Drilling Down Into Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is an interesting player in the Technology space, with a focus on Business Software & Services. The stock has been active on the tape, currently trading at $94.06, up from yesterday’s close by 2.54%. Given the stock’s recent action, it seemed like a good time to take a closer look at the company’s recent data.

Fundamental Analysis

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) currently trades with a market capitalization of $725.20 Billion. That value represents a market adjusting for revenues that have been growing by 11.97 % on a quarterly year/year basis as of the company’s last quarterly report.

You can get a sense of how sustainable that is by a levered free cash flow of $33.29 Billion over the past twelve months. Generally speaking, earnings are expected to grow in coming quarters. Analysts are forecasting earnings of $0.85 on a per share basis this quarter. Perhaps, that suggests something about why 5.97% of the outstanding share supply is held by institutional investors.

Technical Analysis

As most professionals know, technical analysis can offer critical insights into what smart money and insiders think about a stock’s prospects going forward. Looking at the stock’s movement on the chart, Microsoft Corporation recorded a 52-week high of $96.07. It is now trading 2.01% off that level. The stock is trading $89.16 its 50-day moving average by -4.9%. The stock carved out a 52-week low down at $63.62.

In recent action, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has made a move of +1.87% over the past month, which has come on Strong relative transaction volume. Over the trailing year, the stock is underperforming the S&P 500 by 14.1, and it’s gotten there by action that has been more volatile on a day-to-day basis than most other stocks on the exchange. In terms of the mechanics underlying that movement, traders will want to note that the stock is trading on a float of 0.65% with $7.59 Billion sitting short, betting on future declines. That suggests something of the likelihood of a short squeeze in shares of MSFT.

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