Microsoft Corp (MSFT)

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft $MSFT $178 Million Dark Pool Print
By: Cheddar Flow | May 12, 2023

• $MSFT $178M Dark Pool Print



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft the largest cybersecurity player in the market - CFRA Research
By: Investing.com | May 11, 2023

CFRA Research believes cybersecurity is now at least a $20 billion business for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), the firm's analysts said in a research note Thursday.

The analysts stated that Microsoft is the largest cybersecurity player in the market and is gaining market share.

"Back in late January 2023, the company's CEO Satya Nadella highlighted that its security revenue had exceeded $20 billion over the last twelve months, implying an approximately 33% growth from the previous year, and up 50% from the year before," wrote the analysts. "According to MSFT, the company is taking share in the industry as customers consolidate their security needs with the tech giant. The number of customers with four or more workloads increased 36% Y/Y in Microsoft's March quarter."

They added that the tech giant's security suite is "one of the most comprehensive in the market today."

"Not surprisingly, most cybersecurity pure-play vendors count MSFT as a rival as they vie from the same pool of enterprise customers. The performance of MSFT's products has been competitive, as they rank well in many industry assessment reports. For example, technology research firm Gartner positioned MSFT in the Leader quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP), SIEM, Access Management, Enterprise Information Archiving, and Unified Endpoint Management," wrote the analysts.

Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

$MSFT Larger 1.20 million share at $308.81 #darkpool print
By: FLOWrensics | May 11, 2023

• $MSFT Larger 1.20 million share #darkpool print at $308.81.



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[Clean]

Damn... They had me convinced we would see the 315s

I shoulda known yesterday when EOW 307.5's went from 1.90 to .38 and the 312.5 and 315 open interest bloated to extremes that this massive dump was coming...

Sad to be a paper handed wimp these days... This market has trained me to believe in nothing.

Let's see if this 307.10 volume shelf holds. There's a chance it won't. There's a historical glut of purchasing around the 290 level not to mention that massive gap that jumped right over that volume glut. Last time it traded there prior to this move was last year in August and all were low volume days. I don't think this move higher is safe until that gets filled.

[Stock Guy777]

Eeeeeeeeee… I don’t know about that one..:/ good luck

[Clean]

AI = the new NFT/crypto

[DiscoverGold]

Unusual Call Option Activity In Microsoft (MSFT) Indicates A Bullish Outlook On MSFT Stock
By: Barchart | May 10, 2023

Unusual options activity today in Microsoft (MSFT) call options today has increased as seen in a Barchart Unusual Stock Options Report. This indicates investors have a bullish view on MSFT stock, especially after its stellar Q1 results.

In fact, Microsoft beat earnings and revenue expectations with its Q1 earnings release on April 25. For example, earnings per share (EPS) came in at $2.45, which was 22 cents higher or 9.9% higher than analysts had forecast, according to Seeking Alpha.

Good FCF Numbers

Moreover, free cash flow (FCF), although 11% lower than last year, was still strong at $17.8 billion for the quarter. After deducting a one-time tax payment it is down just 5% YoY, according to Amy Hood, CFO, on the conference call. That is well within its typical variance and shows that the company can easily afford its dividends and buybacks.

In fact, the company spent $4.6 billion on share buybacks and $5.1 billion on dividends during the quarter or $9.7 billion total. That is just over half of its FCF level of $17.8 billion (55%), and shows that Microsoft has plenty of room to both increase its dividend and its share repurchase program.

For example, Microsoft pays out dividends of 68 cents per quarter or $2.72 annually, which is less than 29% of analysts' forecasts of $9.60 in EPS for this year. Since this is the third quarterly dividend at this level, investors can expect a dividend hike after the next dividend payment. This is because Microsoft has raised its dividend per share each year for the past 18 years.

The bottom line is that Microsoft stock will likely benefit from FCF growth, dividend hikes, and its share buybacks over the next year. That is likely why there has been large unusual activity in MSFT stock options.

Unusual Call Options Activity

Today, the Barchart Unusual Stock Options Activity Report shows that 1,075 call options that expire on May 19 traded at the $317.50 strike price, which is just 2.1% over today's price $310.84 per MSFT share.


MSFT Call Options - Expiring 5/19/23 - Barchart Unusual Stock Options Activity - May 10, 2023

This call option activity traded for 84 cents per call option. This level of activity is unusual since the volume of 1,075 contracts is over 3.3x the existing open interest (number of contracts outstanding). In other words, investors are attracted to these call options, likely indicating an initiating trade on the bullish side.

