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Microsoft

429.03 USD
+4.45
1.05%
At close Jan 17, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
429.50
+0.47
0.11%
1 day
1.05%
5 days
3.32%
1 month
-5.60%
3 months
2.95%
6 months
-3.27%
Year to date
2.50%
1 year
10.16%
5 years
156.75%
10 years
824.83%
0
Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 13 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

97% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 185 | Existing positions closed: 94

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2,413 | Existing positions reduced: 2,202

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5,149 [Q2] → 5,173 (+24) [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] → 2,810 (-161) [Q3]

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.49T [Q2] → $2.29T (-$198B) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$465
8%
upside
Avg. target
$516
20%
upside
High target
$600
40%
upside

13 analyst ratings

13 positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
Cantor Fitzgerald
Thomas Blakey
69% 1-year accuracy
24 / 35 met price target
19%upside
$509
Overweight
Initiated
16 Jan 2025
Piper Sandler
Brent Bracelin
61% 1-year accuracy
74 / 122 met price target
21%upside
$520
Overweight
Maintained
6 Jan 2025
Loop Capital
Eric Beder
35% 1-year accuracy
56 / 158 met price target
28%upside
$550
Buy
Maintained
23 Dec 2024
Stifel
Brad Reback
63% 1-year accuracy
31 / 49 met price target
20%upside
$515
Buy
Maintained
18 Dec 2024
UBS
Karl Keirstead
76% 1-year accuracy
13 / 17 met price target
22%upside
$525
Buy
Maintained
18 Dec 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 199 articles about MSFT published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Barrons
15 hours ago
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Positive
The Motley Fool
22 hours ago
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Neutral
PYMNTS
1 day ago
FTC: OpenAI-Microsoft Pact Could Bring ‘Competition Implications'
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report examining the partnerships among artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud giants. The report, published Friday (Jan. 17) by the FTC, focused on the largest cloud service providers (CSPs) — Google, Amazon and Microsoft — and two of the largest AI companies: OpenAI and Anthropic.
FTC: OpenAI-Microsoft Pact Could Bring ‘Competition Implications'
Positive
Finbold
1 day ago
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Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 day ago
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Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
Better Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock for 2025: Nvidia vs. Microsoft
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Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
Microsoft Is Making Office Users Pay for AI. It Could Backfire.
A big success story for software giant Microsoft (MSFT 1.05%) over the past decade has been Office 365, now called Microsoft 365. Facing competition from Alphabet's Google Docs, Microsoft launched subscription versions of its iconic Office applications.
Microsoft Is Making Office Users Pay for AI. It Could Backfire.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
Want $1 Million in Retirement? Invest $200,000 in These 3 Stocks and Wait a Decade
Investing is not only about picking great stocks -- it's also about taking advantage of the power of compound growth. Given enough time, compounding can turn good returns into great returns, setting investors up for retirement.
Want $1 Million in Retirement? Invest $200,000 in These 3 Stocks and Wait a Decade
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
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The technology companies nicknamed the "Magnificent Seven" have a combined value of $17.2 trillion, which represents one-third of the entire value of the S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.00%). Those stocks delivered an average return of 60% during 2024, making them responsible for more than half of the S&P's 25% gain.
Here's How Much You Could Earn in Dividends From a $350,000 Investment in the "Magnificent Seven" Stocks
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
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Despite the sector's struggles to start the new year, technology is still one of the best places to invest over the long run. The sector has helped power the market higher in recent years, which has led to eight of the largest companies in the S&P 500 being either technology companies or companies with strong technology ties.
The Best Stocks to Invest $1,000 in Right Now
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