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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

NMS - Real Time Price. Currency in USD

488.02

+1.17 (0.24%)

At close: Dec 24, 2025, 1:00 PM EST

487.62

-0.40 (-0.08%)

After-hours: Dec 24, 2025, 4:59 PM EST

Microsoft: The Real AI Winner Hiding In Plain Sight

Microsoft Corporation maintains a market-leading moat across software, cloud, and AI infrastructure, despite recent market skepticism and competitive noise. MSFT's deep enterprise integration and AI partnerships, especially with OpenAI, position Azure for accelerated growth and monetization through 2026 and beyond. Strategic capital allocation and margin discipline remain intact, with CapEx expected to decelerate by FY2028, supporting long-term profitability conviction.

Microsoft May Look Pricey, But Customers Can't Walk Away

Microsoft Corp. NASDAQ: MSFT stock is up more than 15% in 2025. Even after the latest slide in technology stocks, the stock is still up about 3% in the last month.

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Microsoft's suite of productivity software is a must-have tool in any business setting. Revenue from its Intelligent Cloud sector may soon surpass that of its business software segment.

The Tech Stock Warren Buffett Wishes He'd Bought

Warren Buffett never invested in Microsoft, which has been one of the most successful tech stocks. He elected not to buy shares because of his friendship with Bill Gates, who also served on Berkshire's board of directors.

Microsoft Will 'Prove Doubters Wrong' In 2026 With AI-Fueled Growth

Microsoft received some reassuring analyst reports this week as the software giant faces skepticism about its AI investments.

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Alphabet's Google continues to gain share in the cloud computing market. Microsoft has over 900 million people using AI features in its products.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to remain the single biggest driver of corporate investment in 2026, with Barclays projecting trillions in capex tied to AI infrastructure and applications. The AI spending wave has already reshaped equity markets, and firms positioned at the intersection of hardware, software, and consumer adoption could see outsized gains.

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Upgrades / Downgrades

Ticker	Brokerage Firm	Ratings Change	Price Target	Date
MSFT	Rothschild & Co Redburn	Neutral	undefined >> $500	November 18th 2025
MSFT	Robert W. Baird	Outperform	undefined >> undefined	November 14th 2025
MSFT	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform	$650 >> $625	October 30th 2025
MSFT	Guggenheim	Buy	undefined >> $586	October 27th 2025
MSFT	Citigroup	Buy	$680 >> $682	October 22nd 2025
MSFT	Mizuho	Outperform	$625 >> $640	October 17th 2025
MSFT	Wells Fargo	Overweight	$650 >> $675	October 6th 2025
MSFT	Jefferies	Buy	$600 >> $675	July 31st 2025

Press releases

Reply Recognized as a Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider for the Sixth Consecutive Year

TURIN, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] announced today it has been recognized once again as a Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP). The renewal reaffirms Reply's proven expertise and consistent track record in delivering high-quality cloud solutions and services on the Microsoft Azure platform, powered by the deep technical expertise of its specialized companies – Cluster Reply, Solidsoft Reply and Valorem Reply. The Azure Expert MSP program is designed by Micro.

ProsperOps Achieves Microsoft Azure IP Co-Sell Status

Azure Customers Can Now Burn Down Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment Credits While Optimizing Cloud Costs with ProsperOps AUSTIN, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / December 17, 2025 / ProsperOps, a leading multi-cloud FinOps automation platform, today announced it has achieved Microsoft Azure IP Co-Sell status. As a result, organizations procuring ProsperOps through the Azure Marketplace can streamline billing and now apply purchases toward their Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitments (MACCs), along with other benefits.

EcoVadis Wins Microsoft Local Partner Award FY25 in AI Transformation - Scale Category

NEW YORK & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EcoVadis wins Microsoft Local Partner Award FY25 in AI Transformation - Scale category.

JLens and ADL Applaud Microsoft Shareholders' Vote to Reject BDS-Aligned Proposal 9 at Annual Meeting

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor affiliated with ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), welcomes the vote by Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholders AGAINST Proposal 9 at the Company's 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting. This shareholder resolution, aligned with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (“BDS”) movement, called for conflict-specific human rights due diligence targeting Israel. Consistent with the Board of Directors'.