Microsoft's latest share repurchase plan is expected to please income-oriented investors. Is it the right time to buy the MSFT stock?

Microsoft's share repurchase program, which has no expiration date, replaces its previous $60 billion authorization announced four years ago. Meanwhile, investors also cheered the news that shareholders of record as of Nov. 21 will receive a quarterly dividend of 83 cents per share, up from the current 75 cents a share.

Microsoft shares rose for the the seventh consecutive session on Tuesday, with the latest gains coming after the tech giant hiked its quarterly dividend by 10% and approved a $60 billion stock buyback.

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