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MSFT
$476.39+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on MSFT
Wall Street analysts forecast MSFT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MSFT is 631.98 USD with a low forecast of 500.00 USD and a high forecast of 700.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
35 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast MSFT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MSFT is 631.98 USD with a low forecast of 500.00 USD and a high forecast of 700.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
33 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 474.820
Low
500.00
Averages
631.98
High
700.00
Current: 474.820
Low
500.00
Averages
631.98
High
700.00
BTIG
BTIG
Buy
initiated
$1,000
2025-12-16
New
Reason
BTIG
BTIG
Price Target
$1,000
2025-12-16
New
initiated
Buy
Reason
BTIG assumed coverage of ServiceNow with a Buy rating and $1,000 price target. Two years after launching Now Assist, ServiceNow has built a robust platform for human and AI agent collaboration, featuring the AI Control Tower for management and governance, and partnering closely with Microsoft (MSFT) to power agentic AI orchestration across the entire enterprise, the analyst tells investors in a research note. In its bull case, BTIG sees ServiceNow continuing to operate above the Rule of 50, with high-teens top-line growth and mid-20% free cash flow growth, the firm added.
Phillip Securities
Accumulate -> NULL
downgrade
$550 -> $540
2025-12-14
New
Reason
Phillip Securities
Price Target
$550 -> $540
2025-12-14
New
downgrade
Accumulate -> NULL
Reason
Phillip Securities lowered the firm's price target on Microsoft to $540 from $550 and keeps an Accumulate rating on the shares. The firm says the company is aggressively into cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
DA Davidson
Gil Luria
Buy
maintain
$650
2025-12-04
Reason
DA Davidson
Gil Luria
Price Target
$650
2025-12-04
maintain
Buy
Reason
DA Davidson analyst Gil Luria keeps a Buy rating and $650 price target on Microsoft, noting that the company will stay front of the line for OpenAI spend, which will keep it as the fastest growing hyperscaler in a wide range of scenarios. OpenAI still has one of the best frontier models, some of the deepest talent, and ChatGPT still has about 75% share of the AI chat market, and while OpenAI's over-committing, inflating expectations, and asking for federal government guarantees has caused a backlash across the AI trade, its valuable assets are still there, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Jefferies
Jefferies
Buy
maintain
$490
2025-12-03
Reason
Jefferies
Jefferies
Price Target
$490
2025-12-03
maintain
Buy
Reason
Jefferies tells investors in a research note that Microsoft pushed back on this morning's report from The Information, stressing that key metrics tell a very different story, including a 14-point acceleration in RPO growth to 51% year over year and ongoing capacity constraints driven by demand exceeding supply. Company commentary and industry checks point to strong, sustained Copilot adoption, the firm says. Jefferies, which says The Information "completely missed the point," has a Buy rating and $490 price target on Microsoft shares.
About MSFT
Microsoft Corporation is a technology company. The Company develops and supports software, services, devices, and solutions. The Company’s segments include Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment consists of products and services in its portfolio of productivity, communication, and information services. This segment primarily comprises: Office Commercial, Office Consumer, LinkedIn, and Dynamics business solutions. The Intelligent Cloud segment consists of server products and cloud services, including Azure and other cloud services, SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs), and Nuance and GitHub; and Enterprise Services, including enterprise support services, industry solutions and Nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment primarily comprises Windows, Devices, Gaming, and search and news advertising.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
