Technical Analysis
Based on the technical indicators and recent price action, MSFT shows a mixed signal pattern. The stock has been trading near its resistance level around $443, with RSI at 61.21 indicating moderate bullish momentum but not yet overbought .
News Sentiment & Event Analysis
Microsoft has demonstrated strong commitment to AI infrastructure investment, with President Brad Smith announcing plans to invest approximately $80 billion in AI-enabled datacenters for the fiscal year ending June. This significant investment signals Microsoft's aggressive push into AI technology leadership.
The company will report its Q4 2024 earnings on January 30, 2025, which could bring significant price movement. Historical earnings reactions suggest potential volatility around this event.
Price Prediction for Next Week
Based on technical analysis and upcoming catalysts:
Price targets for next week:
Trading Recommendation
BUY MSFT with entry point at current market price ($443.26)
The recommendation is based on:
The price of MSFT is predicted to go up -4.35%, based on the high correlation periods with DECK. The similarity of these two price pattern on the periods is 95.43%.
MSFT
DECK
Year
MSFT Price Forecast($)
Potential Return(%)
2025
460.000
8.660
2026
500.000
18.110
2027
555.000
31.100
2028
650.000
53.540
2029
650.000
51.920
2030
750.000
75.300
Public cloud is widely considered to be the future of enterprise computing, and Azure is a leading service that benefits the evolution to first to hybrid environments, and then ultimately to public cloud environments.
Microsoft 365 continues to benefit from upselling into higher-priced stock-keeping units as customers are willing to pay up for better security and Teams Phone, which should continue over the next several years.
Microsoft has monopoly like positions in various areas (OS, Office) that serve as cash cows to help drive Azure growth.
Piper Sandler
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Upside
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$500 → $550
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