MSFT Stock Forecast & Price: Based on the Microsoft Corporation stock forecast from 27 analysts, the average analyst target price for Microsoft Corporation is USD 322.01 over the next 12 months. Microsoft Corporation’s average analyst rating is Strong Buy. Stock Target Advisor’s own stock analysis of Microsoft Corporation is Bullish , which is based on 10 positive signals and 4 negative signals. At the last closing, Microsoft Corporation’s stock price was USD 229.25. Microsoft Corporation’s stock price has changed by -4.77% over the past week, -13.31% over the past month and -22.25% over the last year.

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MSFT:NSD (Microsoft Corporation)
Software-Infrastructure | NSD | Common Stock
Values as of 10th Oct, 2022
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Report Date: 11th October, 2022
Last Close
USD 229.25
Change
-4.99(-2.13%)
Market Cap
USD 1,746.94B
1 Yr Capital Gain
-22.08%
1 Yr Dividend Return
0.84%
1 Yr Total
Return
-21.24%
Earning Growth (5 yr)
243.04%
Average Target Price
322.01(+40.46% )
Average Analyst
Rating
Strong Buy
Fundamental
Analysis
Bullish
Our view of the stock is Bullish with a score of 7.1 out of 10, where 0 is very bearish and 10 very bullish
What to like
High market capitalization
This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.
Superior risk adjusted returns
This stock has performed well, on a risk adjusted basis, compared to its sector peers(for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top quartile.
Low volatility
The stock’s annual returns have been stable and consistent compared to its sector peers(for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top quartile. Although
stability is good, also keep in mind it can limit returns.
High dividend returns
The stock has outperformed its sector peers on average annual dividend returns basis in the past 5 years (for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top
quartile. This can be a good buy, especially if it is outperforming on total return basis , for investors seeking high income yields.
Superior return on equity
The company management has delivered better return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.
Superior capital utilization
The company management has delivered better return on invested capital in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.
Superior return on assets
The company management has delivered better return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.
Positive cash flow
The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.
Positive free cash flow
The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.
Superior Earnings Growth
This stock has shown top quartile earnings growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector.
What to not like
Below median total returns
The company has under performed its peers on annual average total returns in the past 5 years.
Overpriced compared to book value
The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.
Overpriced on cashflow basis
The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering
to buy.
Overpriced on free cash flow basis
The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to free cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are
considering to buy.

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MSFT:NSD (Microsoft Corporation)
Software-Infrastructure | | Common Stock
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Adjusted Closing Share Volume
Relative Returns Relative Performance (Total Returns)
Security Capital Gain Dividend Return Total Return
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
-22.2% +0.8% -21.4%
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust
-26.2% +0.4% -25.8%
Company Overview
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. The company operates in three
segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes
segment offers Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft Viva, and Skype for Business;
Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, and LinkedIn; and Dynamics 365, a set of cloud-based and on-premises business solutions for organizations
and enterprise divisions. The Intelligent Cloud segment licenses SQL, Windows Servers, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client
Access Licenses; GitHub that provides a collaboration platform and code hosting service for developers; Nuance provides healthcare and
enterprise AI solutions; and Azure, a cloud platform. It also offers enterprise support, Microsoft consulting, and nuance professional services
to assist customers in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions; and training and certification on
Microsoft products. The More Personal Computing segment provides Windows original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licensing and other
non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows Commercial, such as volume licensing of the Windows operating system,
Windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and Windows Internet of Things. It also offers Surface,
PC accessories, PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, and other devices; Gaming, including Xbox hardware, and Xbox content
and services; video games and third-party video game royalties; and Search, including Bing and Microsoft advertising. The company sells its
products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online stores, and retail stores. Microsoft
Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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Company Website
https://www.microsoft.com
Address
One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, United States, 98052-6399
Fiscal Year End
June
Employees
221000
Technical Indicators
Value Value
Beta 0.96 52 Week High 347.40
Short Ratio 1.95 52 Week Low 232.73
Shorted Shares 42,967,330 200 Day Moving Average 279.84
Shorted Shares Previous Month 40,544,332 50 Day Moving Average 263.11
Shares Held By Insiders 7.90% Short Percentage 1.00%
Shares Held by Institutions 71.77 Dividend Yield 1.09%

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MSFT:NSD (Microsoft Corporation)
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Market Performance
Market Performance vs. Industry / Classification (Software-Infrastructure) Market Performance vs. Exchange (Nasdaq Global Select)
Value Sector Median
Percentile
Rank
Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD
Capital Gain -31.84% -45.9% 72% -28.5% 47%
Dividend Return 0.55% 1.4% 25% 1.8% 13%
Total Return -31.28% -45.9% 73% -27.1% 46%
Trailing 12 Months
Capital Gain -22.08% -50.1% 75% -29.4% 57%
Dividend Return 0.84% 2.0% 20% 2.4% 16%
Total Return -21.24% -50.1% 77% -27.8% 56%
Trailing 5 Years
Capital Gain 199.99% 10.6% 84% -10.0% 92%
Dividend Return 13.45% 12.0% 80% 10.2% 66%
Total Return 213.44% 13.6% 84% 0.2% 92%
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)
Capital Gain 33.28% 5.8% 78% 0.1% 87%
Dividend Return 1.41% 2.2% 17% 1.8% 40%
Total Return 34.69% 5.8% 79% 0.6% 87%
Risk Return Profile
Volatility (Standard
Deviation)
18.72% 30.8% 82% 32.8% 73%
Risk Adjusted Return 185.29% N/A 100% 10.2% 100%
Market Capitalization 1,746.94B 0.82B 100% 0.29B 100%

