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In the liquidity ratio analysis; quick ratio for most recent quarter was 2.80 while current ratio for time period was 2.80. Average true range (ATR-14) of the company sets at 0.72, along with its weekly and monthly volatility of 0.84%, 1.05% respectively. MD now owns 178,592,140 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $10,286,907,000 after buying an additional 517,111 shares in the last quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services bought a new position in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $155,000.
Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT) closed at $20.95 a share in the latest session and the stock value rose nearly 4.23% since the beginning of this year. Asset Planning Services Ltd. raised its position in Microsoft by 93.0% in the first quarter. Roof Eidam & Maycock ADV now owns 33,234 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,914,000 after buying an additional 534 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Microsoft during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,334,099,000. They now have a Dollars 66 price target on the stock. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 791.3% in the fourth quarter. Segment Wealth Management LLC now owns 46,838 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,085,000 after buying an additional 3,252 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Microsoft by 1.0% in the third quarter. RNC Capital Management LLC now owns 451,403 shares of the software giant's stock worth $26,001,000 after buying an additional 49,550 shares during the period. The stock increased 3.61% or $0.69 during the last trading session, reaching $19.81. (NASDAQ:MSFT) opened at 69.04 on Wednesday.
The stock's price switched up 2.77% 20-Days Simple Moving Average, added 4.88% from 50-Days Simple Moving Average and rose 13.03% from 200 Days Simple Moving Average. The firm has a market cap of $533.02 billion, a PE ratio of 30.47 and a beta of 1.08.
Receive News & Ratings Via Email - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings with our daily email newsletter. Investors purchased 5,273 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 108% compared to the average daily volume of 42,445 call options. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has risen 19.69% since September 30, 2016 and is uptrending. The company reported the earnings of $0.73/Share in the last quarter where the estimated EPS by analysts was $0.7/share. It has a return on equity (ROE) of 25.40%. The company had revenue of $23.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.62 billion. To make a proper assessment, investors seek a sound estimate of this year's and next year's earnings per share (EPS), as well as a strong sense of how much the company will earn even farther down the road.
The company reported an impressive total revenue of 85.32 Billion in the last fiscal year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.62 EPS.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 18th will be given a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 16th. The stock's Dividend Yield stands at 2.26%.
Dividends is a reward scheme, that a company presents to its shareholders.
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Investors and Traders continue to monitor technical levels of shares of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT). Out of rating recommendations 14 have given the stock a Buy while 13 recommend the stock as Outperform. Goldman Sachs Group Inc restated a "buy" rating and issued a $72.00 price target (up from $68.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, January 27th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has an Average Brokerage Recommendation (ABR) of 1.54, according to data compiled by Zacks Investment Research. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, twenty-five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. The stock now has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $69.32. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.40, for a total value of $297,270,400.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.
