Stock Update: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Use this tool from Microsoft to see if you’re wasting your time in crummy meetings

[Business Insider] – If you’re using Microsoft Office 365 at work, you can use the relatively new app Delve Analytics… Read more on this. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) , valued at $435.96B, began trading this morning at $54.36. Looking at the equity, the company’s one day range is $54.21 to $55.20 with its 52-week range being $39.72 to $56.85. MSFT shares are currently priced at 19.77x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 17.35x forward p/e ratio. And for passive income investors, the company pays shareholders $1.44 per share annually in dividends, yielding 2.59%. According to a consensus of 29 analysts, the earnings estimate of $0.64 per share would be $0.03 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.04 sequential decrease. Furthermore, our analysis shows the full-year EPS estimate to be $2.76, which would be a $0.30 improvement when compared to the last year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is based on a consensus revenue forecast of the current quarter of $22.10 Billion. If realized, that would be a 1.70% increase over the year-ago quarter. More recently, Macquarie Initiated MSFT at Neutral (Mar 4, 2016). Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded MSFT from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Investors should keep in mind is that the average price target is $58.80, which is 8.17% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NASDAQ:MSFT) Similar Articles: Stock Update: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Why Oppenheimer Sees Big Upside in Microsoft Now Stock Update: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Rallies on Bullish Coverage, Making its Own SIM Card Stock Update: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – MICROSOFT IS UP 10%: Here’s what a one-point move in MSFT does to the Dow