On Tuesday, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) opened higher 0.33% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $474.82. Price fluctuations for MSFT have ranged from $344.79 to $555.45 over the past 52 weeks.
A company in the Technology sector has jumped its sales by 18.80% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 17.91% at the time writing. With a float of $7.32 billion, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $7.43 billion.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Software – Infrastructure industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Microsoft Corporation is 1.47%, while institutional ownership is 74.59%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Apr 23 ’25, was worth 1,450,221. In this transaction Vice Chair and President of this company bought 3,842 shares at a rate of $377.46, taking the stock ownership to the 455,439 shares. Before that another transaction happened on May 05 ’25, when Company’s Vice Chair and President sold 3,812 for $438.82, making the entire transaction worth $1,672,781. This insider now owns 451,597 shares in total.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 3.1) by 0.13. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 3.92 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 17.91% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 17.87% during the next five years compared to 18.80% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.39. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 12.05. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 45.38.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 14.06, a number that is poised to hit 3.91 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 18.76 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 25.22 million. That was better than the volume of 22.24 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 18.69%.
During the past 100 days, Microsoft Corporation’s (MSFT) raw stochastic average was set at 12.70%, which indicates a significant decrease from 24.36% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 6.86 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 8.33 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $502.78, while its 200-day Moving Average is $472.73. However, in the short run, Microsoft Corporation’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $479.23. Second resistance stands at $482.06. The third major resistance level sits at $486.24. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $472.22, it is likely to go to the next support level at $468.04. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $465.21.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Key Stats
There are currently 7,432,378K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 3540.71 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 281,724 M according to its annual income of 101,832 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 77,673 M and its income totaled 27,747 M.
