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Microsoft Stock

Microsoft Corporation

MSFTNASDAQBeobachtung
US$529.05
-1.9% today

Company data

Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Country
United States
CEO
Satya Nadella
Employees
223,000
Market cap
$3.93 T
IPO
13/03/1986

Microsoft Corporation is a global company in the Technology / Software - Infrastructure sector based in the USA. The business of MSFT is divided into its Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing divisions. While productivity software providers such as Office 365 and LinkedIn…

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Microsoft stock: price history

16/10/25+3.4 %16/10/26

1D

-1.9%

1W

-1.1%

1M

+7.9%

6M

+25.1%

YTD

+9.4%

1Y

+3.4%

2Y

+27.1%

5Y

+73.9%

10Y

+817.5%

Next earnings date

Next earnings date

28/10/2026 (in 11 days)

Volatility around earnings

~53% stronger price swings than usual

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Business model & megatrends

Business model

Robust business model that benefits noticeably from at least one megatrend.

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Microsoft Corporation is a diversified technology company with primary focus on cloud computing, software, and hardware. The business model encompasses the provision of productivity applications such as Office 365, cloud infrastructure services through Azure, and operating systems like Windows. Additionally, the company generates revenues through hardware (Surface, Xbox), online advertising, and licensing fees. Market position is supported by an extensive ecosystem serving individual users and enterprises as well as digital platforms such as GitHub and LinkedIn.

Revenue model
Hardware sales
Recurring revenue
High
Pricing power
Weak
Moat
None
Moat type
None
Capital intensity
Low
Customer concentration
Low

Suppliers & customers in our universe

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Analyst assessment of Microsoft

PRICE TARGET LOW

US$440.00

CONSENSUS

US$591.58

MEDIAN

US$600.00

PRICE TARGET HIGH

US$725.00

0

STRONG BUY

68

BUY

15

HOLD

0

SELL

0

STRONG SELL

83

TOTAL · Buy

As of: 16/10/2026

ANALYST FIRMRATINGACTIONDATE
StoneXBuymaintain16/10/2026
JefferiesBuymaintain15/10/2026
MizuhoOutperformmaintain15/10/2026
UBSBuymaintain15/10/2026
CitigroupBuymaintain15/10/2026
TD CowenBuymaintain15/10/2026
BarclaysOverweightmaintain13/10/2026
Evercore ISI GroupOutperformmaintain07/10/2026

Microsoft stock metrics

P/E

29.39

P/B

8.88

EV/EBITDA

19

RETURN ON EQUITY

8.1%

NET MARGIN

39.7%

DEBT/EQUITY

0.29

DIVIDEND YIELD

0.7%

AS OF

30/06/2026

Free float & liquidity

FREE FLOAT

99.9%

FLOAT SHARES

7,414,555,684

AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)

21,369,778

Insider transactions (SEC)

ROLETRANSACTIONSHARESPRICEPLAN TYPEDATE

Coleman Amy

OfficerTax settlement32533.69Spontaneous15/10/2026

Hood Amy

OfficerSale991546.51Pre-planned14/10/2026

Hood Amy

OfficerSale3,387544.8Pre-planned14/10/2026

Hood Amy

OfficerSale2,927545.77Pre-planned14/10/2026

Numoto Takeshi

OfficerGrant11,569–Spontaneous17/09/2026
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Attention

18 mentions today in US forums, 47% fewer than yesterdayPrice since yesterday: -1.9%

Search (Google Trends)

29/0711/0824/08

Forums (Reddit)

17/0901/1016/10

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Institutional holders

FUND / INSTITUTIONSHARESCHANGEAS OF
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.9,696,475-748,18130/09/2026
Ninety One UK Ltd5,257,127-311,16630/09/2026
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC3,157,174+454,38830/09/2026
FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/2,217,837-18,82730/09/2026
Czech National Bank2,133,538+19,12130/09/2026
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Dividends & Stock splits

Dividends

EX-DATEPAY DATEAMOUNTYIELD
19/11/202610/12/2026US$0.980.7 %
20/08/202610/09/2026US$0.910.8 %
21/05/202611/06/2026US$0.910.8 %
19/02/202612/03/2026US$0.910.9 %
20/11/202511/12/2025US$0.910.7 %
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Stock splits

DATERATIO
18/02/20032:1
29/03/19992:1
23/02/19982:1
09/12/19962:1
23/05/19942:1
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Frequently asked questions about Microsoft stock

What does Microsoft do?

Microsoft Corporation is a company in the Technology sector, Software - Infrastructure industry, headquartered in United States.

The CEO is Satya Nadella, the company employs around 223,000 people.

The IPO was on 13/03/1986; the stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker MSFT.

What do analysts say about Microsoft stock?

83 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 16/10/2026).

The average price target is US$591.58, ranging from US$440.00 to US$725.00, with a median of US$600.00.

This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.

When does Microsoft report next?

The next earnings date is 28/10/2026.

Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 53% stronger than usual.

Does Microsoft pay a dividend?

Yes. The last dividend was US$0.98 per share, ex-date 19/11/2026, paid on 10/12/2026.

The dividend yield is 0.7% (as of 30/06/2026).

Which stocks are comparable to Microsoft?

Comparable stocks include Palantir Technologies, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike Holdings, Fortinet, Cloudflare, Synopsys and Block.

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