Microsoft Stock Beta

MSFT Stock  USD 417.32  0.90  0.22%   
Microsoft fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Microsoft's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Microsoft Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Microsoft's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Microsoft stock.
  
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Microsoft Beta Analysis

Microsoft's Beta is one of the most important measures of equity market volatility. Beta can be thought of as asset elasticity or sensitivity to market. In other words, it is a number that shows the relationship of an equity instrument to the financial market in which this instrument is traded. For example, if Beta of equity is 2, it will be expected to significantly outperform market when the market is going up and significantly underperform when the market is going down. Similarly, Beta of 1 indicates that an asset and market will generate similar returns over time.
 2021 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
Capital Expenditures23.9B28.1B32.3B33.9B
Depreciation14.5B13.9B15.9B16.7B

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Current Microsoft Beta

    
  0.89  
Most of Microsoft's fundamental indicators, such as Beta, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Microsoft is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

Microsoft Beta Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Microsoft is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Microsoft Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Beta. Since Microsoft's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Microsoft's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Microsoft's interrelated accounts and indicators.
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In a nutshell, Beta is a measure of individual stock risk relative to the overall volatility of the stock market. and is calculated based on very sound finance theory - Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM).However, since Beta is calculated based on historical price movements it may not predict how a firm's stock is going to perform in the future.
Competition

In accordance with the recently published financial statements, Microsoft has a Beta of 0.89. This is 16.04% lower than that of the Software sector and significantly higher than that of the Information Technology industry. The beta for all United States stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

Microsoft Beta Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Microsoft's direct or indirect competition against its Beta to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Microsoft could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Microsoft by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Microsoft is currently under evaluation in beta category among related companies.

Microsoft ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Microsoft's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Microsoft's managers, analysts, and investors.
Environment Score
Governance Score
Social Score

Microsoft Institutional Holders

Institutional Holdings refers to the ownership stake in Microsoft that is held by large financial organizations, pension funds or endowments. Institutions may purchase large blocks of Microsoft's outstanding shares and can exert considerable influence upon its management. Institutional holders may also work to push the share price higher once they own the stock. Extensive social media coverage, TV shows, articles in high-profile magazines, and presentations at investor conferences help move the stock higher, increasing Microsoft's value.
Shares
Capital Research & Mgmt Co - Division 32023-12-31
82.7 M
Capital Research Global Investors2023-12-31
78.2 M
Northern Trust Corp2023-12-31
77.8 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2023-12-31
68.1 M
Bank Of America Corp2023-12-31
65.8 M
Wellington Management Company Llp2023-12-31
62.1 M
Legal & General Group Plc2023-12-31
61.8 M
Nuveen Asset Management, Llc2023-12-31
53.1 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2023-12-31
44.4 M
Vanguard Group Inc2023-12-31
664.9 M
Blackrock Inc2023-12-31
538.9 M
Microsoft returns are very sensitive to returns on the market. As the market goes up or down, Microsoft is expected to follow.

Microsoft Fundamentals

About Microsoft Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Microsoft's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Microsoft using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Microsoft based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft Corp operates under SoftwareInfrastructure classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 221000 people.

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When determining whether Microsoft is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Microsoft Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Microsoft Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Microsoft Stock:
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Is Microsoft's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Microsoft. If investors know Microsoft will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Microsoft listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.332
Dividend Share
2.86
Earnings Share
11.08
Revenue Per Share
30.612
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.176
The market value of Microsoft is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Microsoft that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Microsoft's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Microsoft's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Microsoft's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Microsoft's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Microsoft's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Microsoft is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Microsoft's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.