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Microsoft (MSFT): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy28 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 28 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 28 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $609, the highest $690, the lowest $510. The average is +15.2% from the last price of $529.
Analyst ratings 46
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Jaluria★★★★★★★★★★#11899 · hits 52% · avg −4.1% | RBC Capital | $640 | Buy | +21.0% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 21:45 | +0.8%next day −0.8% | ↗ |
| Gabriela Borges★★★★★★★★★★#817 · hits 59% · avg +13.8% | Goldman Sachs | $640 | Buy | +21.0% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 06:10 | +0.8%next day −0.8% | ↗ |
| Derrick Wood★★★★★★★★★★#9294 · hits 45% · avg −0.3% | TD Cowen | $540 → $625+15.7% | Buy | +18.1% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 08:15 | +0.8%next day −0.8% | ↗ |
| Gregg Moskowitz★★★★★★★★★★#704 · hits 60% · avg +10.0% | Mizuho Securities | $510 → $600+17.6% | Buy | +13.4% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 07:40 | +0.8%next day −0.8% | ↗ |
| Tyler Radke★★★★★★★★★★#2747 · hits 50% · avg +4.2% | Citi | $600 → $636+6.0% | Buy | +20.2% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 06:55 | +0.8%next day −0.8% | ↗ |
| Karl Keirstead★★★★★★★★★★#437 · hits 63% · avg +14.6% | UBS | $525 → $675+28.6% | Buy | +27.6% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 06:30 | −0.7%next day +0.8% | ↗ |
| Brent Thill★★★★★★★★★★#2743 · hits 53% · avg +3.8% | Jefferies | $575 → $650+13.0% | Buy | +22.9% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 17:10 | +0.8%next day −0.8% | ↗ |
| Samik Chatterjee★★★★★★★★★★#4 · hits 76% · avg +54.4% | J.P. Morgan | $625 | Buy | +18.1% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 08:15 | +0.4%next day −0.7% | ↗ |
| Adam Wood★★★★★★★★★★#1939 · hits 55% · avg +8.2% | Morgan Stanley | $600 | Buy | +13.4% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 06:35 | +1.2%next day +0.4% | ↗ |
| Tal Liani★★★★★★★★★★#798 · hits 58% · avg +10.2% | Bank of America Securities | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 10:10 | +1.2%next day +0.4% | ↗ |
| Brad Zelnick★★★★★★★★★★#560 · hits 66% · avg +9.3% | Deutsche Bank | $550 → $600+9.1% | Buy | +13.4% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 08:45 | +1.2%next day +0.4% | ↗ |
| Matthew Hedberg★★★★★★★★★★#1234 · hits 54% · avg +7.8% | RBC Capital | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 08:05 | +1.2%next day +0.4% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Phillip Securities | $515 | Hold | −2.7% | Downgrade | 12.10.26on TipRanks 06:00 | +1.2%next day +0.4% | ↗ |
| Raimo Lenschow★★★★★★★★★★#1639 · hits 52% · avg +7.0% | Barclays | $512 → $600+17.2% | Buy | +13.4% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 06:00 | +1.2%next day +0.4% | ↗ |
| Kirk Materne★★★★★★★★★★#1369 · hits 56% · avg +7.7% | Evercore ISI | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 21:15 | +0.3%next day −0.9% · 5 days +1.7% | ↗ |
| Daniel Ives★★★★★★★★★★#345 · hits 58% · avg +18.2% | Wedbush | $615 | Buy | +16.2% | Initiated | 06.10.26on TipRanks Oct 7 08:40 | +0.2%next day +0.3% · 5 days +2.8% | ↗ |
| Patrick Colville★★★★★★★★★★#1680 · hits 55% · avg +8.6% | Scotiabank | $510 → $615+20.6% | Buy | +16.2% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 10:11 | +0.8%next day +0.2% · 5 days +2.6% | ↗ |
| Ben Reitzes★★★★★★★★★★#1001 · hits 62% · avg +21.6% | Melius Research | $665 | Buy | +25.7% | Upgrade | 05.10.26on TipRanks 06:35 | +0.8%next day +0.2% · 5 days +2.6% | ↗ |
| Michael Turrin★★★★★★★★★★#10778 · hits 46% · avg −1.3% | Wells Fargo | $700 → $725+3.6% | Buy | +37.0% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks 06:35 | −0.2%next day +0.2% · 5 days +0.6% | ↗ |
| Billy Fitzsimmons★★★★★★★★★★#3245 · hits 63% · avg +9.3% | Piper Sandler | $550 → $610+10.9% | Buy | +15.3% | Assigned | 30.09.26on TipRanks 07:06 | +1.0%next day −0.2% · 5 days +1.4% | ↗ |
| Jason Ader★★★★★★★★★★#2927 · hits 50% · avg +5.0% | William Blair | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 28.09.26on TipRanks 08:25 | −0.6%next day +0.1% · 5 days +1.9% | ↗ |
