla Alice L. | 04/17/2022 | 177.08 | 62,553.83 | 279.83 | Sell | No |
| Hogan Kathleen T | 04/11/2022 | 20.00 | 192,475.88 | n/a | Sell | No |
| Capossela Christopher C | 04/04/2022 | 2,500.00 | 99,783.30 | n/a | Sell | No |
| Althoff Judson | 03/27/2022 | 11,012.34 | 125,847.67 | 303.68 | Sell | No |
| Nadella Satya | 02/28/2022 | 7,931.00 | 809,645.25 | 296.52 | Sell | No |
| Hogan Kathleen T | 02/27/2022 | 2,498.80 | 192,421.20 | 297.31 | Sell | No |
| SMITH BRADFORD L | 02/27/2022 | 4,763.15 | 583,740.86 | 297.31 | Sell | No |
| Capossela Christopher C | 02/27/2022 | 1,852.22 | 102,351.78 | 297.31 | Sell | No |
| Althoff Judson | 02/27/2022 | 2,726.00 | 136,860.00 | 297.31 | Sell | No |
| Jolla Alice L. | 02/27/2022 | 577.05 | 62,656.22 | 297.31 | Sell | No |
| Young Christopher David | 02/27/2022 | 1,072.84 | 99,437.16 | 297.31 | Sell | No |
| Nadella Satya | 02/27/2022 | 13,214.75 | 817,576.25 | 297.31 | Sell | No |
| Hood Amy | 02/27/2022 | 6,030.95 | 486,223.06 | 297.31 | Sell | No |
| SMITH BRADFORD L | 02/14/2022 | 33,966.00 | 588,494.00 | n/a | Sell | No |
| SMITH BRADFORD L | 02/07/2022 | 27,860.00 | 622,460.00 | 304.64 | Sell | No |
Microsoft Dividend Calendar
| Date | Name | Dividend | *yield | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Microsoft Corp. | 2.48 | 0.97 | USD |
| 2021 | Microsoft Corp. | 2.24 | 0.83 | USD |
| 2020 | Microsoft Corp. | 2.04 | 1.00 | USD |
| 2019 | Microsoft Corp. | 1.84 | 1.37 | USD |
| 2018 | Microsoft Corp. | 1.68 | 1.70 | USD |
| 2017 | Microsoft Corp. | 1.56 | 2.26 | USD |
| 2016 | Microsoft Corp. | 1.44 | 2.81 | USD |
| 2015 | Microsoft Corp. | 1.24 | 2.81 | USD |
| 2014 | Microsoft Corp. | 1.12 | 2.69 | USD |
| 2013 | Microsoft Corp. | 0.92 | 2.66 | USD |
| 2012 | Microsoft Corp. | 0.80 | 2.62 | USD |
| 2011 | Microsoft Corp. | 0.64 | 2.46 | USD |
| 2010 | Microsoft Corp. | 0.52 | 2.26 | USD |
| 2009 | Microsoft Corp. | 0.52 | 2.19 | USD |
| 2008 | Microsoft Corp. | 0.44 | 1.60 | USD |
| 2007 | Microsoft Corp. | 0.40 | 1.36 | USD |
| 2006 | Microsoft Corp. | 0.35 | 1.50 | USD |
| 2005 | Microsoft Corp. | 3.40 | 13.69 | USD |
| 2004 | Microsoft Corp. | 0.16 | 0.56 | USD |
| 2003 | Microsoft Corp. | 0.08 | 0.31 | USD |
| 2002 | Microsoft Corp. | - | - | USD |
| 2001 | Microsoft Corp. | - | - | USD |
| 2000 | Microsoft Corp. | - | - | USD |
| 1999 | Microsoft Corp. | - | - | USD |
*Yield of the Respective Date
Microsoft Corp. Calendar
| Event | Estimate | Info | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Report | - | Q1 2023 Earnings Release | 10/26/2022 |
| Earnings Report | - | Q2 2023 Earnings Release | 01/24/2023 |
| Earnings Report | - | Q3 2023 Earnings Release | 04/27/2023 |
| Earnings Report | - | Q4 2023 Earnings Release | 07/20/2023 |
Microsoft Corp. Past Events
| Event | Actual EPS | Info | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Report | 2.480 USD | Q4 2022 Earnings Release | 07/26/2022 |
| Shareholders' Meeting | - | - | 11/30/2021 |
Microsoft Stock Snapshot
275.53
Bid
100.00
Bid Size
275.56
Ask
100.00
Ask Size
8/24/2022
Date
1:36 PM
Time
2.04 M
Volume
276.44
Prev. Close
275.53
Open
2,073.30 B
Market Cap
7.46 B
Number of Shares
275.18
Day Low
277.21
Day High
275.55
241.52
52 Week Low
349.65
52 Week High
275.55
2.45
Dividend
0.88
Dividend Yield
28.05
P/E Ratio
98.48
Free Float in %
24.54
Book Value per Share
11.63
Cash Flow per Share
Microsoft Profile
