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Microsoft

510.05 USD
-1.65
0.32%
At close Jul 18, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
510.13
+0.08
0.02%
1 day
-0.32%
5 days
1.70%
1 month
6.21%
3 months
42.03%
6 months
19.03%
Year to date
21.85%
1 year
15.82%
5 years
141.04%
10 years
987.06%
 

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 7,321 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 21 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2,582 | Existing positions reduced: 2,565

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $34.2B | Put options by funds: $34.1B

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 159 | Existing positions closed: 162

1.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.83% [Q4 2024] → 70.67% (-1.16%) [Q1 2025]

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5,760 [Q4 2024] → 5,643 (-117) [Q1 2025]

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3,005 [Q4 2024] → 2,779 (-226) [Q1 2025]

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.27T [Q4 2024] → $1.97T (-$300B) [Q1 2025]

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$475
7%
downside
Avg. target
$543
6%
upside
High target
$605
19%
upside

21 analyst ratings

21 positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
B of A Securities
Brad Sills
15%upside
$585
Buy
Maintained
18 Jul 2025
Cantor Fitzgerald
Thomas Blakey
14%upside
$581
Overweight
Maintained
16 Jul 2025
Mizuho
Gregg Moskowitz
6%upside
$540
Outperform
Maintained
16 Jul 2025
BMO Capital
Keith Bachman
8%upside
$550
Outperform
Maintained
10 Jul 2025
Piper Sandler
Brent Bracelin
18%upside
$600
Overweight
Maintained
10 Jul 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 285 articles about MSFT published over the past 30 days

Neutral
The Motley Fool
8 hours ago
Buy Microsoft Stock Now, or Wait for a Pullback?
Ahead of Microsoft's (MSFT -0.33%) quarterly earnings release on July 30, many investors are likely looking closely at their shares of the software giant. After all, the stock has seen an incredible run recently.
Buy Microsoft Stock Now, or Wait for a Pullback?
Negative
TechCrunch
9 hours ago
Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work
Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain Department of Defense cloud computing systems, the company said it's made changes to ensure this will no longer happen.
Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work
Positive
Seeking Alpha
18 hours ago
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Our Top 10 High Growth Dividend Stocks - July 2025
Negative
TechXplore
19 hours ago
Microsoft halts China-based tech support for Pentagon systems
Microsoft said Friday it is making sure that personnel based in China are not providing technical support for US Defense Department systems, after investigative news site ProPublica revealed the practice earlier this week.
Microsoft halts China-based tech support for Pentagon systems
Positive
The Motley Fool
22 hours ago
3 No-Brainer Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy on a Dip
The market has returned to its highs, along with many top artificial intelligence (AI) names. However, another market dip could always be around the corner.
3 No-Brainer Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy on a Dip
Positive
CNBC
1 day ago
Microsoft stops relying on Chinese engineers for Pentagon cloud support
Microsoft has changed its practices to keep engineers in China from getting involved in support for U.S. defense clients using the company's Azure cloud services. The announcement came days after ProPublica published an extensive report describing the Defense Department's dependence on Microsoft software engineers in China.
Microsoft stops relying on Chinese engineers for Pentagon cloud support
Neutral
Reuters
1 day ago
Microsoft likely to sign EU AI code of practice, Meta rebuffs guidelines
Microsoft will likely sign the European Union's code of practice to help companies comply with the bloc's landmark artificial intelligence rules, its president told Reuters on Friday, while Meta Platforms rebuffed the guidelines.
Microsoft likely to sign EU AI code of practice, Meta rebuffs guidelines
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Steady Transition to Windows 11 Aids MSFT: What's the Path Forward?
Microsoft gains from Windows 11 upgrade wave, aging PCs and new tie-ups as it eyes Q4 growth.
Steady Transition to Windows 11 Aids MSFT: What's the Path Forward?
Positive
Investors Business Daily
1 day ago
Microsoft Stock Hovers In Record-High Territory Before Earnings Report
Wall Street analysts are becoming increasingly bullish on Microsoft stock ahead of the software giant's June-quarter earnings report.
Microsoft Stock Hovers In Record-High Territory Before Earnings Report
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 day ago
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