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Microsoft

387.30 USD
+12.91
3.45%
At close Apr 24, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
387.63
+0.33
0.09%
1 day
3.45%
5 days
3.63%
1 month
-1.47%
3 months
-12.78%
6 months
-8.81%
Year to date
-7.47%
1 year
-5.32%
5 years
121.88%
10 years
709.07%
 

About: Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).

Employees: 228,000

0
Funds holding %
of 7,419 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 17 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

621% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 692 | Existing positions closed: 96

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2,463 | Existing positions reduced: 2,173

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5,217 [Q3] → 5,697 (+480) [Q4]

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2,825 [Q3] → 2,978 (+153) [Q4]

1.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.91% [Q3] → 71.77% (+1.86%) [Q4]

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.22T [Q3] → $2.27T (+$49B) [Q4]

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $45.1B | Put options by funds: $46.1B

Research analyst outlook

17 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$430
11%
upside
Avg. target
$484
25%
upside
High target
$595
54%
upside

17 analyst ratings

17 positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
Goldman Sachs
Kash Rangan
31% 1-year accuracy
9 / 29 met price target
16%upside
$450
Buy
Maintained
24 Apr 2025
Piper Sandler
Brent Bracelin
16% 1-year accuracy
20 / 125 met price target
12%upside
$435
Overweight
Maintained
23 Apr 2025
Barclays
Raimo Lenschow
30% 1-year accuracy
28 / 93 met price target
11%upside
$430
Overweight
Maintained
21 Apr 2025
BMO Capital
Keith Bachman
36% 1-year accuracy
21 / 58 met price target
21%upside
$470
Outperform
Maintained
16 Apr 2025
B of A Securities
Brad Sills
27% 1-year accuracy
8 / 30 met price target
24%upside
$480
Buy
Maintained
15 Apr 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 233 articles about MSFT published over the past 30 days

Positive
24/7 Wall Street
12 hours ago
Should Microsoft and Meta Share More Wealth and Pay Investors Larger Dividends?
Meta and Microsoft have room for dividend growth, but is the right answer as the AI boom clashes with the era of Trump tariffs?
Should Microsoft and Meta Share More Wealth and Pay Investors Larger Dividends?
Neutral
Accesswire
13 hours ago
Activision and Call of Duty VPPA Violation - Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches Investigation
NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2025 / Levi & Korsinsky, LLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of individuals who purchased video games through Call of Duty's Website(https://www.callofduty.com/). Levi & Korsinsky, LLP's investigation indicates that legally protected data may have been unlawfully intercepted during transactions with the Call of Duty Website, particularly affecting customers who purchased video games on the Call of Duty Website.
Activision and Call of Duty VPPA Violation - Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches Investigation
Neutral
Accesswire
13 hours ago
Activision and Call of Duty VPPA Violation - Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches Investigation
NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2025 / Levi & Korsinsky, LLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of individuals who purchased video games through Call of Duty's Website(https://www.callofduty.com/). Levi & Korsinsky, LLP's investigation indicates that legally protected data may have been unlawfully intercepted during transactions with the Call of Duty Website, particularly affecting customers who purchased video games on the Call of Duty Website.
Activision and Call of Duty VPPA Violation - Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches Investigation
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
15 hours ago
Top Cloud Computing Stocks to Bet on for Healthy Returns
MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN and IBM are indispensable cloud stocks for any investment portfolio.
Top Cloud Computing Stocks to Bet on for Healthy Returns
Positive
Seeking Alpha
16 hours ago
Microsoft Is Dominating The Business AI Race
Microsoft's strong competitive advantage in AI and cloud services, combined with its robust financials, makes it an attractive long-term investment despite recent stock price pressures. Heavy investments in AI, including a $13 billion stake in OpenAI, position Microsoft ahead of competitors like Alphabet and Meta in the business market. Despite potential tariff impacts and short-term profitability sacrifices, Microsoft's revenue from software and cloud subscriptions remains resilient, with minimal long-term effects anticipated.
Microsoft Is Dominating The Business AI Race
Positive
Benzinga
17 hours ago
EXCLUSIVE: Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta - Now In The Bargain Bin After Being 'Heavily Sold Off', Says Expert
The market may be moody, but bargain hunters are treating Big Tech like it is Black Friday in July.
EXCLUSIVE: Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta - Now In The Bargain Bin After Being 'Heavily Sold Off', Says Expert
Positive
The Motley Fool
19 hours ago
Microsoft Just Showed the Future of AI, and It's Great News for Intel and AMD
The most powerful generative AI models from the likes of OpenAI, Alphabet, and Anthropic require costly and power-hungry AI accelerators stuffed into data centers to produce results. OpenAI's recent GPT-4.5 model, for example, was rolled out in phases to users because it required an immense amount of computational resources.
Microsoft Just Showed the Future of AI, and It's Great News for Intel and AMD
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Microsoft (MSFT) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
In the closing of the recent trading day, Microsoft (MSFT) stood at $374.05, denoting a +1.97% change from the preceding trading day.
Microsoft (MSFT) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks That Could Soar in the Second Half of 2025
Millions of businesses and individuals now use artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT on a daily basis. Despite impressive growth over the last 12 to 24 months, the AI revolution has just begun.
3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks That Could Soar in the Second Half of 2025
Positive
TechCrunch
1 day ago
Discord appoints former Activision Blizzard exec Humam Sakhnini as CEO
Amid rumors that the company is eyeing an IPO, Discord appointed former Activision Blizzard Vice Chairman Humam Sakhnini as CEO. Discord co-founder Jason Citron will leave his CEO role after thirteen years at the company.
Discord appoints former Activision Blizzard exec Humam Sakhnini as CEO
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