Microsoft Corp. engages in the development and support of software, services, devices, and solutions. It operates through the following business segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment consists of Office Commercial (Office 365 subscriptions, the Office 365 portion of Microsoft 365 Commercial subscriptions, and Office licensed on-premises), Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 Security and Compliance, and Skype for Business, Office Consumer, including Microsoft 365 Consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other Office services, LinkedIn, including Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Premium Subscriptions, Sales Solutions, and Learning Solutions, Dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, comprising a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, Customer Insights, Power Apps, and Power Automate, and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment consists of Server products and cloud services, including Azure and other cloud services, SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs), and Nuance and GitHub, Enterprise Services, including Enterprise Support Services, Microsoft Consulting Services, and Nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment consists of Windows, including Windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system, Windows Commercial, comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, Windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings, patent licensing, and Windows Internet of Things, Devices, including Surface and PC accessories, Gaming, including Xbox hardware and Xbox content and services, comprising digital transactions, Xbox Game Pass and other subscriptions, video games, third-party video game royalties, cloud services, and advertising, Search and news advertising. The company was founded by Paul Gardner Allen and William Henry Gates, III in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA. .
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Microsoft Shareholder
| Owner | in % |
|---|---|
| Freefloat | 97.82 |
| William H. Gates | 1.37 |
Shareholder percentage totals can add to more than 100% because some holders are included in the free float.
Microsoft Management
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Keith Ranger Dolliver | Assistant Secretary |
| Emilio Matt | Business Development Director |
| Bill Duff | CFO-Operating Systems Group |
| Kirk Koenigsbauer | COO & VP-Experiences & Devices Group |
| Hemma Prafullchandra | CTO |
| Lorraine G. Bardeen | CTO-World Wide Enterprise & Commercial Industries |
| Vasu Jakkal | CVP-Security, Compliance & Identity Marketing |
| Satya Nadella | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Hsiao Wuen Hon | Chairman-Asia Pacific R&D, Vice President |
| Alice L. Jolla | Chief Accounting Officer & Vice President |
| Judson Althoff | Chief Commercial Officer & Executive VP |
| Jacqueline Wright | Chief Digital Officer-US Business & Vice President |
| Phil Spencer | Chief Executive Officer-Gaming |
| Amy E. Hood | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President |
| David M. O'Hara | Chief Financial Officer-Online Services Division |
| Kathleen T. Hogan | Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP |
| Christopher C. Capossela | Chief Marketing Officer & EVP-Consumer Business |
| Bobby Satyadev Yerramilli-Rao | Chief Strategy Officer & VP-Corporate Strategy |
| James Kevin Scott | Chief Technology Officer & Executive VP |
| Ann Johnson | Corporate VP-Security, Compliance & Identity |
| Pete Villano | Dir-Azure Gov Affairs-Innovation & Policy Center |
| Rebecca Benavides | Dir-Legal Bus & Strat-Corp., Ext & Legal Aff. Dept |
| Claudia Roessler | Director-Agriculture Strategic Partnerships |
| Cécile Ferreboeuf Clayes | Director-Business Development |
| Bernard Dakar | Director-Business Process Transformation |
| Kathryn Willson | Director-Cities Solutions |
| Chris Carper | Director-Customer Success |
| Jane Meseck | Director-Global Citizenship & Public Affairs |
| Colin Masson | Director-Global Industry Marketing & Manufacturing |
| Rick Zak | Director-Justice & Public Safety Solutions |
| Parul Bhandari | Director-Partner Strategy |
| Dawn James | Director-US Sustainability |
| Christopher D. Young | EVP-Business Development, Strategy & Ventures |
| Kate Steele | Executive Communications Director |
| Joseph D. Rozek | Executive Director-Homeland Security |
| Scott Guthrie | Executive VP-Microsoft Cloud & AI Group |
| Jean-Philippe Courtois | Executive Vice President |
