Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan reiterated an Outperform rating and $160.00 price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) following the company's announcement that it has increased its dividend by 11%. MSFT is raising its dividend by five cents from last quarter to $0.51.

In addition, management announced a massive $40B share buyback plan with no expiration. Oppenheimer keeps estimates, which expect $40B in share buy-backs over the next eight quarters, evenly split between each year.

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Shares of Microsoft closed at $139.82 yesterday.

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