

To see InvestorsObserver's Sentiment Score for Microsoft Corp click here. MSFT earned $8.99 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.72. Over the past year the S&P 500 is lower by -10.28% while MSFT is lower by -9.43%. MSFT is lower by -$3.02 from the previous closing price of $288.30 on volume of 10,783,161 shares. Microsoft Corp (MSFT) stock is down -1.05% while the S&P 500 is up 0.06% as of 12:12 PM on Monday, Apr 3. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion.įor stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall. InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment.

Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. Updates for the company such as a earnings release can move the stock away from current trends. As a technical indicator, it focuses on recent trends as opposed to the long term health of the underlying company. Sentiment uses short term technical analysis to gauge whether a stock is desired by investors. See Full MSFT Report What is Stock Sentiment?
