Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Earnings Surprise by 13.20% in 6/29/2019: What Dose This Mean? - Finch News

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is owned by a number of high-value investors. Its largest direct holder is William H. Gates Director with 102,992,934 shares. The second-largest direct holder is Satya Nadella Director and Chief Executive Officer, with 1,114,086 shares of the company’s stock. In third place with 825,660 shares of MSFT is Bradford L. Smith President and Chief Legal Officer.

Now turning to institutional ownership of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), The Vanguard Group, Inc. is the top holder with 602.1 million shares. The next largest fund holder of this company’s stock is BlackRock Fund Advisors with 339.3 million shares. In the third-place spot with 313.1 million shares is SSgA Funds Management, Inc..

This company’s stock price was $136.33 at the previous market close, with its latest volume reaching 16,012,959. Compare that to its average daily volume of 24.37M. Given the fact that this stock has 7.65B shares outstanding, its current market value is sitting at $1042.45B. This publicly-traded stock’s 60-month Beta is 1.21. Its Price to Sales ratio is 8.28, its Price to Cash Flow ratio is 7.79, and its Price to Book ratio is 10.20.

MSFT stock has achieved a 5-day range of $134.51 to $138.42, with a total performance of -0.87% during that period. Meanwhile, in the past month of trading, this stock has traded in the range of $132.80 to $140.38, generating a +0.15% change during the period. In the past three months, this stock’s price has changed by +2.93%, trading in the range of $130.78 to $141.68.

In the past 5 days, shares of MSFT have made a new high 2 times. In the last month, it has made a new high 4 times, and in the past 3 months, it has made a new high 12 times.

Now let’s turn to this public company’s earnings. For the quarter ending 6/29/2019, the earnings per share (EPS) was reported at 1.37. This is a 0.16 difference compared to the consensus estimate of 1.21, amounting to an earnings surprise of 13.20%. In the previous quarter, which ended in 6/29/2019, the consensus estimate was 1, making for an earnings surprise of 14.00%. For the quarter ending 12/30/2018, EPS was reported at 1.1, generating a 0.90% earnings surprise.

The Net Income for the most recent full fiscal year, which ended in 06-2019, was $39.24 billion. This is compared to the prior year, where Net Income was $16.57 billion. Meanwhile, this company’s Operating Cash Flow was $52.19 billion for the year, compared to $43.88 billion in 2017. Capital Expenditures for the year were reportedly -$13.93 billion, compared to -$11.63 billion, and Free Cash flow was $38.26 billion compared to the prior year’s $32.25 billion.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) stock currently has a Financial Strength score of 6.4/10. This is due to a combination of factors, including a Cash to Debt ratio of 1.71, an Equity to Asset ratio of 0.36, a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.77 and a Debt to EBITDA of 1.35. The Interest Coverage of this stock is 15.99, its Piotroski F-Score is 8, its Altman Z-Score is 4.95 and its Beneish M-Score is -2.55.

This publicly-traded company’s Profitability and Growth score is 9/10, thanks to a combination of things: an Operating Margin of 34.14, a Net Margin of 31.18, a ROE of 42.84, and a ROC of 116.84.

Shifting focus now to Valuation and Return for MSFT, this company’s Price to Tangible Book is 19.9, its Price to Median PS Value is 2.08. Price to Peter Lynch Fair Value for MSFT is now 1.46, and this organization’s Price to Graham Number is 4.88. Meanwhile, its Forward Rate of Return (Yactman) is 21.2.

Certain ratios provide helpful insights into how a stock is performing. The Quick Ratio for MSFT is sitting at 2.5, while its Current Ratio is 2.53 and its PEG Ratio is 1.58. This stock’s PB Ratio is 10.24, its PS Ratio is 8.4, its Forward PE Ratio is 26.11, and its PE Ratio without NRI is 26.88. Similarly, its Shiller PE Ratio is 48.84, its Price to Owner Earnings is 29.3, its Price to Free Cash Flow is 27.6 and its Price to Operating Cash Flow is 20.25.

Let's block ads! (Why?)