The stock of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has seen a 7.19% increase in the past week, with a 3.29% gain in the past month, and a -2.49% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.11%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.80% for MSFT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.65% for MSFT’s stock, with a 4.46% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is 36.49x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MSFT is 0.89. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 14 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for MSFT is 7.32B and currently, short sellers hold a 0.90% of that float. On September 16, 2024, MSFT’s average trading volume was 19.80M shares.
MSFT) stock’s latest price update
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)’s stock price has plunge by 0.84relation to previous closing price of 427.00. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 7.19% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. barrons.com reported 2024-09-15 that Bridgewater Associates slashed a stake in Apple, halved its Lilly investment, doubled down on Microsoft, and bought Moderna in the second quarter.
Analysts’ Opinion of MSFT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MSFT stocks, with New Street repeating the rating for MSFT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MSFT in the upcoming period, according to New Street is $570 based on the research report published on June 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MSFT reach a price target of $500, previously predicting the price at $450. The rating they have provided for MSFT stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on June 07th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to MSFT, setting the target price at $480 in the report published on April 17th of the current year.
MSFT Trading at 1.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MSFT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.06% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.11%, as shares surge +2.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.55% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MSFT rose by +7.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $415.92. In addition, Microsoft Corporation saw 14.51% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MSFT starting from Numoto Takeshi, who sale 2,500 shares at the price of $411.04 back on Sep 10 ’24. After this action, Numoto Takeshi now owns 50,000 shares of Microsoft Corporation, valued at $1,027,608 using the latest closing price.
Hogan Kathleen T, the EVP, Chief Human Resources Off of Microsoft Corporation, sale 17,378 shares at $411.85 during a trade that took place back on Sep 10 ’24, which means that Hogan Kathleen T is holding 150,161 shares at $7,156,892 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MSFT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.45 for the present operating margin
- 0.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for Microsoft Corporation stands at 0.36. The total capital return value is set at 0.28. Equity return is now at value 37.13, with 19.07 for asset returns.
Based on Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.18 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 37.29.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 131.72 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.6. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 13.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.27.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
