Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Stock Analysis

Microsoft Corporation(MSFT)

Company Description

Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. Its company's Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Office 365 commercial products and services for businesses, such as Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Office 365 consumer services, including Skype, Outlook.com, and OneDrive; LinkedIn online professional network; and Dynamics business solutions comprising financial management, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and analytics applications for small and medium businesses, large organizations, and divisions of enterprises. The company's Intelligent Cloud segment licenses server products and cloud services, such as SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related CALs, as well as Azure, a cloud platform; enterprise services, including premier support and Microsoft consulting services to assist customers in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions, as well as providing training and certification to developers and IT professionals on Microsoft products. Its More Personal Computing segment offers Windows OEM, volume, and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; patent licensing, Windows Internet of Things, and MSN display advertising; devices comprising Surface, PC accessories, and other intelligent devices; Xbox hardware and software and services; and Bing and Bing Ads search advertising. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as through online and Microsoft retail stores. Microsoft Corporation has collaboration with E.ON to develop smart connected home solutions. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Valuation Metrics	Microsoft Corporation
Price	$106.96
Daily Range	-1.06%
Opening Price	$108.11
Daily Price Range	$101.63 - 108.70
Bid	103.82 x 1800
Ask	103.86 x 800
Fifty-Two Week Range	$80.70 - 116.18
Trading Volume	49,139,401
Average Trading Volume	27,424,237
Market Capitalization	797.175B
Beta	1.31
P/E Ratio (TTM)	48.76
EPS (TTM)	2.13
Earnings Date	Oct 24, 2018 - Oct 29, 2018
Forward Dividend & Yield	1.84 (1.72%)
Ex-Dividend Date	2018-11-14
Target Price	$125.15
Sharpe Ratio	1.18

Summary Statement:

Microsoft Corporation currently trades at a spot price of $106.96 with a one-year expected target price of $125.15 meaning an expected forward return over the next year of 17.01%. Some important measures to look at are the company's beta of 1.31 the company's Sharpe ratio of 1.18.

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