A certificate for 200 shares of MSFT issued in March 1998, worth about $240,000 in 2021 after two stock splits.
MSFT (CUSIP: 594918104) is the stock ticker symbol of the Microsoft Corporation.
History[]
On November 1, 1999, Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC) became the first corporate stocks from NASDAQ to become components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. They, along with AT&T Corporation and The Home Depot, displaced older members Chevron Corporation, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Sears, and Union Carbide from the index.[1] Microsoft has since become one of the largest companies in the world, based on market capitalization.[2] On June 22, 2021, Microsoft became the 2nd American company after Apple Inc., and the 3rd in the world, to reach a market valuation of US$2 trillion.[3] Microsoft and Apple are known to regularly trade places as the most valuable company in the world.[4]
Splits[]
The stock has split nine times since Microsoft went public on March 13, 1986 at $21 per share. Each share had split 288-fold since the initial public offering and would have been worth over $30,000 by November 2018.[5][6]
- 2-for-1 split: September 21, 1987
- 2-for-1 split: April 16, 1990
- 3-for-2 split: June 27, 1991
- 3-for-2 split: June 15, 1992
- 2-for-1 split: May 23, 1994
- 2-for-1 split: December 9, 1996
- 2-for-1 split: February 23, 1998
- 2-for-1 split: March 29, 1999
- 2-for-1 split: February 18, 2003
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Microsoft previously held its annual shareholders meetings at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington.[7] Since December 2019, the shareholders meetings have been held online in a virtual format.[8][9][10][11]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Dow goes more digital by Jamey Keaten, CNN Money. 1999-10-26.
- ↑ Microsoft again top U.S. company as market cap hits $1.435T by Dion Rabouin, Axios. 2020-02-11.
- ↑ Microsoft becomes second U.S. firm to pass $2 trillion market cap by Mike Peterson, AppleInsider. 2021-06-22.
- ↑ Microsoft eclipses Apple as largest U.S. company for first time in nearly 16 months by Emily Bary, MarketWatch. 2021-10-29.
- ↑ If you had invested $1,000 in Microsoft at its IPO, here’s how much money you’d have now by Emmie Martin, CNBC. 2018-11-19.
- ↑ Microsoft Stock Split History, Stock Split History. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ↑ Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting by John Thompson, Microsoft. 2018-11-28.
- ↑ Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting by John Thompson, Microsoft. 2019-12-04.
- ↑ Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting by John Thompson, Microsoft. 2020-12-02.
- ↑ Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting by John Thompson, Microsoft. 2021-11-30.
- ↑ Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting by John Thompson, Microsoft. 2022-12-13.
External links[]
- Investor Relations and SEC Filings at Microsoft
Articles[]
- What Kind Of Investors Own Most Of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)? at Simply Wall St (2022-01-30)
- Top Microsoft Shareholders by Nathan Reiff at Investopedia (2020-12-22)
- After 5 years, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has transformed more than the stock price by Ron Miller at TechCrunch (2019-02-04)
- Microsoft's two CEOs at CNN Money (2013-04)