What if you invested $1,000 in Microsoft at the IPO price?

If you invested $1,000 in Microsoft at the IPO price of $21, you could have bought 47.6 shares. Shares of Microsoft went through a series of stock splits that included 2:1 stock splits in 1987 and 1990. Those splits were followed by 3:2 stock splits in 1991 and 1992. Microsoft shares split 2:1 again in 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2003.

Is Microsoft (MSFT) a good IPO stock?

Microsoft ( MSFT 0.32%) is one of the stocks you probably wish you had scooped up at its initial public offering (IPO). The tech giant debuted as a public company on the Nasdaq at $21 per share on March 13, 1986, and now the price is 19x higher, closing at $399.61 on Aug. 6.

How many shares were traded on Microsoft IPO day?

Over 2.5 million shares were traded on the company’s IPO day. Shares of Microsoft closed the day at $27.75. If you invested $1,000 in Microsoft at the IPO price of $21, you could have bought 47.6 shares. Shares of Microsoft went through a series of stock splits that included 2:1 stock splits in 1987 and 1990.