MicrosoftMSFT
MSFT
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%
0 neutral
0%
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
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Positive
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Positive
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