Use Microsoft to enhance returns of your portfolios. The stock experiences normal upward fluctuation
1 Month Beta ..........
0.76
As returns on market increase, Microsoft returns are expected to increase less than the market. However during bear market, the loss on holding Microsoft will be expected to be smaller as well.
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Microsoft Price and Market Media
The median price of Microsoft for the period between Sun, Apr 22, 2012 and Tue, May 22, 2012 is 30.76 with a coefficient of variation of 3.06. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 0.95, arithmetic mean of 30.95, and mean deviation of 0.81. The Stock received some media coverage during the period.
Microsoft Corporation [MSFT] is traded on American Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Redmond, WA and employs 90,000 people. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with current market capitalization of 249.93 B. Microsoft Corporation conducts business under Technology sector and is part of Application Software industry. This company has 8.4 B outstanding shares of which 58.04 M shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 1.5 trading days to cover.
Microsoft Liquidity
MICROSOFT CP currently holds about 58.16 B in cash with 29.89 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 6.92.
The company currently holds 13.15 B in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.19 which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. Microsoft Corporation has Current Ratio of 2.88 suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when they are due.