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Microsoft Earns “Buy” Rating from Barclays (MSFT)

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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) traded down 0.02% during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $45.34. Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is trading at $28.16 at a volume of 2,439,751 shares. The 50-Day Moving Average price is $45.62 and the 200 Day Moving Average price is recorded at $44.68. Out of these analysts, the high projection stands at $60 while the low projection sees the stock at $20 over the next 52 weeks. The company has a market cap of $372.61 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.36.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. During the same quarter last year, the organization posted $0.55 EPS.

MasterCard Incorporated (MA) shares are down 2.46% in pre-market trading hours Wednesday after the company missed sales estimates for the second quarter in a row. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis.

The company shares have rallied 4.48% from its 1 Year high price.

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Microsoft Corporation (NASD: MSFT) is the #16 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel.

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Intel Corporation (INTC)’S monthly performance stands at -11.380% with an analyst rating of 2.5 and dividend yield of 3.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 18th.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the company. FBR & Co. restated a “buy” rating and set a $53.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday. Also, Barclays reiterated its hold rating on shares of Solera Holdings Inc.

On a different note, The Company has disclosed insider buying and selling activities to the Securities Exchange, The Director, of Microsoft Corp, Gates William H Iii had unloaded 4,000,000 shares at $47.68 per share in a transaction on May 18, 2015. Finally, MKM Partners reissued a hold rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. The stock now has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $49.47.

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Microsoft Corporation is engaged in developing, licensing and supporting a range of software products and services. It also designs and sells hardware, including the Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment console. The Organization operates in five sections: Apparatus and Consumer (NASDAQ:MSFT) Licensing, D&C Hardware, D&C Other, Commercial Licensing, and Commercial Other. The Business ‘s products include operating systems for desktop computer and server management applications, servers, telephones, and also other smart devices; server applications for distributed computing surroundings; productivity applications; business alternative programs; computing machines; software development tools; computer games; and on-line advertising. In addition, it provides cloud-based alternatives that offer applications, services and content to customers over the World Wide Web through common computing resources located in centralized data centers.

Microsoft Earns “Buy” Rating from Barclays (MSFT) - The Legacy