Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Tuesday, plunged -0.09% from the previous trading day, before settling in for the closing price of $514.05. Within the past 52 weeks, MSFT’s price has moved between $344.79 and $555.45.
It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Technology sector saw sales topped by 18.80%. The company achieved an average annual earnings per share of 13.96%. With a float of $7.32 billion, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $7.43 billion.
The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 228000 workers is very important to gauge.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Insider and Institutional Ownership
Observing investor behavior towards Software – Infrastructure industry stocks is more important than anything else. The insider ownership of Microsoft Corporation is 1.47%, while institutional ownership is 73.33%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 03 ’25, was worth 75,315,121. In this transaction Chief Executive Officer of this company sold 149,205 shares at a rate of $504.78, taking the stock ownership to the 790,852 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 03 ’25, when Company’s Director proposed sale 149,205 for $505.12, making the entire transaction worth $75,366,430.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Latest Financial update
As on 9/30/2024, Multinational firm has announced its last quarter scores, in which it reported 3.3 earnings per share (EPS) for the period topping the consensus outlook (set at 3.11) by 0.19. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 3.81 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 13.96% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 16.69% during the next five years compared to 18.80% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Trading Performance Indicators
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is currently performing well based on its current performance indicators. A quick ratio of 1.35 was reported for the most recent quarter. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 13.55. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 53.31.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 13.64, a number that is poised to hit 3.66 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 18.27 in one year’s time.