In other words, the investor who bought these call options expects that MSFT stock will likely rise above $318.84 per share (i.e., $317.50+$0.84) on or before May 19. That is just a 2.4% gain that the stock needs to have before the long-call investor has a profit.

For example, if the investor believes that MSFT stock will reach $325 on or before May 19, or just 4.55% higher than today, the intrinsic value of the call options will rise to $7.50 by then (i.e., $325-$317.50 strike price). That represents a potential profit of $6.66 ($7.50-$0.84) for the long-call investor, or 8x their original cost.

Shorting Puts And Calls With MSFT Stock

Moreover, even covered call investors have a good deal here. If they own at least 100 shares they can sell a $317.50 strike price call contract and receive 84 cents. That produces a covered call yield of 0.27% for just a two weeks investment period. That annualized out to a 6.76% rate if the investor can repeat this trade 25 times over the next year.

The positive outlook for MSFT stock from its recent earnings report is likely a major reason why this call option is so popular with investors.

Moreover, for investors with a slightly longer time period, shorting cash-secured puts for the June 9, 2023, can provide good income opportunities. As can be seen in the chain below, the $290 strike price puts trade for $1.84 per contract.



That means that the investor who secures $29,000 with a brokerage firm can then enter an order to “Sell to Open” one put contract at the $290 strike price for expiration on June 9. As a result, their account will immediately receive $184. That represents a yield of 0.634% (i.e., 184/$29,000), and on an annualized basis 7.61%.

In other words, there are good ways to make money in MSFT stock, including going long near-term calls, shorting out-of-the-money covered calls, and shorting cash-secured puts that are also out-of-the-money.

Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[Denisnj]

Don't take any wooden nickels.

[Clean]

Finally some action!!!

[Clean]

MMs refusing to pay my puts and are now demolishing my calls...

What a boring day.

[power11]

way to early buddy....around 270 maybe

[Stock Guy777]

$309…. Time to cover

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) 310 Clear and not a lot of resistance to ATH's..
By: Options Mike | May 7, 2023

• $MSFT just a beautiful chart. 310 Clear and not a lot of resistance to ATH's..



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[power11]

I JUST SHORTED MSFT AT 310 . MOST INVESTORS ARE HIDING IN AAPL
AND MSFT. EXTREME HIGH VALUATIONS....EXTREME AND THAT IS VERY
DANGEROUS. MARKET BREATH IS VERY VERY NARROW...BASICALLY
6-7 STOCKS CARRYING THIS MARKET. THE CHICKEN WILL COME HOME
TO ROOST.

[DiscoverGold]

Balentine LLC Grows Position in Microsoft Co. (MSFT)
By: MarketBeat | May 3, 2023

• Balentine LLC grew its stake in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 1.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 80,464 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 1,311 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises approximately 0.7% of Balentine LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Balentine LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $19,297,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period...

Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft Co. (MSFT) Stock Position Lifted by Source Financial Advisors LLC
By: MarketBeat | May 4, 2023

• Source Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 44.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,073 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 3,736 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for approximately 1.1% of Source Financial Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Source Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,895,000 at the end of the most recent quarter...

Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft Executive VP & CCO sold over $9.1M in shares this week following the company's Q1 earnings report.
By: TrendSpider | May 4, 2023

• $MSFT Microsoft Executive VP & CCO sold over $9.1M in shares this week following the company's Q1 earnings report.



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft $1.4 Million Put • Strike: 270 • Expiration: 7/21/23
By: Cheddar Flow | May 2, 2023

• $MSFT $1.4M OTM Put

Strike: 270
Expiration: 7/21/23

*At the Ask*



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[Agoura Guy]

THE PIVOT NARRATIVE WILL SOON CHANGE WHEN THE MARKET FINALLY UNDERSTANDS JPOW IS GOING TO KEEP RAISING RATES TO BRING INFLATION DOWN!!!!!

ALL THIS BORROWED MONEY WON'T BE SERVICED RESULTING IN ***LIQUIDATION***!!!!!!!!!!

DEBT ON TOP OF DEBT, NOTHING BUT DEBT... MASSIVE DEBT BUBBLE WILL BE CRUSHED!!!!!!!

[Clean]

You loving that fed liquidity fund yet?

Endlessly squeezing every one of these megacap tech stocks...

Never seen a market like this. Every single move regardless of direction is massively overdone...