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Key Financial Ratios
Ratios vs. Industry / Classification (Computer Hardware) Ratios vs. Exchange (Nasdaq Global Select)
Value Sector Median
Percentile
Rank
Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value
peratio 24.3 31.1 60% 16.9 37%
pbratio 11.2 3.3 24% 1.4 8%
pcfratio 19.6 10.6 37% -1.2 12%
pfcfratio 18.1 -0.7 20% -0.1 12%
Management Effectiveness
retequity 47.15% -18.7% 97% -7.1% 97%
retinvcap 34.77% -6.3% 91% -1.5% 91%
retass 14.92% -4.6% 99% -1.0% 97%
debtequityratio 28.24% 44.7% 64% 30.3% 52%
Technical Ratios
yield 1.09% 1.9% 17% 3.0% 15%
sratio 1.95 3.72 80% 2.93 60%
spercent 0.58% 3.5% 92% 2.4% 74%
beta 0.96 1.07 59% 1.07 57%

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MSFT:NSD (Microsoft Corporation)
Software-Infrastructure | | Common Stock
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Recent Analyst Ratings
Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price date
Maintains Oppenheimer Holdings Outperform USD 300 » USD 275 2022-10-04
Maintains STA Research Buy USD 300 2022-09-30
Resumed Raymond James Capital Outperform USD 300 2022-09-30
Initiated by Moffett Nathanson Hold USD 285 2022-09-22
Initiated by Guggenheim Securities Neutral USD 292 2022-08-12
Target Fundamental Research Hold USD 280.5 2022-08-03
Maintains Wolfe Research Outperform USD 320 » USD 275 2022-07-29
Maintains JP Morgan & Company Overweight USD 320 » USD 305 2022-07-27
Maintains Stifel Nicolaus Research Buy USD 320 » USD 300 2022-07-27
Maintains Deutsche Bank Capital Buy USD 350 » USD 330 2022-07-27
Maintains BMO Financial Outperform USD 305 » USD 320 2022-07-27
Maintains Wedbush Outperform USD 340 » USD 320 2022-07-27
Maintains Cowen Outperform USD 330 » USD 320 2022-07-27
Maintains Citigroup Buy USD 330 » USD 300 2022-07-27
Maintains Rosenblatt Securities Buy USD 349 » USD 330 2022-07-26
Initiated Itau Unibanco Outperform USD 287 2022-07-26
Maintains STA Research Buy USD 300 2022-07-26
Maintains Wells Fargo Overweight USD 400 » USD 350 2022-07-25
Maintains Mizuho Securities Buy USD 350 » USD 340 2022-07-19
Target Lowered by Citigroup USD 364 » USD 330 2022-07-19
Maintains BMO Financial Outperform USD 345 » USD 305 2022-07-15
Target Lowered by Morgan Stanley Overweight USD 372 » USD 354 2022-07-12
Maintains Piper Sandler Overweight USD 352 » USD 312 2022-07-08
Reiterates STA Research Buy USD 300 2022-06-29
Initiated by Redburn Partners Buy USD 370 2022-06-29

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Annual Financial (USD)

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Quarterly Financial (USD)

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MSFT:NSD (Microsoft Corporation)
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Largest Industry Peers for Software-Infrastructure
Symbol Company Name Price(Change) Market Cap
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated -3.05 (-1.1%) USD 138.73B
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FTNT Fortinet Inc -0.24 (-0.5%) USD 40.59B
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ZS Zscaler Inc -12.91 (-7.6%) USD 24.33B
VRSN VeriSign Inc -0.87 (-0.5%) USD 19.08B
NLOK NortonLifeLock Inc +0.10 (+0.5%) USD 13.99B
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AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc -2.20 (-2.7%) USD 13.05B
ETFs Containing MSFT
Symbol Company Name Weight Mer Price(Change) Market Cap
QQQ:PA Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS .. 11.76 % 0.00 % N/A USD 5.41B
RUD.U:CA 5.19 % 0.43 % N/A N/A
ZSP.U:CA 4.29 % 0.09 % N/A N/A
XDEQ:F Xtrackers (IE) Public Limited .. 3.53 % 0.00 % -0.59 (-0.4%) USD 0.95B
XDEQ:XETRA Xtrackers MSCI World Quality U.. 3.53 % 0.00 % -0.19 (-0.4%) USD 0.95B
VIDG Defiance NextGen Video Gaming .. 3.32 % 0.52 % N/A USD 3.70M
ACIM SPDR MSCI ACWI IMI ETF 2.94 % 0.00 % N/A USD 0.16B
XMAW:F Xtrackers MSCI AC World ESG Sc.. 2.91 % 0.00 % -0.32 (-0.4%) USD 1.32B
XMAW:XETRA Xtrackers MSCI AC World ESG Sc.. 2.91 % 0.00 % -0.21 (-0.4%) USD 1.33B
FLBA:CA Franklin Liberty Core Balanced.. 2.66 % 0.48 % N/A USD 2.24M
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ranking their financial and market performance against their sectors and exchange.
We represent the percentile ranking using the following grading system.
Letter Grade Percentage Letter Grade Percentage Letter Grade Percentage
A+ 97%-100% A 93%-96% A- 90%-92%
B+ 97%-89% B 83%-86% B- 80%-82%
C+ 77%-79% C 73%-76% C- 70%-72%
D+ 67%-69% D 63%-66% D- 60%-62%
F 0%-59%