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Microsoft

453.13 USD
+0.19
0.04%
At close May 15, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
452.68
-0.45
0.10%
1 day
0.04%
5 days
2.98%
1 month
17.47%
3 months
10.62%
6 months
9.19%
Year to date
8.25%
1 year
7.10%
5 years
147.40%
10 years
838.16%
 

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 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 21 analysts

Fund manager confidence

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

624% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 695 | Existing positions closed: 96

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2,462 | Existing positions reduced: 2,175

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5,217 [Q3] → 5,702 (+485) [Q4]

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2,824 [Q3] → 2,980 (+156) [Q4]

1.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.92% [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

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

Low target
$450
1%
downside
Avg. target
$504
11%
upside
High target
$595
31%
upside

21 analyst ratings

21 positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
Citigroup
Tyler Radke
58% 1-year accuracy
30 / 52 met price target
19%upside
$540
Buy
Maintained
15 May 2025
Jefferies
Brent Thill
70% 1-year accuracy
52 / 74 met price target
21%upside
$550
Buy
Maintained
1 May 2025
DA Davidson
Gil Luria
58% 1-year accuracy
33 / 57 met price target
10%upside
$500
Buy
Maintained
1 May 2025
RBC Capital
Rishi Jaluria
55% 1-year accuracy
41 / 74 met price target
16%upside
$525
Outperform
Maintained
1 May 2025
Morgan Stanley
Keith Weiss
78% 1-year accuracy
29 / 37 met price target
6%upside
$482
Overweight
Maintained
1 May 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 389 articles about MSFT published over the past 30 days

Positive
GeekWire
1 hour ago
Microsoft: No evidence Israeli military used its technology to harm civilians, reviews find
Microsoft said Thursday that it found no evidence technologies were used by the Israeli military to harm civilians in Gaza, following internal and external reviews into allegations that the company was complicit in human rights abuses.
Microsoft: No evidence Israeli military used its technology to harm civilians, reviews find
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
5 hours ago
Meta Platforms vs. Microsoft: Which AI Superpower is a Better Buy?
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Meta Platforms vs. Microsoft: Which AI Superpower is a Better Buy?
Neutral
CNBC Television
8 hours ago
Final Trades: Adobe, Microsoft, Kinetik Holdings and Kinsale Capital
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Final Trades: Adobe, Microsoft, Kinetik Holdings and Kinsale Capital
Neutral
PYMNTS
8 hours ago
Microsoft to Retire Bing Search APIs, Promote Azure AI Agents
Microsoft said Monday (May 12) that it will retire Bing Search APIs on Aug. 11. “Any existing instances of Bing Search APIs will be decommissioned completely, and the product will no longer be available for usage or new customer signup,” the company said in an Azure Update.
Microsoft to Retire Bing Search APIs, Promote Azure AI Agents
Negative
Seeking Alpha
10 hours ago
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The Dark Side Of Infrastructure Stock Investing
Positive
Investors Business Daily
10 hours ago
This Short-Term Trade Can Yield Triple-Digit Gains In Microsoft Stock
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This Short-Term Trade Can Yield Triple-Digit Gains In Microsoft Stock
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
11 hours ago
3 Reasons US Equities May Be Short-Term Overheated
Rapidly shifting sentiment, extreme overbought conditions, and key resistance levels suggest that investors should proceed with a fair degree of caution in the short-term.
3 Reasons US Equities May Be Short-Term Overheated
Positive
Seeking Alpha
11 hours ago
The Top 3 Most Popular U.S. Stocks Among Experienced Dividend Investors
Microsoft delivers both income and innovation. It dominates key markets like cloud computing and enterprise software, while consistently raising its dividend. While Microsoft remains structurally strong, it faces mounting pressure from AI competition, saturation in mature segments like Windows and Office, and the challenge of integrating major acquisitions like Activision. Apple has transformed itself from a hardware company into a cash flow machine built around an ecosystem of products and services.
The Top 3 Most Popular U.S. Stocks Among Experienced Dividend Investors
Positive
MarketBeat
11 hours ago
Microsoft and OpenAI Just Hit Reset—Here's Why MSFT Stock Wins
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ: MSFT and OpenAI have announced that they are looking to reset their partnership. The reset is the latest chapter in a story that's been building between the two companies for the last six years.
Microsoft and OpenAI Just Hit Reset—Here's Why MSFT Stock Wins
Positive
Seeking Alpha
13 hours ago
Baron Opportunity Fund Q1 2025 Top Contributors And Detractors
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Baron Opportunity Fund Q1 2025 Top Contributors And Detractors
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