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NASDAQ:MSFT

Microsoft Corp (MSFT)

505.06
+8.69 (1.75%)
as of Aug 27, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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star iconAug 27, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 132 opinions in the last 12 months.

Microsoft Corp (MSFT) has witnessed significant fluctuations in its stock price amid ongoing concerns regarding its AI strategy and capital expenditures. Although the company recently reported solid quarterly earnings that exceeded expectations, analysts highlight the challenges presented by competition from other tech giants and the overall sentiment that the stock may be overvalued at its current levels. Many experts suggest that MSFT is facing a tough market environment where fears about the efficacy of its AI initiatives and the pace of its cloud growth are prevalent. Yet, despite these challenges, a majority believe in Microsoft’s long-term growth potential, especially with its subscription-based business model and significant cash reserves. There is a prevalent view that while the current landscape is challenging, Microsoft still stands as a resilient player in the tech industry with a promising future powered by AI and cloud services.

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Hold
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Fair Value
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BUY

Before earnings, the stock was flat because they were perceived as behind the curve in AI, even though they own half of OpenAI, and Co-Pilot has been a bust. But a Chinese open-source is coming soon to compliment Co-Pilot, which raise the profile of MSFT's AI.

SELL ON STRENGTH

Thinks this name, as well as a lot of the big tech names (perhaps with the exception of GOOG), will go sideways for the next several years. Highs of $500-550 are what we'll get. He loved it in the last 6 months. Now he's out. Thinks you'll get a chance to buy again at $400 or below.

Likes it at 20-25x PE, but not at 30-35x. It's that simple. Too expensive for what it's likely to deliver.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 02/26, Up 14%)

(Note the short timeframe.)  Market's been hating these companies due to uncertainty about capital spending. Revenues are accelerating, yet market's ignoring that. Continues to buy more. FCF should become much higher in late 2028. Topline is growing faster than expenditures, and will overtake them at some point.

BUY

Short term you can take profits after that parabolic move. Their quarter was excellent. He believes in it more than before. Excellent CEO.

BUY

After February, shares fell from $500 to $350, which became a buying opportunity. But now, it's recovered and is a hold and a great time to write options.

WATCH

He took profits a while ago. The issue was that it got a bit expensive compared to some other names. Now at 25x forward PE for 15% growth. Improved technically quite a bit with recent jump in share price. Now above 200-day MA, but overbought. 200-day MA still falling. Just watch for now.

BUY

Since reporting last week, they've rallied almost 130 points. MSFT is at the epicenter of the software (SAAS) socks and ultimately is where you'll make money as these models as these models commoditize. MSFT said, this capex spending is here to stay, but software isn't going away. She didn't sell it before earnings (it had been lagging all year), because she firmly believed in the CEO who did a great job of reading the room, of not doing what Google's doing. They said they will have free cash flow and won't go to the debt market (MSFT and JNJ are the only triple-A companies). Cloud revenue beat and guided upward. Still gotta see what they're spending on capex, but they're monetizing cloud. People are looking at this in a new light as it is re-rated.

TRADE

He had covered calls until their report last week blew it out of the water, exceeding anything he could dream of. So, he wrote a $530 call which expires in a couple weeks. He's harvesting some volatility without any loss of conviction in the name.

BUY

Was the most impressive stock this quarter. He was pounding the table on it before the quarter. It's not a software stock, but a utility. Everyone uses their products every day. MSFT has Co-Pilot, LinkedIn, Word, Teams and more. Operating margins are huge, still robust. Balance sheet is solid. Their RPO is north of 650 billion. Great managers. But the stock has run up a lot so mind the gap with the valuation.

BUY

They just reported a blow-out quarter. Despite massive AI spending, MSFT is cash-flow positive and are integrating their AI into their software. ALso, their cloud business is on fire. It continues to rise in a straight line.

BUY

Was up 24.6% last month, mostly after its blow-out quarter last week. Great numbers on Co-Pilot use and MSFT has controlled spending. He owns a large position.

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TOP PICK

The stock is trading around $445.33 USD, having posted an impressive daily rally of over 11% on Thursday, July 30, 2026. Prior to Wednesday afternoon's report, MSFT had undergone a significant correction for the year (-19% in 2026), hitting weekly lows near $381.40 USD. Social media mentions are up 369% in the past 24h.

HOLD

Earnings tonight. Bought for the first time ever this year when down 35%. It'll be a beneficiary of AI, won't be one of those that get slaughtered.

BUY

They reported a clean top and bottom line beat today and he thinks it can bounce, They reported a big earnings beat and Azure's growth accelerated to 43%, the fastest pace in 4 years. Free cash flow was positive. They're spending big on data centres, but not spending beyond their means. Their Co-Pilot reached 30 million paid users up from 20 million just three months ago.

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Reports this week.

Overall, he's interested in its (and other hyperscalers') AI/cloud infrastructure and capex. In particular, this is a stock that hit $400 more than 2 years ago and has gone sideways ever since. 

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Based on 126 expert opinions: 103 buy 9 hold 14 sell