| Brad Reback★★★★★★★★★★#1158 · hits 52% · avg +9.2% | Stifel Nicolaus | $530 → $575+8.5% | Buy | +8.7% | Upgrade | 23.09.26on TipRanks Sep 22 17:50 | +1.2%next day −0.4% · 5 days +3.1% | ↗ |
| Brian Schwartz★★★★★★★★★★#2711 · hits 46% · avg +4.5% | Oppenheimer | $515 → $570+10.7% | Buy | +7.7% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 08:01 | −0.7%next day +1.2% · 5 days +3.4% | ↗ |
| Thomas Blakey★★★★★★★★★★#1707 · hits 54% · avg +9.5% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $522 → $608+16.5% | Buy | +14.9% | Reiterated | 21.09.26on TipRanks 08:05 | 0.0%next day −0.7% · 5 days +2.5% | ↗ |
| Alexander Haissl★★★★★★★★★★#4710 · hits 45% · avg +5.3% | Rothschild & Co Redburn | $400 → $440+10.0% | Hold | −16.8% | Assigned | 21.09.26on TipRanks 05:35 | 0.0%next day −0.7% · 5 days +2.5% | ↗ |
| Chad Dillard★★★★★★★★★★#1509 · hits 66% · avg +9.4% | Bernstein | $660 | Buy | +24.8% | Reiterated | 08.09.26on TipRanks 06:30 | −0.6%next day 0.0% · 5 days +1.8% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Software - InfrastructurexAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $611 → $580−5.1% | Buy | +9.6% | Reiterated | 06.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Software - InfrastructureDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $619 → $582−6.0% | Buy | +10.0% | Reiterated | 06.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Software - InfrastructureOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $598 → $580−3.0% | Buy | +9.6% | Reiterated | 06.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Software - InfrastructureAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $583 → $580−0.5% | Buy | +9.6% | Reiterated | 06.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI Google Software - InfrastructureGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $606 → $590−2.6% | Buy | +11.5% | Reiterated | 06.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Software - InfrastructurePerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $596 → $598+0.3% | Buy | +13.0% | Reiterated | 06.09.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| Unknown Analyst | William O'Neil | — | Buy | — | Initiated | 04.09.26on TipRanks Sep 8 06:30 | −1.7%next day −0.6% · 5 days +2.4% | ↗ |
| Ivan Feinseth★★★★★★★★★★#902 · hits 57% · avg +9.4% | Tigress Financial | $680 → $690+1.5% | Buy | +30.4% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 10:15 | −0.9%next day +2.7% · 5 days +0.7% | ↗ |
| Saiyi He★★★★★★★★★★#1586 · hits 52% · avg +8.2% | CMB International Securities | $616 → $634+2.9% | Buy | +19.9% | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 13:55 | +2.3%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.1% | ↗ |
| Axel Herlinghaus★★★★★★★★★★#2629 · hits 57% · avg +6.5% | DZ BANK AG | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 11:50 | +2.3%next day +3.5% · 5 days +4.1% | ↗ |
| Terry Tillman★★★★★★★★★★#12031 · hits 43% · avg −4.6% | Truist Financial | $575 | Buy | +8.7% | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks Jul 30 07:55 | +13.8%next day +2.3% · 5 days +7.2% | ↗ |
| Joseph Bonner★★★★★★★★★★#543 · hits 65% · avg +13.3% | Argus Research | $510 | Buy | −3.6% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks Jul 31 08:50 | +13.8%next day +2.3% · 5 days +7.2% | ↗ |
| John Difucci★★★★★★★★★★#278 · hits 63% · avg +17.6% | Guggenheim | $586 | Buy | +10.8% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks Jul 31 04:24 | +13.8%next day +2.3% · 5 days +7.2% | ↗ |
| Gil Luria★★★★★★★★★★#1065 · hits 54% · avg +11.2% | D.A. Davidson | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks 11:56 | +13.8%next day +2.3% · 5 days +7.2% | ↗ |
| Keith Bachman★★★★★★★★★★#1304 · hits 53% · avg +8.0% | BMO Capital | $500 → $515+3.0% | Buy | −2.7% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks 07:55 | +13.8%next day +2.3% · 5 days +7.2% | ↗ |
| Jackson Ader★★★★★★★★★★#4613 · hits 47% · avg +2.7% | KeyBanc | $600 | Buy | +13.4% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks 05:17 | +13.8%next day +2.3% · 5 days +7.2% | ↗ |
| Alex Zukin★★★★★★★★★★#338 · hits 61% · avg +17.5% | Wolfe Research | $525 → $550+4.8% | Buy | +4.0% | Reiterated | 29.07.26on TipRanks Jul 30 08:25 | +0.8%next day +13.8% · 5 days +19.3% | ↗ |
| Bhavtosh Vajpayee★★★★★★★★★★#11296 · hits 44% · avg −11.5% | CLSA | $535 | Buy | +1.1% | Initiated | 20.07.26on TipRanks 05:01 | +2.3%next day −2.0% · 5 days −2.9% | ↗ |
