Microsoft Stock Alpha and Beta Analysis

MSFT Stock  USD 317.01  2.52  0.79%   
This module allows you to check different measures of market premium (i.e., alpha and beta) for all equities such as Microsoft. It also helps investors analyze the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with investing in Microsoft over a specified time horizon. Remember, high Microsoft's alpha is almost always a sign of good performance; however, a high beta will depend on investors' risk tolerance level and may signal increased volatility and potential future overvaluation.
Beta
0.86
Alpha
(0.06)
Risk
1.36
Sharpe Ratio
(0.05)
Expected Return
(0.07)
Please note that although Microsoft alpha is a measure of relative return and represented here as a single number, it indicates the percentage above or below your selected benchmark (i.e., NYSE Composite index.) So in this particular case, Microsoft did 0.06  worse than the index. Remember, a high alpha is always good. Beta, on the other hand, measures the volatility (or risk) of an investment. It is an indication of Microsoft stock's relative risk over its benchmark. Microsoft has a beta of 0.86  . Microsoft returns are very sensitive to returns on the market. As the market goes up or down, Microsoft is expected to follow. Enterprise Value is likely to gain to about 2684.6 B in 2023, whereas Book Value per Share is likely to drop 22.93 in 2023.

Microsoft Quarterly Book Value per Share

27.741

Alpha is a measure of relative performance on a risk-adjusted basis, while beta measures volatility against the benchmark. The goal is to know if an investor is being compensated for the volatility risk taken. The return on investment might be better than its reference but still not compensate for the assumption of the risk.
  
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Microsoft Market Premiums

Investors always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment, coupled with the lowest possible volatility. Microsoft market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Microsoft long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Microsoft. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Microsoft's performance over market.
α-0.06   β0.86

Microsoft expected buy-and-hold returns

Although buy-and-hold investment strategy may not appeal to all investors, it may be used as a good measure of Microsoft's Buy-and-hold return. Our buy-and-hold chart shows how Microsoft performed over your current time horizon against a typical interest-earning bank account and a selected benchmark.

Microsoft Market Price Analysis

Market price analysis indicators help investors to evaluate how Microsoft stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Microsoft shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Microsoft stock market price indicators, traders can identify Microsoft position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Microsoft Return and Market Media

The median price of Microsoft for the period between Tue, Jun 27, 2023 and Mon, Sep 25, 2023 is 331.77 with a coefficient of variation of 2.73. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 9.06, arithmetic mean of 331.84, and mean deviation of 7.21. The Stock received substential amount of media coverage during this period.
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About Microsoft Beta and Alpha

For many years both, Alpha and Beta indicators are used by professional money managers as critical performance measurement tools across virtually all financial instruments including Microsoft or other stocks. Alpha measures the amount that position in Microsoft has returned in comparison to a selected market index or another relevant benchmark. In other words, Alpha is the excess return on an investment relative to the performance of your selected benchmark. Beta, on the other hand, measures the relative risk of your investment.
 2018 2022 (projected)
Long Term Debt to Equity0.650.2
Interest Coverage325.19373.97

Microsoft Upcoming Company Events

As portrayed in its financial statements, the presentation of Microsoft's financial position is often influenced by management's estimates, judgments, and sometimes even manipulations. In the best case, Microsoft's leadership is honest, while the outside auditors are strict and uncompromising. Whatever the case, investors should always follow all of Microsoft's public filing events to personally review all filings and be reasonable and skeptical to interpret all of the financial statements of Microsoft. Please utilize our Beneish M Score to check the likelihood of Microsoft's management manipulating its earnings.
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