MicrosoftMSFT
MSFT
0
Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 9 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
564% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 598 | Existing positions closed: 90
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2,385 | Existing positions reduced: 2,103
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 5,195 [Q3] → 5,444 (+249) [Q4]
1% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2,820 [Q3] → 2,851 (+31) [Q4]
0.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.95% [Q3] → 71.46% (-0.48%) [Q4]
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $43B | Put options by funds: $43.4B
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.29T [Q3] → $2.27T (-$22.2B) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$425
3%
upside
Avg. target
$507
23%
upside
High target
$550
33%
upside
9 analyst ratings
8 positive
89%
1 neutral
11%
0 negative
0%
UBS Karl Keirstead 75% 1-year accuracy 12 / 16 met price target | 23%upside $510 | Buy Maintained | 30 Jan 2025 |
DA Davidson Gil Luria 60% 1-year accuracy 27 / 45 met price target | 3%upside $425 | Neutral Maintained | 30 Jan 2025 |
RBC Capital Rishi Jaluria 49% 1-year accuracy 38 / 77 met price target | 21%upside $500 | Outperform Reiterated | 30 Jan 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Keith Weiss 57% 1-year accuracy 17 / 30 met price target | 28%upside $530 | Overweight Maintained | 30 Jan 2025 |
Mizuho Gregg Moskowitz 69% 1-year accuracy 33 / 48 met price target | 21%upside $500 | Outperform Maintained | 30 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 378 articles about MSFT published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 hour ago
I Bought Nebius Group After Dumping My Microsoft Shares
Nebius Group N.V. offers a better pure-play for AI cloud exposure over the traditional hyper-scalers like Microsoft Azure and Amazon's AWS, and its Q4 2024 earnings results validate the bull case. We cover risks relating to pricing pressures and the competitive landscape, including Nebius' positioning relative to other neo-clouds like Groq and Cerebras. With revenue guidance implying top-line growth of between 4x to 6x in 2025, I would rather own fast-growing NBIS over Microsoft during this AI revolution, despite the uncertain profitability outlook.
Negative
Benzinga
1 hour ago
Microsoft's Quantum Leap Hits A Technical Snag: Death Cross Looms Large
Microsoft Corp MSFT unveiled its most ambitious tech yet—Majorana 1. This quantum chip, built on an entirely new state of matter called topoconductors, is what CEO Satya Nadella calls "an entirely new state of matter.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 hours ago
Microsoft: Now Worth Buying After A Year Of Nothingness
Microsoft stock is rated a Buy due to it being a wonderful company at a fair price. Steady EPS growth, driven by AI and cloud growth potential, can boost shares. Despite heavy CapEx spending impacting free cash flow in the short term, these investments are expected to benefit the company for many years. CapEx spending growth will slow down by Fiscal 2026, which will give a boost to free cash flow.
Negative
Yahoo Finance
3 hours ago
Why you should diversify out the Magnificent 7 stocks
The market has taken a few punches this month in the form of non-stop headlines from the Trump administration. Concerns about policy chaos and tariffs has some investors wondering if the froth in the market needs to simmer down before putting new money to work.
Negative
The Motley Fool
4 hours ago
This Tech Giant Is Making Big Moves With Generative AI, but Here Are 3 Risks Investors Need to Know About
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot ticket these days, and some of the world's largest tech companies are building their futures around AI strategies. At the same time, game-changing AI can pose serious business risks.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
7 hours ago
A Question Of Quality, If I Could Only Own Six Stocks
Diversification is often recommended, but a concentrated portfolio of high-quality stocks can yield better returns and peace of mind. I focus on six top holdings, which collectively form 75.6% of my portfolio. These companies have diverse revenue streams, strong market positions, and long-term growth potential, making them ideal for significant investment.
Positive
The Motley Fool
8 hours ago
The S&P 500 May Soar in 2025: 2 Brilliant Stocks to Buy Before It Does, According to Wall Street
Collectively, Wall Street analysts have issued more than 12,000 individual ratings on stocks in the S&P 500. By aggregating the median fair value estimates on every company, FactSet Research builds what is known as a "bottom-up" target price for the entire index.
Positive
Fox Business
18 hours ago
Microsoft's new chip is a 'Superman moment' for quantum computing
'Quantum Supremacy' author Dr. Michio Kaku discusses the future of quantum computing on 'Making Money.' #foxbusiness #makingmoney
Neutral
PRNewsWire
20 hours ago
Danaher Announces Appointment of Charles Lamanna to Danaher Board
WASHINGTON , Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it has appointed Charles Lamanna to its Board of Directors and to the Board's Science & Technology Committee. Mr. Lamanna is currently Corporate Vice President, Business & Industry Copilot at Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), where he drives product innovation in AI-powered business applications, low-code platforms, and autonomous agents.
Positive
Fast Company
21 hours ago
Quantum computing stocks are surging again after Microsoft unveiled its Majorana 1 quantum chip
The stock prices of quantum computing companies are surging in premarket trading this morning after Microsoft unveiled a new type of quantum computing chip yesterday, the Majorana 1. Here's what you need to know about Microsoft's breakthrough and its impact on the stock prices of quantum computing companies.
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