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Microsoft - MSFT Price Target & Analyst Ratings

$258.06

-0.03 (-0.01%)

(As of 09/8/2022 10:35 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $255.51
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$258.77
50-Day Range: $251.90
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$293.47
52-Week Range: $241.51
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$349.67

Volume: 372,064 shs
Average Volume: 19.99 million shs
Market Capitalization: $1.92 trillion

P/E Ratio: 26.77
Dividend Yield: 0.98%
Price Target: $334.31

Microsoft Consensus Rating and Price Target (2022)

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 Analyst Rating

Moderate Buy
Based on 33 Analyst Ratings

Consensus Analyst Price Target

$334.31
29.55% Upside

High Prediction	$411.00
Average Prediction	$334.31
Low Prediction	$275.00

Type	Current 9/8/21 to 9/8/22	1 Month Ago 8/9/21 to 8/9/22	3 Months Ago 6/10/21 to 6/10/22	1 Year Ago 9/8/20 to 9/8/21
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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	31 Buy rating(s)	31 Buy rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$334.31	$335.72	$354.61	$322.56
Predicted Upside	29.55% Upside	22.78% Upside	22.07% Upside	16.62% Upside

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MSFT Analyst Ratings 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	2.94	2.59	2.49
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Buy	Hold
Predicted Upside	29.53% Upside	218.87% Upside	21.73% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News	Neutral News	Neutral News
MarketBeat Community Rating	Outperform Votes 3048 74.38% Underperform Votes 1050 25.62%	Avg. Outperform Votes 222 66.87% Avg. Underperform Votes 110 33.13%	Avg. Outperform Votes 851 68.46% Avg. Underperform Votes 392 31.54%

Historical Target Prices and Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
9/6/2022	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Brent Thill Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$320.00	+26.36%
8/12/2022	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$292.00	+1.74%
8/3/2022	Fundamental Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold	$280.50	-0.72%
7/29/2022	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$320.00 ➝ $275.00	-0.51%
7/27/2022	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$340.00 ➝ $320.00	+27.03%
7/27/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$350.00 ➝ $330.00	+31.00%
7/27/2022	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$320.00 ➝ $300.00	+19.09%
7/27/2022	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$305.00 ➝ $320.00	+27.03%
7/27/2022	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$330.00 ➝ $300.00	+19.09%
7/26/2022	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Philip Winslow Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$400.00	+59.36%
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7/26/2022	Itaú Unibanco Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$287.00	+14.11%
7/26/2022	Itau BBA Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Thiago Kapulskis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$287.00	+14.75%
7/26/2022	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$349.00 ➝ $330.00	+29.10%
7/25/2022	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight	$400.00 ➝ $350.00	+34.43%
7/22/2022	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$330.00 ➝ $320.00	+22.85%
7/19/2022	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$350.00 ➝ $340.00	+33.73%
7/12/2022	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight	$372.00 ➝ $354.00	+33.83%
7/8/2022	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight	$352.00 ➝ $312.00	+16.24%
7/7/2022	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight	$373.00 ➝ $330.00	+23.96%
6/29/2022	Redburn Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$370.00	+44.26%
6/20/2022	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$330.00	+33.25%
6/10/2022	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Raimo Lenschow Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$363.00 ➝ $335.00	+26.52%
6/9/2022	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Murphy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$320.00	+20.85%
5/19/2022	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Rishi Jaluria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$380.00	+50.11%
4/27/2022	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Ader Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
4/27/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Kash Rangan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$365.00	+28.88%
4/27/2022	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Inline	$370.00 ➝ $330.00	+22.12%
2/4/2022	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Ivan Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$366.00 ➝ $411.00	+34.96%
1/26/2022	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$330.00 ➝ $340.00	+17.86%
1/25/2022	Summit Insights Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Nandury Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
12/22/2021	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$410.00	+25.27%
10/27/2021	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Brad Sills Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$340.00 ➝ $365.00	+17.70%
7/28/2021	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$298.00 ➝ $333.00	+16.30%
7/28/2021	Griffin Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$290.00 ➝ $345.00	+20.40%
6/1/2021	KGI Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$300.00	+21.26%
4/28/2021	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Strong-Buy	$275.00 ➝ $290.00	+10.70%
4/22/2021	Exane BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$330.00	+28.32%
4/13/2021	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$275.00 ➝ $300.00	+16.26%
1/27/2021	Pritchard Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$272.00 ➝ $292.00	+25.68%
12/21/2020	Smith Barney Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy
7/23/2020	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
4/30/2020	Macquarie Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Sarah Hindlian Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$200.00	+11.65%
2/3/2020	Cfra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$186.00 ➝ $197.00	+13.41%
1/31/2020	Nomura Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Christopher Eberle Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$161.00 ➝ $195.00	+14.40%
10/25/2019	Piper Jaffray Companies Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$158.00	+12.91%

(Data available from 9/8/2017 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

MSFT Price Target - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Microsoft's consensus rating and price target?: According to the issued ratings of 33 analysts in the last year, the consensus rating for Microsoft stock is Moderate Buy based on the current 2 hold ratings and 31 buy ratings for MSFT. The average twelve-month price prediction for Microsoft is $334.31 with a high price target of $411.00 and a low price target of $275.00. Learn more on MSFT's analyst rating history.
Do Wall Street analysts like Microsoft more than its competitors?: Analysts like Microsoft more than other Computer and Technology companies. The consensus rating for Microsoft is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for computer and technology companies is Buy. Learn more on how MSFT compares to other companies.
Do MarketBeat users like Microsoft more than its competitors?: MarketBeat users like Microsoft more than other Computer and Technology companies. 74.38% of MarketBeat users gave Microsoft an outperform vote while computer and technology companies recieve an average of 66.87% outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Does Microsoft's stock price have much upside?: According to analysts, Microsoft's stock has a predicted upside of 22.01% based on their 12-month price targets.
What analysts cover Microsoft?: Microsoft has been rated by Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Cowen, Credit Suisse Group, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Fundamental Research, Guggenheim, Itau BBA Securities, Itaú Unibanco, Jefferies Financial Group, KeyCorp, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Redburn Partners, Rosenblatt Securities, Stifel Nicolaus, UBS Group, Wedbush, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.

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