Traders Alert: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) - The Newburgh Press

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft is a technology company. Their products include operating systems for computing devices, servers, phones, and other intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments; cross-device productivity applications; business solution applications; desktop and server management tools; software development tools; video games; and online advertising. They also design and sell hardware including PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, phones, other intelligent devices, and related accessories. They offer cloud-based solutions that provide customers with software, services, platforms, and content. They also provide consulting and product and solution support services, and they train and certify computer system integrators and developers.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Financial Overview

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) surged 1.18% yesterday to close its trading session at $101.57. The company has 1 year Price Target of $125.39. Microsoft Corporation has 52-Week high of $116.18 and 52-Week Low of $83.83. The stock touched its 52-Week High on 116.18 and 52-Week Low on 83.83. The stock traded with the volume of 32.82 Million shares yesterday. The firm shows the market capitalization of $813.63 Billion.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) reported its last quarterly earnings on 9/29/2018 where the firm reported its Actual EPS of $1.14/share against the analyst consensus estimate of $0.96/share. The difference between the actual and expected EPS is $0.18 a share with a surprise factor of 18.8%.

The firm is trading with SMA20 of -3.4 Percent, SMA50 of -4.41 Percent and SMA200 of -1.81 percent. Microsoft Corporation has P/S value of 7.08 while its P/B value stands at 9.07. Similarly, the company has Return on Assets of 7.4 percent, Return on Equity of 23.1 percent and Return on Investment of 17.6 Percent. The company shows Gross Margin and Operating Margin of 65.2 percent and 32.4 percent respectively.

The Stock currently has Analyst’ mean Recommendation of 1.6 where the scale is from 1 to 5, 1 means Strong Buy and 5 means Sell.

The 35 analysts offering 12-month price forecasts for Microsoft Corp have a median target of 125.40, with a high estimate of 160.00 and a low estimate of 75.00. The median estimate represents a +23.46% increase from the last price of 101.57.

Microsoft Corporation is estimated to report earnings on 01/30/2019. The upcoming earnings date is derived from an algorithm based on a company’s historical reporting dates.Our vendor, Zacks Investment Research, might revise this date in the future, once the company announces the actual earnings date. According to Zacks Investment Research, based on 14 analysts’ forecasts, the consensus EPS forecast for the quarter is $1.09. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.96.

American Express Company (NYSE:AXP)

American Express is a global services company, providing customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. American Express is the only company with a strong, global presence across the entire payments chain. They are the world’s largest card issuer, the premium network for high-spending card members, a processor of millions of transactions daily, and a partner that provides business-building services to a worldwide merchant base.

American Express Company (NYSE:AXP)’s Financial Outlook

The 25 analysts offering 12-month price forecasts for American Express Co have a median target of 115.00, with a high estimate of 131.00 and a low estimate of 91.00. The median estimate represents a +20.65% increase from the last price of 95.32.

American Express Company is expected* to report earnings on 01/17/2019 after market close. The report will be for the fiscal Quarter ending Dec 2018. According to Zacks Investment Research, based on 9 analysts’ forecasts, the consensus EPS forecast for the quarter is $1.79. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $1.58.

According to Zacks Investment Research, American Express Company has a Consensus Recommendation of 2.22. (The Scale is from 1-5 where 1 means Strong Buy and 5 means Strong Sell).

The Stock surged 0.95% and closed its last trading session at $95.32. The company has the market capitalization of $83.09 Billion. The stock has 52-week high of $114.55 and 52-Week low of $87.54. The firm touched its 52-Week high on 114.55 and 52-Week low on 87.54. The company has volume of 2.79 Million shares. The company has a total of 871.73 Million shares outstanding.

American Express Company (NYSE) in the last quarter reported its actual EPS of $1.88/share where the analyst estimated EPS was $1.77/share. The difference between the actual and Estimated EPS is $0.11. This shows a surprise factor of 6.2 percent.

The company has YTD performance of -4.02 percent. Beta for American Express Company stands at 1.16 while its ATR (average true range) is 2.98. The company has Weekly Volatility of 2.93%% and Monthly Volatility of 3.06%%.

American Express Company has distance from 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA20) of -7.01%, Distance from 50-Day Simple Moving Average of -8.84 percent and Distance from 200-Day Simple Moving Average of -6.38%.

The Company currently has ROA (Return on Assets) of 2 percent, Return on Equity (ROE) of 18 Percent and Return on Investment (ROI) of 3.7% with Gross margin of 69.9 percent and Operating & Profit margin of 20.4% and 9% respectively.

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