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Microsoft Corp (MSFT-Q)

524.11
-9.39 (1.76%)
as of Aug 1, 2025, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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This summary was created by AI, based on 73 opinions in the last 12 months.

Microsoft Corp (MSFT) continues to be viewed as a strong player in the technology sector, bolstered by its enduring business model rooted in essential software products and an expansive cloud business. However, there are mixed sentiments regarding its AI initiatives, with concerns over the effectiveness of offerings like CoPilot and challenges surrounding its partnership with OpenAI. Despite recent stock price fluctuations and missed earnings estimates, many analysts maintain MSFT as a must-own stock due to its generous cash flow, strong balance sheet, and strategic investments in AI and cloud technologies. The company is recognized for its recurring revenue model and has a solid historical performance track, making it a desirable investment prospect amid ongoing market uncertainties.

Consensus
Buy
Valuation
Overvalued

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HOLD

Darling of the Mag 7.

BUY
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EPS of $3.65 beat estimates of $3.37; revenue of $76.44B beat estimates of $73.89. EBITDA of $45.5B beat estimates by 15%. Microsoft's commercial remaining performance obligations of $368 billion in fiscal 4Q, more than $50 billion above 3Q, gives confidence in another year of mid-double-digit sales growth. Estimates for 13% gains next year will likely move up, led by Azure, which could expand 34-36% in 2026. Capital-spending consensus including leases is another metric that may see an upward revision, with analysis suggesting $118 billion for 2026, up 34%. AI workloads gaining scale and double-digit sales growth could help lift 2026 operating margin above 2025. In addition, tight cost control, particularly on head count, could offset any gross-margin pressure from a shift in sales mix to lower-margin cloud infrastructure and greater depreciation. We think AI is a big factor here, as the company, while spending lots of money, is getting good customer traction. But we think underlying customer growth is very much a part of the good results as well.
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PARTIAL SELL

Long term, definitely a good investment. Good company, has continued to grow, adapted through all markets. Trades ~41x PE, expensive. If you've owned for a while and done well, you may want to diversify away from it; but over the last 30 years, this has been a bad idea.

BUY

They just reported a blowout quarter with Azure cloud growth expanding from 35-39% in just one quarter. He's shocked. Is spending big on AI and it's paying off.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Likes dominance in its categories.

WAIT

It reports Wednesday. Wait until the CEO speak before making a move either way.

PARTIAL BUY
In a RRIF, time to trim?

Giant cashflow generator. Great dividend grower, though dividend's not big. Making new highs. Winner in cloud, lots of opportunity with Copilot. Great business platforms generate fees. He does have a significant underweight in tech, only about 7%. Expensive, but proved it can execute. Large-cap growth is one of the strongest areas of the market.

PARTIAL SELL

He trimmed a bit yesterday. 12-month price target of $514, so it's pretty close. He had a 7.5-8% weighting and brought it down. You can also write some short-dated (1 week, perhaps 2) calls. Doesn't see any catalyst until earnings come out.

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PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Mar 27/25, Up 29.2%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

Our PAST TOP PICK with MSFT has achieved its target at $505.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering half the position at this time and maintaining the stop at $453.  

COMMENT

Is doing incredibly well, being the software and cloud services and gaming plays. Also, it has embraced AI strongly such as savings in call centres while increasing customer satisfaction.

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PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Mar 27/25, Up 26.9%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

Our PAST TOP PICK with MSFT is progressing well.  To remain disciplined, we recommend trailing up the stop (from $412) to $453 at this time.  

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Historically trades at 25x PE, but is now 37x, not cheap.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jun 24/24, Up 8%)

Hitting all-time record highs, with more upside. Still holds. His biggest exposure to technology.

TRADE

One of his top-performing stocks. He targets $514. Very well-run company. Boasts solid moats in enterprise software and operating systems, which ensures recurring revenue and customer retention. Azure Cloud remains second only to AWS. The valuation may be elevated, but MSFT is good now for selling some calls given volatility. Keep the calls pretty sure, writing calls around $490-495.

BUY

You still have to see how they will capitalize on AI, but they are in the best position to capitalize.

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Microsoft Corp(MSFT-Q) Rating

Ranking : 5 out of 5

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Bullish - Buy Signals / Votes : 45

Neutral - Hold Signals / Votes : 45

Bearish - Sell Signals / Votes : 4

Total Signals / Votes : 94

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