$30-40 moves in just a couple days is becoming a consistent occurrence. MSFT especially.

[Clean]

I wasn't disagreeing with you. Was merely stating good luck! I do think this needs a pullback to sustain a move higher.

[Agoura Guy]

SHORTING AT THESE ELEVATED LEVELS WILL PAY OFF!!!!!

ONCE THE SPY GAP CLOSES IT WILL REVERSE!!!!!!!

YOU WILL SEE!!!!!

[Clean]

Good Luck!

[Agoura Guy]

TIME TO SHORT!!!!!!!! MASSIVE CRASH IS COMING!!!!!!!

[Stock Guy777]

Boom!

[tw0122]

Go for CALLS only because to many short with PUTS but it goes up afterhours when you can’t cash out calls and goes down premarket when you can’t cash out PUTs by 930 am tomorrow who makes the loot A straddle play seems to be an option

A straddle is an options strategy involving the purchase of both a put and call option. Both options are purchased for the same expiration date and strike price on the same underlying...

[Wealthy VC]

??Tech giants just reported shocking earnings and the after-hours markets are reacting:
https://wealthyvc.com/business-news/tech-giants-report-shocking-earnings-microsoft-alphabet-visa/

$MSFT $GOOG $V #MSFT #Google #Visa

[DiscoverGold]

History of Microsoft’s $MSFT Q1 revenue
By: StockMKTNewz | April 24, 2023

• History of Microsoft’s $MSFT Q1 revenue

2008: $14.5B
2009: $13.6B
2010: $14.5B
2011: $16.4B
2012: $17.4B
2013: $20.5B
2014: $20.4B
2015: $21.7B
2016: $20.5B
2017: $23.2B
2018: $26.8B
2019: $30.6B
2020: $35B
2021: $41.7B
2022: $49.4B
2023: Check back tomorrow

Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[Wealthy VC]

AI-Driven Growth Could be The Future…

Microsoft (NASDAQ: $MSFT) is set to release its Q3 2023 financial results tomorrow after the market closes. Here are 5 key points to consider ahead of the announcement: https://wealthyvc.com/business-news/ai-driven-growth-is-the-future-microsoft-q3-earnings/

1.Analysts predict earnings per share of $2.24 and revenue of $51.11 billion for the quarter.
2.Earnings are anticipated to drop 3.5% in Q2 2023 but remain relatively stable compared to Q3 2022.
3. Rest above!

[DiscoverGold]

Earnings Preview: Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT)
By: 24/7 Wall St. | April 24, 2023

• Here are previews of five companies set to report results after markets close on Tuesday.

Microsoft

Over the past 12 months, shares of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) have added less than 2% to their share price. Like Alphabet, however, 2023 has been a different story. Shares are up more than 19% so far this year. The company has said it will cut 10,000 jobs.

The release of ChatGPT in early March pushed shares up by about 16%, but that has leveled off since the beginning of April at about 13.8%. A more important driver of investor sentiment for Microsoft is likely to be its cloud business and the company’s outlook for its business customers’ buying plans as recession chatter continues unabated.

Sentiment for the stock is virtually all positive. Of 51 analysts covering the stock, 46 have a Buy or Strong Buy rating and four more rate it at Hold. At a share price of around $285.80, the potential upside based on a median target of $306.00 is about 7.1%. At the high target of $420.00, the implied gain is almost 47%.

For its third quarter of fiscal 2023, revenue at the Dow component is forecast at $51.04 billion, 3.2% sequentially higher and up 3.4% year over year. Adjusted EPS are forecast at $2.23, down 3.7% sequentially and up a penny year over year. For the full 2023 fiscal year ending in June, current consensus estimates call for EPS of $9.36, up 1.6%, on revenue of $208.95 billion, up 5.4%.

Microsoft stock trades at 30.5 times expected 2023 EPS, 26.7 times estimated 2024 earnings of $10.72 and 23.1 times estimated 2025 earnings of $12.38 per share. The stock’s 52-week range is $213.43 to $294.18. Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $2.72 (yield of 0.95%). Total shareholder return over the past year was 2.76%.

Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft $1.8 Million Call • Strike: 290 • Expiration: 9/15/23
By: Cheddar Flow | April 24, 2023

• $MSFT $1.8M OTM Call

Strike: 290
Expiration: 9/15/23



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[mik1234]

I see !