| Panos Panay | Executive Vice President |
| David Sanders | General Manager |
| Tony Shakib | General Manager & Partner-Azure IoT Engineering |
| Chia Pin Tu | General Manager-Beijing |
| Gail B. Giacobbe | General Manager-Customer Success Engineering |
| Renee Wonlai Lo | General Manager-Data & Artificial Intelligence |
| Brett Iversen | General Manager-Investor Relations |
| Jair Clarke | Global Chief Technology Officer-Commercial Systems |
| Bhavana Bartholf | Global Head-Business Development |
| Michael T. Ford | Head-Global Real Estate & Security |
| Teri L. List-Stoll | Independent Director |
| Penny Sue Pritzker | Independent Director |
| John W. Stanton | Independent Director |
| Reid G. Hoffman | Independent Director |
| Charles William Scharf | Independent Director |
| Helmut Gunter Wilhelm Panke | Independent Director |
| Carlos A. Rodriguez | Independent Director |
| Padmasree Y. Warrior | Independent Director |
| Sandra E. Peterson | Independent Director |
| Hugh F. Johnston | Independent Director |
| Emma N. Walmsley | Independent Director |
| John Wendell Thompson | Lead Independent Director |
| Karsten Aagaard | Manager-Prototyping Outsource |
| Sháka Rasheed | Managing Director & GM-Capital Markets |
| Tan Desney | Managing Director-Health, Life Science R&D |
| Thomas Lee | Microsoft Azure Customer Advisory Board Member |
| Pietro Oriani | Partner |
| J. J. Zhuang | Partner Architect |
| Bradford L. Smith | President & Chief Legal Officer |
| David Rhew | President & Chief Medical Officer-Healthcare |
| Julia Liuson | President-Developer Division |
| Ahmed Jamil Mazhari | President-Microsoft Asia & Vice President |
| Samer Ltaif | President-Middle East & Africa Region |
| Deb Cupp | President-North America |
| Martin Sacchi | Principal |
| Carolyn Frantz | Secretary & Deputy General Counsel |
| Annica Elmehagen Lundquist | Senior Account Executive |
| Khadija Mustafa | Senior Director |
| William O’Leary | Senior Director & Chief Health Policy Officer |
| Ja-Chin Lee | Senior Director-Energy Strategy |
| Paula H. Boyd | Senior Director-Government & Regulatory Affairs |
| Brian Kurt Tuskan | Senior Director-Security Technology |
| Giuseppe Mangiacotti | Senior Manager-Finance |
| Scott Schnoll | Senior Manager-Product Marketing |
| Edward Kerbs | Senior Manager-Worldwide Rewards & Recognition |
| Jeffrey B. Yapp | Strategic Partner |
| Lakecia N. Gunter | VP, GM-IoT Global & Strategic Engagement |
| Rani Borkar | VP-Azure Hardware Systems & Infrastructure |
| Shelley Bransten | VP-Global Retail & Consumer Goods Industries |
| Brendan Burns | Vice President |
| Saurabh Tiwary | Vice President |
| Deirdre Quarnstrom | Vice President |
| Gayle Sheppard | Vice President |
| Jeff Teper | Vice President |
| Lila Alexey Tretikov | Vice President & Deputy Chief Technology Officer |
| Lori Wright | Vice President & General Manager-Gaming Business |
| Erin Chapple | Vice President-Azure Core |
| Omar P. Abbosh | Vice President-Cross Industry Solution |
| Mala Anand | Vice President-Customer Experience & Success |
| Darryl K. Willis | Vice President-Energy |
| Rubén Caballero | Vice President-Engineering |
| Sarah R. Bond | Vice President-Gaming Ecosystem |
| Takuya Hirano | Vice President-Global Service Partner Business |
| Gregory J. Moore | Vice President-Health Technology & Alliances |
| Joy Chik | Vice President-Identity Division |
| Barbara Holzapfel | Vice President-Microsoft Education |
| David Porter | Vice President-Microsoft Store |
| Yusuf I. Mehdi | Vice President-Modern Life & Devices Group |
| Tuula Rytila | Vice President-Seattle Division |
| Edna Conway | Vice President-Security & Risk |
| William Stasior | Vice President-Technology |
| Patricia Obermaier | Vice President-US Health & Life Science |
| Gail Thomas | Vice President-US Public Sector |
| Mary Ellen Smith | Vice President-Worldwide Business Operations |
| William A. Borden | Vice President-Worldwide Financial Services |