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Microsoft Corporation is a software - infrastructure business based in the US. Microsoft Corporation shares (MSFT) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $418.74 – an increase of 0.31% over the previous week. Microsoft Corporation employs 228,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $245.1 billion.
| Latest market close | $418.74 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $321.97 - $467.51 |
| 50-day moving average | $417.75 |
| 200-day moving average | $417.64 |
| Wall St. target price | $495.97 |
| PE ratio | 35.3413 |
| Dividend yield | $3 (0.8%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $11.78 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $418.74 from 2024-10-15
| 1 week (2024-10-09) | 0.31% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-16) | -2.92% |
| 3 months (2024-07-16) | -6.85% |
| 6 months (2024-04-16) | 1.00% |
| 1 year (2023-10-16) | 25.88% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-14) | 86.37% |
| 3 years (2021-10-15) | 41.19% |
| 5 years (2019-10-16) | 204.39% |
Valuing Microsoft Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Microsoft Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Microsoft Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 35x. In other words, Microsoft Corporation shares trade at around 35x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Microsoft Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.2517. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Microsoft Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Microsoft Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $129.4 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Microsoft Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $245.1 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 43.14% |
| Gross profit TTM | $165.4 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 14.8% |
| Return on equity TTM | 37.13% |
| Profit margin | 35.96% |
| Book value | $36.12 |
| Market Capitalization | $3.1 trillion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Microsoft Corporation.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 18.94
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Microsoft Corporation's overall score of 18.94 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 11st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Microsoft Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 2.97/100
Microsoft Corporation's environmental score of 2.97 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Microsoft Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 11.87/100
Microsoft Corporation's social score of 11.87 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Microsoft Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 6.59/100
Microsoft Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Microsoft Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Microsoft Corporation scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Microsoft Corporation hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Microsoft Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 18.94 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 11.18 |
| Environmental score | 2.97 |
| Environmental score percentile | 6 |
| Social score | 11.87 |
| Social score percentile | 6 |
| Governance score | 6.59 |
| Governance score percentile | 6 |
| Level of controversy | 3 |
Dividend payout ratio: 25.4% of net profits
Recently Microsoft Corporation has paid out, on average, around 25.4% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.8% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Microsoft Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0.8% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Microsoft Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $3 per share.
While Microsoft Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Microsoft Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Microsoft Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 11 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 20 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Microsoft Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 17 February 2003. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Microsoft Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Microsoft Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Microsoft Corporation's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Microsoft Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $321.9732 up to $467.5074. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Microsoft Corporation's is 0.896. This would suggest that Microsoft Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers 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; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores.
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