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft This morning's gap up was faded hard, now approaching wedge support + yesterday's lows at $286.
By: TrendSpider | April 18, 2023

• $MSFT This morning's gap up was faded hard, now approaching wedge support + yesterday's lows at $286.



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft ~$1.0 Million Call • Strike: 290 • Expiration: 9/15/23
By: Cheddar Flow | April 18, 2023

• $MSFT ~$1M OTM Call

Strike: 290
Expiration: 9/15/23



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft $1.0 Million Put • Strike: 275 • Expiration: 6/16/23
By: Cheddar Flow | April 17, 2023

• $MSFT $1.0M OTM Put

Strike: 275
Expiration: 6/16/23

*At the Ask*



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft $2.2 Million Call • Strike: 290 • Expiration: 9/15/23
By: Cheddar Flow | April 17, 2023

• $MSFT $2.2M OTM Call

Strike: 290
Expiration: 9/15/23

*Above the Ask*



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Today Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is the best performer in the DJIA
By: Thom Hartle | April 17, 2023

• Today (8:33 CST), the best performer in the $DJIA is Microsoft Corporation.



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Kissed that gap and now flagging below it
By: Options Mike | April 16, 2023

• $MSFT Kissed that gap and now flagging below it. On watch for a move into it.



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[tw0122]

Not for long PPT team let’s the big cap stocks plunges them down in morning then the money printers come online in the afternoon. Taxpayer printers going brrrrr. It’s a daily ritual.

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft slips 2% as UBS cuts estimates again on 'too high' Azure growth expectations
By: Investing.com | April 11, 2023

UBS analysts reiterated a Neutral rating and a $275 per share price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) as they believe Azure estimates remain too high.

“Recent trends (spend optimization/cuts, slower migration as well as new developer activity) have continued into 1Q23 and if anything feel worse than 3 months ago,” the analysts said in a client note.

The changes to Microsoft’s estimates have been made after conducting ~20 checks with Azure/AWS customers. The analysts' conclusion is that 2023 estimates for Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) AWS, Microsoft’s Azure, and Google's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Cloud remain “too high.”

UBS now sees the cloud segment rising 24% in the June quarter at a constant currency, below the prior estimate of 25% and Street’s 27%.

“We conclude that customer efforts to optimize/trim their cloud spend will be deeper and last longer than most think,” they said in a note.

“Relative to the consensus view that we’re deep enough into these efforts such that the deceleration in cloud growth can begin moderating meaningfully as early as 2Q23, we conclude that such efforts will persist at a high level throughout 2023.”

As far as the guidance on the upcoming earnings call is concerned, the analysts believe that “Microsoft might guide to double-digit EPS growth but that a double-digit revs growth outlook seems unlikely.”

They also told investors to watch for any comments about Microsoft’s OpenAI investment and monetization plans, which “could be as impactful to the stock as the reported financials.”

Microsoft shares are down almost 2% today.

Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[Clean]

Dunno what that premarket action was. TDA app showed 3$ spread bouncing back and forth between bid and ask trade per trade for almost 10 minutes... TOS didn't show any of that price action.

Got the relief needed to continue upward and test that gap. If it closes below 285 I don't see it happening.. I guess we will see.

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Juicy gap here... Bit hot, but not overly
By: Options Mike | April 8, 2023

• $MSFT Juicy gap here... Bit hot, but not overly. On watch for this week.



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[Stock Guy777]

Will ChatGPT help Microsoft Teams kill Zoom (ZOOM)?
An example of such an autonomous system is large language models powered by GPT-3.5. Microsoft (MSFT) is adding those large language models to the newest version of Microsoft Teams.
I think teams with GPT-3.5 could be Microsoft’s Zoom killer. For instance, Teams Premium now contains intelligent recap. Intelligent recap automatically generate meeting notes.

They claim intelligent recap can identify the highlights of the meeting. Additionally, they claim intelligent recap can identify the information most important to the user. Another feature they call AI-Generated chapters can divide a meeting into sections so users can pick the most relevant content. AI-generated tasks allow users to identify the assignments from the meeting.
Hence, Teams Premium frees people of the need to attend many meetings. Millions of employees waste time at s at meetings. I predict Teams Premium will be popular because people hate meetings.
Consequently, I think Teams Premium is a threat to Zoom (ZOOM) and other video software. OpenAI’s large language models could help Microsoft dominate video meetings.
I think Teams Premium could become a revenue generator for Microsoft (MSFT) because of subscriptions. Microsoft plans to sell $7 to $10 Teams Premium subscriptions, The Verge reports.
How Much Money is Microsoft (MSFT) making?
Hence, Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: MSFT) could have an enormous new moneymaker on its hands. Value investors need to take notice because Microsoft is already an enormous moneymaker.
For example, Microsoft reported $52.747 billion in quarterly revenues on 31 December 2022. Impressively, the quarterly revenues grew from $51.728 billion on 31 December 2021. However, Microsoft’s revenue growth fell to just 1.97% in the quarter ending on 31 December 2023, Stockrow estimates.

