MicrosoftMSFT
MSFT
0
Funds holding %
of 6,814 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 13 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
94% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 184 | Existing positions closed: 95
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2,410 | Existing positions reduced: 2,202
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 5,148 [Q2] → 5,170 (+22) [Q3]
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $42.3B | Put options by funds: $46.1B
2.79% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.73% [Q2] → 71.94% (-2.79%) [Q3]
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2,971 [Q2] → 2,808 (-163) [Q3]
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.49T [Q2] → $2.32T (-$171B) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
13 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$465
12%
upside
Avg. target
$516
25%
upside
High target
$600
45%
upside
13 analyst ratings
13 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
Piper Sandler Brent Bracelin 52% 1-year accuracy 64 / 123 met price target | 25%upside $520 | Overweight Maintained | 6 Jan 2025 |
Loop Capital Eric Beder 35% 1-year accuracy 56 / 158 met price target | 33%upside $550 | Buy Maintained | 23 Dec 2024 |
Stifel Brad Reback 51% 1-year accuracy 25 / 49 met price target | 24%upside $515 | Buy Maintained | 18 Dec 2024 |
UBS Karl Keirstead 82% 1-year accuracy 14 / 17 met price target | 27%upside $525 | Buy Maintained | 18 Dec 2024 |
Mizuho Gregg Moskowitz 60% 1-year accuracy 30 / 50 met price target | 23%upside $510 | Outperform Maintained | 13 Dec 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 178 articles about MSFT published over the past 30 days
Positive
Schwab Network
30 minutes ago
The Big 3: GOOGL, MSFT, DKNG
Jessica Inskip is bullish on today's Big 3. She explains why Alphabet's (GOOGL) A.I.
Positive
GeekWire
57 minutes ago
Microsoft creates new AI platform and tools division, led by former Facebook engineering chief Jay Parikh
Microsoft is creating a new engineering division, led by the former global head of engineering at Facebook (now Meta), that will be responsible for building fundamental AI technologies and tools for the company.
Negative
Yahoo Finance
3 hours ago
Inside the ‘vicious' stock market rotation hurting the Mag 7
One thing has generally held true about the stock market the past two years: it has gone up and to the right. The reasons why are plentiful.
Neutral
The Motley Fool
3 hours ago
Investors Take Note: 5 Companies Using AI Agents to Drive Innovation
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global economy and remains a major investing theme in 2025. From automating complex tasks to uncovering hidden insights in vast datasets, businesses stand to reach new levels of productivity.
Positive
The Motley Fool
21 hours ago
3 Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy in January
One of the biggest themes in the stock market in 2024 was artificial intelligence (AI), which is showing signs of becoming a breakthrough technology. That said, AI still appears to be in the early innings, with 2025 still promising a lot of opportunities in the sector.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 day ago
An Important Warning For These 6-20% Dividend Yields
High-yield, high-growth stocks are typically compelling buys. However, recently, one of the most dynamic high-yield, high-growth segments of the market has been dealt severe headwinds.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
Here Are the Top 5 "Magnificent Seven" Stocks to Buy in 2025, According to 1 Wall Street Analyst
Dan Ives is the managing director and global head of technology research at Wedbush Securities. He is a frequent contributor on financial news programming and actively posts his latest stock predictions on social media.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
A Dozen Stocks I'm Buying As Rising Interest Rates Break The Market
Interest rate peaks often cause short-term S&P 500 selloffs, especially for REITs. I retain hope that REITs may decouple from 10-year Treasury yields once rates stabilize. Baby Boomers' economic impact is profound, influencing inflation, wages, and consumption patterns, with Millennials having a smaller effect at later ages in life. Debating whether dividend growth investors should buy Magnificent 7 stocks, I find GOOGL compelling for its reasonable valuation and growth potential.
Negative
TechCrunch
2 days ago
Microsoft accuses group of developing tool to abuse its AI service in new lawsuit
Microsoft has taken legal action against a group the company claims intentionally developed and used tools to bypass the safety guardrails of its cloud AI products.
Neutral
Proactive Investors
3 days ago
Trump's inauguration fund hits record $170M boosted by donations from Google, Microsoft, Meta and more
President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund has attracted a record-breaking $170 million, including donations from some of the biggest names in technology, aviation, and automotive seeking support from the incoming administration. This is more than double the $62 million raised for Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021 and Trump's first inauguration of nearly $107 million in 2016.
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