Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
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- symbol MSFT
- Rev/Share 37.9018
- Book/Share 46.21
- PB 11.1902
- Debt/Equity 0.1764
- CurrentRatio 1.3534
- ROIC 0.2202
- MktCap 3843692207000.0
- FreeCF/Share 9.6342
- PFCF 53.6746
- PE 37.7446
- Debt/Assets 0.0979
- DivYield 0.0063
- ROE 0.3244
- Rating B+
- Score 3
- Recommendation Neutral
- P/E Score 2
- DCF Score 3
- P/B Score 1
- D/E Score 3
Recent Analyst Ratings
| Type | Ticker | Analyst Firm | Previous Rating | Current Rating | Previous Price Target | Current Price Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reiterated | MSFT | Mizuho | -- | Outperform | $540 | $625 | July 31, 2025 |
| Reiterated | MSFT | Bernstein | -- | Outperform | $540 | $637 | July 31, 2025 |
| Reiterated | MSFT | UBS | -- | Buy | $600 | $650 | July 31, 2025 |
| Reiterated | MSFT | Morgan Stanley | -- | Overweight | $530 | $582 | July 31, 2025 |
| Reiterated | MSFT | Barclays | -- | Overweight | $550 | $625 | July 31, 2025 |
| Reiterated | MSFT | Jefferies | -- | Buy | $600 | $675 | July 31, 2025 |
| Reiterated | MSFT | Wells Fargo | -- | Overweight | $600 | $650 | July 31, 2025 |
| Reiterated | MSFT | BofA Securities | -- | Buy | $585 | $640 | July 31, 2025 |
| Reiterated | MSFT | Oppenheimer | -- | Outperform | $600 | $630 | July 31, 2025 |
| Reiterated | MSFT | TD Cowen | -- | Buy | $580 | $640 | July 31, 2025 |
News
Magnificent 7 Now The Troubling 3, Underscores Market Weakness
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative
Market gains are driven by a concentrated group (NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Meta) raising concerns for Michael Kramer from Mott Capital Management and Reading The Markets about sustainability and overvaluation in tech. AI hype is real, but commoditization and high spending may limit long-term profits for current leaders.
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Microsoft Lays Off 9,000 Workers, Or About 4% Of Global Workforce, Citing “Dynamic Marketplace”
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Deadline
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft is laying off about 9,000 workers, or roughly 4% of its global workforce. “We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company and teams for success in a dynamic marketplace,” the tech giant said in a statement. Shares in Microsoft finished Wednesday's trading session down a fraction.
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Microsoft layoffs a 'retooling', not because of AI, says Big Tech founder Alex Kantrowitz
Published: July 02, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral
Alex Kantrowitz, Big Technology Founder, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk layoffs in the Big Tech space.
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MSFT Mega Cap "Leader" Role, ORCL Challenges Pricing Power
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral
Microsoft (MSFT) cut 9,000 workers from its company in what Christopher P. Davis calls a "capital allocation decision.
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Why Microsoft's layoffs shouldn't increase your AI fears
Published: July 02, 2025 by: The Street
Sentiment: Neutral
Despite yet another round of tech layoffs, the fear around AI shouldn't be augmented. Transcript: Caroline Woods: It looks like Microsoft is the latest tech company to cut jobs, once again.
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Microsoft's Email Encryption Behavior May Violate HIPAA, New Paubox Report Warns
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #PHI--A new report from Paubox, a leader in HIPAA compliant email, reveals that Microsoft 365's email encryption behavior could be putting healthcare organizations at serious risk of noncompliance. In a series of controlled TLS experiments, Paubox researchers found that Microsoft 365 may transmit messages in cleartext when encryption fails, without bouncing the message, alerting the sender, or logging any evidence of the failure. This occurred when messages were sent t.
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Microsoft Layoffs Continue With Another 9,000 Cuts
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Bloomberg Technology
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft is cutting around 9,000 jobs in a second major wave of layoffs for the year. Bloomberg's Brody Ford discusses the plan with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.
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Microsoft Cuts 8K Jobs in 2025's 4th Round of Layoffs
Published: July 02, 2025 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft is cutting nearly 9,000 jobs, the latest in a string of recent layoffs. [contact-form-7] The cuts will impact under 4% of the tech giant's workforce, a spokesperson for the tech giant told PYMNTS Wednesday (July 2).
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After Hitting All-Time High, Can Microsoft Reach $600 This Year?
Published: July 02, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive
Key Points in This Article: Microsoft's (MSFT) robust growth in Azure and AI-driven Copilot integrations positions it to reach $600 per share if revenue and EPS growth are sustained.
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Microsoft Plans to Lay Off Thousands of Workers in Latest Round of Cuts
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft (MSFT) plans to make more cuts to its global workforce, affecting thousands of workers.
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Microsoft to Lay Off About 9,000 Employees
Published: July 02, 2025 by: NYTimes
Sentiment: Negative
The reductions followed cuts of about 6,000 positions last quarter, and were indicative of a tightening job market at big technology companies.
