Microsoft raises its dividend 8% as cash returns keep climbing

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financials), the software and cloud powerhouse behind Azure and Office, is handing stockholders a smidge more cash. The business upped its quarterly dividend 7.7% to 98 cents a share from 91 cents. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Sign with MSFT. High Yield Dividend Stocks in Gurus' Portfolio This Powerful Chart Made Peter Lynch 29% A Year For 13 Years How to calculate the intrinsic value of a stock? Is MSFT fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator.MSFT GF Value chart That may not seem like a shift. Microsoft's forecast dividend yield is just shy of 0.79%. But the timing is what makes it more interesting.