Company Update: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Microsoft To Kill Windows Live Mail Permanently And Soon

[at Forbes] – Microsoft has another way to push people to Windows 10 – it’s killing Windows Live Mail. Read more on this. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) , currently valued at $394.79B, began trading this morning at $50.60. During today’s session, MSFT traded between $50.17 to $50.68 with the price of the stock fluctuating between $39.72 to $56.85 over the last 52 weeks. MSFT shares are currently priced at 19.03x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 7.34x earnings multiple for the same period. The company pays shareholders $1.44 per share annually in dividends, yielding 2.84%. According to a consensus of 29 analysts, the earnings estimate of $0.58 per share would be $0.02 worse than the year-ago quarter and a $0.09 sequential decrease. The full-year EPS estimate is $2.66 which would be a $0.20 better than last year’s full-year earnings. The quarterly earnings estimate is based on a consensus revenue forecast of the current quarter of $22.16 Billion. If realized, that would be a 0.09% decrease over the year-ago quarter. 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 $57.65, which is 13.93% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NASDAQ:MSFT) Similar Articles: Stock Update: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Microsoft, Windows 10 And The Curious Case Of A Missing Surface Phone Company Update: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 Important Mobile Fix Market Update: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Microsoft Makes Windows 10 ‘Free Upgrades’ Worse