Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Microsoft (MSFT)

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft was given a new $700.00 price target by UBS Group.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Scotiabank from $625.00 to $650.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Truist Financial. They now have a $630.00 price target on the stock, up from $600.00.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Guggenheim from $586.00 to $595.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $725.00 to $750.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft was given a new $610.00 price target by BMO Capital Markets.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft was given a new $625.00 price target by KeyCorp.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $600.00 to $630.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $575.00 to $650.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft was given a new $650.00 price target by Raymond James Financial.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $662.00 to $722.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Wolfe Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $640.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Citigroup from $636.00 to $680.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft was downgraded by Griffin Securities from “buy” to “neutral”.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $625.00 to $650.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by DA Davidson from $550.00 to $650.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Barclays from $600.00 to $610.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Citizens Jmp from $550.00 to $625.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $608.00 to $630.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $650.00 price target on the stock, up from $610.00.
• 10/27/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial. They now have a $630.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/27/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $725.00 to $750.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Raymond James Financial from “strong sell” to “moderate buy”.
• 10/26/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Scotiabank.
• 10/26/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Oppenheimer from $570.00 to $625.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/26/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Truist Financial. They now have a $600.00 price target on the stock, up from $575.00.
• 10/26/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Scotiabank from $615.00 to $625.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim. They now have a $586.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler.
• 10/20/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $515.00 to $600.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $660.00 to $662.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Mizuho from $510.00 to $600.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Citigroup from $600.00 to $636.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by UBS Group from $525.00 to $675.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $540.00 to $625.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group from $575.00 to $650.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Barclays from $512.00 to $600.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $600.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Microsoft was downgraded by Phillip Securities from “moderate buy” to “hold”.
• 10/8/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Scotiabank from $510.00 to $615.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft was downgraded by BNP Paribas Exane from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Evercore from “underperform” to “outperform”.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by William Blair. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by Jefferies Financial Group. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Citigroup from “market outperform” to “buy”.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft was downgraded by Morgan Stanley from “overweight” to “negative”.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft was downgraded by UBS Group from “buy” to “market perform”.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Melius Research from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $665.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by Yorkville Ives. They set an “outperform” rating and a $615.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Melius Research from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $665.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $700.00 to $725.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $550.00 to $610.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co..
• 9/23/2026 – Microsoft was downgraded by Wolfe Research from “outperform” to “hold”.
• 9/23/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by Needham & Company LLC. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/23/2026 – Microsoft was downgraded by Raymond James Financial from “moderate buy” to “strong sell”.
• 9/23/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by UBS Group. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/22/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $575.00 price target on the stock, up from $530.00.
• 9/22/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Oppenheimer from $515.00 to $570.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/21/2026 – Microsoft had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 9/21/2026 – Microsoft was given a new $440.00 price target by Rothschild & Co Redburn.
• 9/21/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group.
• 9/21/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $522.00 to $608.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/15/2026 – Microsoft had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citizens Jmp. They now have a $550.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT traded down $20.12 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $535.68. The stock had a trading volume of 41,560,811 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,561,102. The firm has a market cap of $3.98 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.96, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $349.20 and a fifty-two week high of $559.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $515.34 and a 200-day moving average of $439.42.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The software giant reported $4.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.72 by $0.17. Microsoft had a return on equity of 31.28% and a net margin of 41.17%. The company had revenue of $92.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $90.62 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 18.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 19.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 19th will be paid a $0.98 dividend. This represents a $3.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 19th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Amy Hood sold 7,305 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $545.42, for a total transaction of $3,984,293.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 555,396 shares in the company, valued at approximately $302,924,086.32. This trade represents a 1.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 86,525 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $501.46, for a total value of $43,388,826.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 486,763 shares in the company, valued at $244,092,173.98. This trade represents a 15.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 135,504 shares of company stock worth $68,138,024. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a global technology company that develops software, cloud services, devices and digital platforms. Its products and services are used by consumers, businesses, governments and educational institutions worldwide.

The company’s principal offerings include the Windows operating system; Microsoft 365 productivity applications such as Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook; Azure cloud computing and infrastructure services; Dynamics business applications; and enterprise security solutions.