[Clean]

Skeptical of this move today...

So, since I think its bullshit... that means it will probably go up 10% or more on pure vapor.

Don't forget this CFO has already issued a deceleration warning on last earnings forecast.

And, are they even charging for Chatgpt? Hard to believe there's justification for this move if they are not currently monetizing their AI...

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft $MSFT Attempting to hold a break over this TL today
By: Cheddar Flow | April 6, 2023

• $MSFT Attempting to hold a break over this TL today



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

Cognizant and Microsoft Collaborate to Bring Microsoft Cloud-based Technology Solutions to the Healthcare Market
By: PR Newswire | April 6, 2023

• Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare and Cognizant's TriZetto healthcare products aim to enhance transparency for consumers and increase interoperability for providers and payers

TEANECK, N.J., April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) today announced an expansion of their long-standing healthcare collaboration with Microsoft, to give healthcare payers and providers easy access to cutting-edge technology solutions, streamlined claims management, and improved interoperability to optimize business operations and deliver better patient and member experiences.

As part of the expansion, Cognizant and Microsoft will work together to build an integration roadmap between Cognizant's TriZetto healthcare products with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. The companies will also collaborate to develop and run Cognizant's current and future healthcare SaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure, migrate new and existing clients from on premises environments to streamlined functions managed on the Microsoft Cloud, and support future technologies designed to deliver new insights for payers, providers, and consumers.

A collaboration with benefits for payers, providers, and consumers

Recognized as a market leader in healthcare cloud-based administration, Cognizant collaborates with Microsoft on a variety of healthcare provider and payer solutions, including interoperability and cost estimation suites in a SaaS environment. This collaborative effort provides greater transparency for consumers who can more readily access historical healthcare data, review procedure costs for services, and compare pricing across providers to make informed healthcare decisions.

"Delivering leading technology to our healthcare clients is critical in enabling payers and providers to focus more time on supporting quality of care for beneficiaries," said Surya Gummadi, EVP and President, Cognizant Americas. "Through our strategic partnership with Microsoft and building on our advanced TriZetto healthcare solutions, we are empowering clients to adapt to shifting market trends, regulatory changes, and operational demands. We are proud to work together with Microsoft in this capacity, delivering superior technology and capabilities that support both our clients and positive health outcomes for their members."

"Through this integration with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, TriZetto customers can harness the innovative features and capabilities across the entire Microsoft Cloud, empowering them to unlock growth, tap into new revenue streams, and transition their existing services to the cloud," said Tom McGuinness, Corporate Vice President, Global Healthcare & Life Sciences, Microsoft.

Cognizant's TriZetto Healthcare Products are a portfolio of software solutions that help organizations enhance revenue growth, drive administrative efficiency, improve cost and quality of care, and improve the member and patient experience. TriZetto's Enterprise portfolio includes 347K+ healthcare providers, 8K+ health insurance payers, and 2.6B annual transactions on its Facets and QNXT platforms.

Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[DiscoverGold]

$MSFT Risk/Reward does not look optimal up here for Microsoft, flashing bearish RSI divergence at rising wedge resistance.
By: TrendSpider | April 5, 2023

• $MSFT Risk/Reward does not look optimal up here for Microsoft, flashing bearish RSI divergence at rising wedge resistance.



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[fourdint]

Thanks! Wonder if this is JHQTX, $15B, that uses put spread collars to maintain up/down window and reballances quarterly which just ended. I see this on stocks in their portfolio! I am curious on how you get your dark pool info as is, well dark.

[DiscoverGold]

Microsoft $1.3 Million Put • Strike: 270 • Expiration: 7/21/23
By: Cheddar Flow | April 4, 2023

• $MSFT $1.3M OTM Put

Strike: 270
Expiration: 7/21/23



Read Full Story »»»

DiscoverGold

[fourdint]

What the heck happened at 8:00 ... looks like a big boy snaped up a bunch of stop loss shares!