Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$430.81

-4.34 (-1.00%)

(As of 09/18/2024 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 33 Analyst Ratings

Based on 33 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 33 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, and 32 have given a buy rating for MSFT.

Consensus Price Target

$494.72
14.83% Upside

High Forecast	$600.00
Average Forecast	$494.72
Low Forecast	$375.00

According to the 33 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Microsoft, the average price target is $494.72. 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 14.83% from the current price of $430.81.

Type	Current Forecast 9/20/23 to 9/19/24	1 Month Ago 8/21/23 to 8/20/24	3 Months Ago 6/22/23 to 6/21/24	1 Year Ago 9/20/22 to 9/20/23
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	32 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)	4 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$494.72	$494.72	$467.12	$375.03
Forecasted Upside	14.83% Upside	19.95% Upside	17.88% Upside	17.26% Upside

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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	2.64	2.50
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	14.83% Upside	94.60% Upside	7.94% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive 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
9/17/2024	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 3 of 5 stars		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%
7/31/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$520.00 ➝ $500.00	+18.23%
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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%
3/15/2024	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$500.00	+19.46%
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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MSFT Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Microsoft's forecast for 2024?: According to the research reports of 33 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Microsoft is $494.72, with a high forecast of $600.00 and a low forecast of $375.00.
Should I buy or sell Microsoft stock right now?: 33 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Microsoft in the last year. There is currently 1 hold rating and 32 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MSFT shares.
Does Microsoft's stock price have much upside?: According to analysts, Microsoft's stock has a predicted upside of 19.78% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
What analysts cover Microsoft?: Microsoft has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Cowen, UBS Group, Wedbush, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
Do Wall Street analysts like Microsoft more than its competitors?: 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 2.64. Learn more on how MSFT compares to other companies.