Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$421.64

-8.66 (-2.01%)

(As of 11:08 AM ET)

Microsoft - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 32 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
1

Buy
31

Based on 32 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Microsoft in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 32 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, and 31 have given a buy rating for MSFT.

Consensus Price Target

$493.94
15.07% Upside

According to the 32 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Microsoft, the average price target is $493.94. The highest price target for MSFT is $600.00, while the lowest price target for MSFT is $375.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 15.07% from the current price of $421.64.

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MSFT Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/2/23 to 10/1/24	1 Month Ago 9/2/23 to 9/1/24	3 Months Ago 7/4/23 to 7/3/24	1 Year Ago 10/2/22 to 10/2/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	31 Buy rating(s)	32 Buy rating(s)	33 Buy rating(s)	33 Buy rating(s)
Hold	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$493.94	$494.72	$467.12	$376.34
Forecasted Upside	15.07% Upside	18.60% Upside	1.38% Upside	16.95% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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MSFT Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

MSFT Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Microsoft Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Microsoft	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.97	2.65	2.50
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold
Predicted Upside	14.79% Upside	1,695.68% Upside	6.15% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent MSFT News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
9/23/2024	DA Davidson 3 of 5 stars	G. Luria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$475.00 ➝ $475.00	+9.13%
9/17/2024	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$506.00 ➝ $506.00	+16.50%
7/31/2024	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$520.00 ➝ $510.00	+22.54%
7/31/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$550.00 ➝ $550.00	+32.15%
7/31/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$500.00 ➝ $500.00	+19.52%
7/31/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$485.00 ➝ $485.00	+14.68%
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7/31/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$520.00 ➝ $500.00	+18.23%
7/31/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$500.00 ➝ $515.00	+21.77%
7/18/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$470.00 ➝ $495.00	+11.61%
7/17/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$480.00 ➝ $510.00	+13.45%
7/16/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$450.00 ➝ $480.00	+5.74%
7/12/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$465.00 ➝ $500.00	+9.96%
7/9/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$475.00 ➝ $526.00	+14.01%
6/17/2024	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$600.00 ➝ $600.00	+35.14%
6/13/2024	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$475.00 ➝ $550.00	+24.52%
6/10/2024	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	P. Ferragu Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$570.00	+34.48%
6/7/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$450.00 ➝ $500.00	+17.78%
5/17/2024	Macquarie Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$460.00 ➝ $475.00	+13.24%
4/26/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$450.00 ➝ $480.00	+17.41%
4/26/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$465.00 ➝ $489.00	+22.54%
4/26/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$440.00 ➝ $470.00	+17.78%
4/26/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$475.00 ➝ $485.00	+21.54%
4/26/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$450.00 ➝ $515.00	+29.06%
4/22/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$455.00 ➝ $455.00	+13.41%
4/1/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$465.00 ➝ $550.00	+29.59%
3/21/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$490.00	+15.23%
1/31/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$421.00 ➝ $475.00	+16.25%
1/18/2024	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$471.00	+20.93%
12/5/2023	China Renaissance Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$466.00	+26.24%
10/26/2023	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$370.00 ➝ $375.00	+13.01%
10/26/2023	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$347.00 ➝ $413.00	+21.23%
10/17/2023	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$425.00	+27.77%
9/25/2023	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral
8/11/2023	Redburn Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$450.00 ➝ $440.00	+36.25%
8/9/2023	Fundamental Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target	Hold	$298.10	-8.06%
5/31/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$350.00 ➝ $420.00	+26.81%
5/30/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$340.00 ➝ $380.00	+14.15%
4/26/2023	888 Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
4/26/2023	Atlantic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	$290.00 ➝ $330.00	+11.98%
4/26/2023	Moffett Nathanson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform	$263.00 ➝ $306.00	+3.83%
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4/26/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$330.00 ➝ $350.00	+27.08%
1/19/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$285.00 ➝ $280.00	+18.74%
10/26/2022	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$310.00 ➝ $285.00	+13.70%

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Should I Buy Microsoft Stock? MSFT Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Sunday, September 29, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these Microsoft pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Microsoft
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Microsoft:

Microsoft's consistent dividend increases, with the latest quarterly dividend being $0.83, showcasing financial stability and potential for income generation for investors. A dividend yield of 0.76% provides a steady stream of passive income.
Analysts' positive outlook on Microsoft, with a majority of them issuing buy ratings and setting high price targets, indicating confidence in the company's growth prospects and stock performance.
Microsoft's diversified business model, spanning software, services, devices, and solutions globally, reducing dependency on a single market segment and enhancing resilience against economic fluctuations.
Strong financial health reflected in a low dividend payout ratio of 25.97%, indicating that Microsoft retains a significant portion of its earnings for reinvestment in growth opportunities and innovation.
Market consensus on Microsoft's stock, with an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $494.72, suggesting potential upside for investors based on analysts' forecasts.

Microsoft
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Microsoft for these reasons:

Microsoft's current stock price may be considered relatively high, potentially limiting immediate capital appreciation for investors seeking short-term gains.
Market saturation and intense competition in the technology industry could pose challenges for Microsoft in maintaining its market share and sustaining growth rates over the long term.
External factors such as regulatory changes or geopolitical tensions could impact Microsoft's operations and financial performance, leading to increased volatility in the stock price.
Dependency on the success of flagship products like Windows and Office suites, which face evolving consumer preferences and competition from cloud-based solutions, may pose risks to Microsoft's revenue streams.
Potential cybersecurity threats and data privacy concerns in the digital landscape could expose Microsoft to reputational damage and financial liabilities, affecting investor confidence in the company.

MSFT Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 32 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Microsoft is $493.94, with a high forecast of $600.00 and a low forecast of $375.00.
: 32 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Microsoft in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 hold rating and 31 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MSFT shares.
: According to analysts, Microsoft's stock has a predicted upside of 17.15% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Microsoft's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Microsoft has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Cowen, UBS Group, Wedbush, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Microsoft more than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Microsoft is 2.97 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.65. Learn more on how MSFT compares to other companies.

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