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Daily Trader: MSFT Layoffs, TSLA Deliveries, ADP Jobs Miss
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Negative
Alex Coffey examines early headlines from Wednesday's trade including Microsoft (MSFT) announcing more layoffs, Tesla (TSLA) falling shy on deliveries, and ADP jobs data contracting. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.
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Microsoft to Lay Off About 9,000 Workers
Published: July 02, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Negative
The latest round of layoffs adds to about 6,000 roles the company eliminated in May.
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Microsoft is conducting another major round of layoffs this year
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Business Insider
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft is culling more workers in its second big round of layoffs so far this year. The company is laying off less than 4% of its workforce and again slashing layers of management.
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Microsoft to slash 9,000 jobs in latest brutal cut amid AI push: report
Published: July 02, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Negative
The layoffs will impact less than 4% of Microsoft's global workforce, impacting workers across different teams with varying levels of experience, according to a report.
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Microsoft to lay off 9,000 employees, including deep cuts across Xbox division
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) will lay off about 9,000 employees in its latest round of headcount reductions, according to media reports. Sources with knowledge of the matter told CNBC the layoffs will impact less than 4% of the company's global workforce.
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Microsoft announces another mass layoff, thousands of workers affected
Published: July 02, 2025 by: TechXplore
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months.
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Microsoft to Cut 9,000 Jobs in Second Wave of Layoffs
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft began job cuts that will impact about 9,000 workers, a second major wave of layoffs this year as it seeks to control costs. Less than 4% of the company's total workforce will be impacted, a spokesperson said.
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Microsoft will lay off 9,000 employees, or less than 4% of the company
Published: July 02, 2025 by: TechCrunch
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft is planning to lay off 9,000 employees, impacting less than 4% of its global workforce, according to a report by CNBC.
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Microsoft's Rally Is Just Heating Up
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Despite trading at a premium, Microsoft Corporation's fundamentals, cash flow, and long-term growth prospects more than justify it. Potential growth catalysts include Copilot+ PC adoption, continued growth of Azure, and enhancements to Bing AI. I reaffirm my Strong Buy rating for MSFT stock, citing robust financials, strong cloud/AI momentum, and consistent outperformance.
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Microsoft cuts another 4% of its workforce, about 9,000 jobs, in continued push for efficiency
Published: July 02, 2025 by: GeekWire
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft will eliminate about 4% of its global workforce — approximately 9,000 jobs in all — not just in games and sales as previously reported but across the company, Impacted employees are being notified Wednesday morning, across different levels, teams, geographies and tenure.
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Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts
Published: July 02, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft will cut less than 4% of its global workforce across teams, role types and geographies. The company also announced layoffs in May affecting around 6,000 people.
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Microsoft to lay off as many as 9,000 employees, Seattle Times reports
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Negative
Microsoft is laying off as much as 4%, or roughly 9,100, of the company's employees, the Seattle Times reported on Wednesday.
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Lunit and Microsoft Collaborate to Advance AI-Driven Cancer Diagnosis
Published: July 02, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
SEOUL, South Korea , July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunit (KRX:328130.KQ), a leading provider of AI for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, today announced a collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate the delivery of AI-powered healthcare solutions. In conjunction with their recent acquisition of Volpara, a Microsoft Industry Health Certified Partner, this collaboration will give health professionals globally access to tools that will assist in the detection of cancer.
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Microsoft's AI And Cloud Scale Drives Market-Beating Returns
Published: July 01, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive
Microsoft Corp. MSFT has demonstrated significant strength, with its stock surging over 31% in the last three months, a performance that notably outpaces both the S&P 500 Index's approximately 11% gain and the NASDAQ Composite Index's roughly 16% gain.
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Premier League forms five-year AI partnership with Microsoft
Published: July 01, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive
The English Premier League and Microsoft on Tuesday announced a five-year partnership where the cloud giant will infuse its artificial intelligence Copilot into the league's digital platforms to provide quick facts and statistics about matches.
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Is Microsoft (MSFT) Outperforming Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year?
Published: July 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Here is how Microsoft (MSFT) and Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
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Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal
Published: July 01, 2025 by: TechXplore
Sentiment: Positive
Apple Inc. is considering using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, sidelining its own in-house models in a potentially blockbuster move aimed at turning around its flailing AI effort.
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Microsoft Will Power Premier League's AI Tools in Branding Push
Published: July 01, 2025 by: Bloomberg Technology
Sentiment: Positive
Microsoft has signed a cloud computing deal with the Premier League, a pact that will let the software company tout its AI technology to a captive audience of sports fans. Microsoft UK CEO Darren Hardman and the Premier League Chief Commercial Officer Will Brass join Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.
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English Premier League integrates Microsoft AI into fan app in new 5-year deal
Published: July 01, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Positive
The English Premier League and Microsoft announced a new partnership that infuses AI into the league's app, website and fantasy sports platform. With Microsoft AI, fans will be able to access videos, articles and stats dating back to the league's founding in 1992.
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About Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
- IPO Date 1986-03-13
- Website https://www.microsoft.com
- Industry Software - Infrastructure
- CEO Satya Nadella
- Employees 228000