Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), DailyShares in Microsoft Corporation (symbol ‘MSFT’) have performed exceptionally well throughout the whole of the second quarter of the year with gains of around 80% outperforming the S&P 500. The company is expected to report earnings for the quarter ending June 2023, on Tuesday 25th of July after market close. The consensus EPS is $2,55 compared to $2,23 in the same quarter last year.
“ The financial image of the company is completely in line with the extraordinary performance in the second quarter. The current ratio as of 31/03/2023 is at 191% showing that the company is more than capable of repaying its short term liabilities with the current assets that are in hand. Also the payout ratio is just short of 30% indicating that the company is keeping funds from giving out as dividends to its investors to invest in their economic growth which shows the dedication of the company to grow even more.” says Antreas Themistokleous, an analyst at Exness.
Technical analysis shows the price has been trading in a bullish momentum since the beginning of March and is currently above the upper band of the Bollinger bands. This means that the bulls are pretty active pushing the price to the upside with volatility being fueled up. On the other hand the price is trading well above its moving averages and in combination with the Stochastic oscillator in the extreme overbought levels it is possible to see a correction to the downside especially if earnings expectations are not met.