How to buy LinkedIn shares

How to get a slice of the cringeworthy-yet-enduring social media platform by buying Microsoft shares.

LinkedIn: where you read opinion pieces on office life, congratulate ex-colleagues and that girl you think you went to uni with on their new job or promotion, and brag about all the fun you’re having at your new job...

While you can't invest directly in LinkedIn itself, you can buy shares in Microsoft (which acquired LinkedIn at the end of 2016). Microsoft is listed on the NASDAQ with stock code "MSFT".

It's important to note that Microsoft isn't just the parent company for LinkedIn. By investing, you're effectively also buying into Windows, Bing, Outlook, Activision Blizzard, Visual Studio and Xbox, amongst others. That means the movement of Microsoft's share price will be affected by more than just the fortunes of LinkedIn.

How to buy shares in LinkedIn (Microsoft)

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. MSFT in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
  5. Submit the order. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Latest updates for LinkedIn (Microsoft)

May 1, 2025: In the battle for cloud-computing dominance, Microsoft edged forwards this week, while Amazon slipped back. Amazon shares dipped as the company released its Q1 results, showing AWS cloud revenue growth falling short of expectations (nonetheless an impressive 16.9% vs 17.4%). Meanwhile Microsoft shares climbed, thanks to bumper growth AND next-quarter expectations for cloud-computing arm Azure in its own earnings update.

April 12, 2025: US President Donald Trump announced a backdated exemption from crippling tariffs – to be granted to smartphones, computers, semiconductors, solar cells and selected other electronic devices. However uncertainty returned within a matter of days, when a Truth Social post from Trump said that these items were "just moving to a different tariff 'bucket.'"

April 3, 2025: Tech stocks including Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia reeled at the prospect of having to shoulder tariffs on hardware imported from places like Taiwan, China and Mexico. Apple manufactures most of its products in China, while Nvidia's chips are made in Taiwan before heading to assembly lines in Mexico. Happy Liberation Day guys!

LinkedIn (Microsoft) stock chart

Use our annotated LinkedIn (Microsoft) stock chart to see performance history. Tap or hover over the dots to read key updates.

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Alternative ways to invest in LinkedIn (Microsoft)

Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including LinkedIn (Microsoft)), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

LinkedIn (Microsoft) is a major part of the NASDAQ, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Is it a good time to buy LinkedIn (Microsoft) stock?

Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.

Technical analysis

View LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.

Historical closes compared with the last close of $435.28

1 week (2025-04-28) 11.28%
1 month (2025-04-05) 20.96%
3 months (2025-02-05) 5.56%
6 months (2024-11-05) 3.59%
1 year (2024-05-05) 7.04%
2 years (2023-05-05) 40.12%
3 years (2022-05-05) 58.44%
5 years (2020-05-05) 138.46%
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Is LinkedIn (Microsoft) under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, let alone a "Magnificent 7" stock, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the LinkedIn (Microsoft) P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 34x. In other words, LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s shares trade at around 34x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.9123. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $149.2 billion (£112.1 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

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