Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Microsoft (MSFT)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT):

• 8/12/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $650.00 to $700.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/10/2026 – Microsoft was given a new $660.00 price target by Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 8/5/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Tigress Financial from $680.00 to $690.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – Microsoft was downgraded by Phillip Securities from “strong-buy” to “moderate buy”.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft was given a new $525.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Scotiabank. They now have a $510.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $625.00 to $650.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $646.00 to $647.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft was given a new $528.00 price target by Evercore Inc.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $640.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research. They now have a $550.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by CLSA.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $545.00 to $512.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $640.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $400.00 to $450.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by DA Davidson. They now have a $550.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $540.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $500.00 to $515.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $540.00 to $550.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $600.00 price target on the stock, up from $570.00.
• 7/28/2026 – Microsoft had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citizens Jmp. They now have a $550.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $510.00 to $480.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $510.00 to $480.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $502.00 to $522.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim. They now have a $586.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Benchmark Co..
• 7/22/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $646.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/22/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $515.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/22/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a $575.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by Morgan Stanley. They set an “overweight” rating and a $600.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by CLSA. They set an “outperform” rating and a $535.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.
• 7/20/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by CLSA. They set an “outperform” rating and a $535.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by CLSA. They set an “outperform” rating and a $535.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Citigroup Inc. from “market outperform” to “overweight”.
• 7/15/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $525.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $515.00 to $490.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $620.00 to $570.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $650.00 to $625.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Argus from $620.00 to $510.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $500.00 to $515.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – Microsoft had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/6/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Scotiabank from “outperform” to “outperform”.
• 7/6/2026 – Microsoft was downgraded by Sanford C. Bernstein from “outperform” to “hold”.
• 7/6/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Wolfe Research from $570.00 to $525.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by DA Davidson. They now have a $550.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $415.00 to $400.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,810 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $496.48, for a total transaction of $2,388,068.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 42,677 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,188,276.96. The trade was a 10.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $487.89, for a total transaction of $4,878,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 100,447 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,007,086.83. The trade was a 9.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 37,310 shares of company stock valued at $17,256,219. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft’s product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).