| Patrick Walravens★★★★★★★★★★#2227 · hits 46% · avg +6.1% | Citizens JMP | $550 | Buy | +4.0% | Initiated | 01.06.26on TipRanks 04:55 | +2.0%next day −4.3% · 5 days −8.0% | ↗ |
| Sachin Mittal★★★★★★★★★★#252 · hits 68% · avg +20.2% | DBS | $573 | Buy | +8.3% | Reiterated | 06.05.26on TipRanks 07:00 | −0.8%next day +2.0% · 5 days −3.3% | ↗ |
| William Power★★★★★★★★★★#312 · hits 58% · avg +19.4% | Robert W. Baird | $540 → $500−7.4% | Buy | −5.5% | Reiterated | 30.04.26on TipRanks May 4 07:10 | −4.9%next day +1.4% · 5 days +1.4% | ↗ |
| Yi Fu Lee★★★★★★★★★★#1093 · hits 65% · avg +27.1% | Benchmark Co. | $450 → $525+16.7% | Buy | −0.8% | Reiterated | 30.04.26on TipRanks 09:15 | −4.9%next day +1.4% · 5 days +1.4% | ↗ |
| Stefan Slowinski★★★★★★★★★★#6868 · hits 58% · avg +1.5% | Exane BNP Paribas | $659 → $556−15.6% | Buy | +5.1% | Reiterated | 10.04.26on TipRanks 09:30 | −0.5%next day +2.7% · 5 days +9.5% | ↗ |
| Stephan Lingnau★★★★★★★★★★#3694 · hits 58% · avg +9.1% | Erste Group | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 23.01.26on TipRanks Jan 26 11:35 | +3.2%next day +0.4% · 5 days −8.1% | ↗ |
| Andrew Marok★★★★★★★★★★#5973 · hits 45% · avg +1.7% | Raymond James | $600 | Buy | +13.4% | Reiterated | 30.10.25on TipRanks Oct 31 01:05 | −1.8%next day −1.8% · 5 days −4.1% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Roth MKM | $630 | Buy | +19.1% | Reiterated | 30.10.25on TipRanks 08:20 | −1.8%next day −1.8% · 5 days −4.1% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Microsoft
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $576 at a price of $513 (+12.3%); now: $603 at $529 (+13.9%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Buy | 48 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 64 | 46 |
| Hold | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 28.10.26 (Q1 2027, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $4.72 (from $4.43 to $4.86). Last quarter: $4.74.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $90.6B (from $89.6B to $92.7B). Last quarter: $90.0B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · General
About Microsoft
- CEO: Satya Nadella
- Employees: 223,000
- One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, 98052-6399, US
- www.microsoft.com
Microsoft Corporation is a prominent global technology firm that invents, markets, and provides ongoing assistance for a diverse range of software, digital services, computing devices, and comprehensive solutions. Its operations are organized into three primary divisions: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment delivers crucial tools for both enterprises and individual users. This includes the extensive Office suite (comprising Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft Viva, and Skype for Business), along with popular consumer offerings like Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, and LinkedIn. It also features Dynamics 365, a suite of integrated cloud and on-premises business applications tailored for organizations. The Intelligent Cloud division focuses on sophisticated infrastructure and platform services. Here, Microsoft licenses key products such as SQL Server, Windows Servers, Visual Studio, System Center, and associated Client Access Licenses. It also includes GitHub, a leading platform for developer collaboration and code hosting; Nuance, offering advanced AI solutions for healthcare and businesses; and Azure, its expansive cloud computing platform. This segment further encompasses enterprise support, Microsoft consulting services, and Nuance professional services, assisting clients with the development, deployment, and management of Microsoft's server and desktop technologies, alongside offering product training and certification. Finally, the More Personal Computing segment covers a broad spectrum of consumer and commercial computing experiences. It generates revenue through Windows operating system licensing, including agreements with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), non-volume licensing, and various Windows Commercial offerings (such as volume licensing and cloud services), as well as patent licensing and Windows Internet
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