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NASDAQ · MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
$505.06
Up+$8.69 (+1.75%)
Updated Aug 28, 2026, 7:53 AM
SID Score
7.1/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
59/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 3.59T
- P/E ratio
- 34.27
- Dividend yield
- 0.85%
- 52-week range
- $349.20 – $513.73
- Volume
- 28.67M
- Avg. volume
- 24.76M
Price performance
MSFT price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
MSFT closed at $505.06 after 21 trading sessions, up 11.96% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $505.06
- Period change
- +11.96%
- Period low
- $451.10
- Period high
- $506.06
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | $494.88 | $506.48 | $490.08 | $505.06 | 28.67M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $487.85 | $497.40 | $487.31 | $496.37 | 20.76M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $485.44 | $492.435 | $484.30 | $491.71 | 19.52M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $483.205 | $490.605 | $481.86 | $487.31 | 17.23M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $479.88 | $486.36 | $478.53 | $483.24 | 22.51M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $483.30 | $484.16 | $479.50 | $481.15 | 20.02M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $480.065 | $489.30 | $479.36 | $484.31 | 19.96M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $481.54 | $484.27 | $477.1505 | $481.63 | 24.09M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $490.14 | $492.66 | $478.41 | $480.35 | 29.64M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $496.355 | $500.01 | $493.92 | $495.40 | 16.22M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $493.265 | $501.34 | $493.01 | $496.88 | 23.04M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $499.99 | $501.50 | $491.52 | $492.43 | 29M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $504.33 | $505.33 | $499.55 | $503.81 | 23.05M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $503.44 | $513.73 | $502.27 | $506.06 | 31.21M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $499.21 | $505.18 | $498.73 | $499.99 | 28.85M |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $488.55 | $501.555 | $488.52 | $499.86 | 36.44M |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $496.355 | $498.24 | $485.68 | $487.46 | 33.39M |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $480.90 | $499.4399 | $479.17 | $492.81 | 50.46M |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $476.125 | $491.65 | $475.00 | $487.65 | 66.77M |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $450.00 | $466.84 | $449.33 | $464.72 | 60.85M |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $437.90 | $458.69 | $432.44 | $451.10 | 110.16M |
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Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $643.76
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 33
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Tigress Financial | Buy | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Overweight | — |
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Microsoft Corporation Stock Performance
Microsoft Corporation shares traded at $496.37, reflecting a single-day decline of approximately 0.93%, per SID market data. Despite the near-term pullback, MSFT has demonstrated strong momentum over the trailing one-month period with a gain of $26.37 and a three-month advance of $18.19, according to Massive/Polygon data. The stock is trading well above both its 50-day moving average of $423.80 and its 200-day moving average of $416.67, indicating a sustained bullish technical posture. The 14-day relative strength index stands at 53.0, suggesting the stock occupies neutral territory without overbought or oversold conditions. Microsoft's trailing twelve-month performance shows a more modest gain of 3.27%, reflecting a period of consolidation relative to recent acceleration. The company's market capitalization stands at approximately $3.59 trillion, with average daily trading volume of 24.76 million shares and a beta of 1.07.
Microsoft Corporation Valuation Analysis
Microsoft Corporation currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.27, positioning it at a premium relative to the broader market, per SID market data. The stock's PEG ratio of 11.45 indicates that the current earnings multiple is significantly elevated relative to the company's projected growth rate, according to SEC filings. The price-to-book ratio stands at 9.90, while the price-to-sales ratio registers at 12.33, both reflecting the substantial premium investors assign to Microsoft's technology franchise and recurring revenue streams. The company offers a dividend yield of approximately 0.70%, providing a modest income component to total shareholder return. Within the Technology sector, Microsoft's valuation metrics reflect the market's pricing of its dominant positions in cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, and artificial intelligence capabilities. These multiples are consistent with a large-cap technology company commanding a $3.59 trillion market capitalization amid continued revenue expansion across its business segments.
Smart Money Activity for MSFT
Microsoft Corporation registers a composite smart money score of 59, signaling a neutral overall stance among sophisticated market participants, per SID market data. Institutional positioning is exceptionally strong at 25 out of 25, indicating maximum bullish conviction from large fund managers tracked via 13F institutional filings. Congressional trading activity is similarly elevated at 24.9 out of 25, reflecting near-peak acquisition levels among lawmakers disclosing transactions. In contrast, the insider score stands at 0.0 out of 25, the lowest possible reading, despite SEC Form 4 filings showing 20 insider transactions over the past 90 days, comprising 13 purchases and 7 sales. The net buying pattern among insiders has not translated into a bullish insider signal within the scoring framework. Dark pool activity registers at 9.2 out of 25, suggesting below-average institutional block trade interest in off-exchange venues. The divergence between maximum institutional and congressional scores versus minimal insider conviction creates the neutral composite reading.
Microsoft Corporation Earnings Outlook
Microsoft Corporation has delivered consistent earnings beats across its most recent reporting periods, according to company earnings reports. In the fiscal quarter reported on July 29, 2026, Microsoft posted earnings per share of $4.74 against analyst estimates of $4.23, representing a positive surprise of $0.51, or approximately 12.1%. The prior quarter reported on April 29, 2026, showed EPS of $4.27 versus estimates of $4.07, a beat of $0.20. The January 28, 2026, report similarly exceeded expectations with actual EPS of $4.14 compared to the consensus estimate of $3.86, delivering a $0.28 upside surprise. Looking ahead, analyst estimates project EPS of $4.04 for the upcoming quarter anticipated on February 4, 2026. The sequential earnings trajectory from $4.14 to $4.27 to $4.74 demonstrates accelerating profitability. Microsoft has not missed consensus estimates in any of its three most recently completed quarters, underscoring operational execution.
Wall Street Analyst Ratings for MSFT
Wall Street consensus on Microsoft Corporation remains uniformly bullish, with all five most recent analyst actions reaffirming positive ratings, per Wall Street analyst reports. On August 12, 2026, Wells Fargo maintained its Overweight rating on MSFT, consistent with its prior stance. Tigress Financial reiterated a Buy rating on August 5, 2026, while three firms issued concurrent Overweight reaffirmations on July 30, 2026: Cantor Fitzgerald, Barclays, and Piper Sandler, according to SID consensus data. Notably, none of the recent analyst actions involved upgrades or downgrades, with each firm maintaining its previously established positive outlook. The clustering of reaffirmations around the late July earnings report suggests that Microsoft's $4.74 EPS result, which exceeded estimates by $0.51, reinforced existing bullish theses. The absence of any Hold, Underweight, or Sell ratings among recent coverage updates reflects broad institutional confidence in Microsoft's forward growth trajectory across cloud computing and enterprise software segments.
