Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions


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MSFT Stock Forecast


Microsoft stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $432.95 (represents a 7.78% upside from MSFT’s last price of $401.70) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 41 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

MSFT Price Target


The average price target for Microsoft (MSFT) is $432.95 based on 1-year price targets from 41 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $600.00 to $232.00. This represents a potential 7.78% upside from MSFT's last price of $401.70.

MSFT Analyst Ratings


Buy

According to 41 Wall Street analysts, Microsoft's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for MSFT stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 34 'Buy' (82.93%), 4 'Hold' (9.76%), 2 'Sell' (4.88%), and 1 'Strong Sell' (2.44%).

Microsoft Price Target by Analyst


DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Aug 27, 2024Alex ZukinWolfe Research$495.00$411.6920.24%23.23%
Jul 31, 2024Brad RebackStifel Nicolaus$475.00$418.7913.42%18.25%
Jul 31, 2024Kirk MaterneEvercore ISI$500.00$417.2419.84%24.47%
Jul 31, 2024Keith WeissMorgan Stanley$506.00$422.9219.64%25.96%
Jul 23, 2024Yun KimLoop Capital Markets$500.00$442.9412.88%24.47%
Jul 23, 2024Brent BracelinPiper Sandler$485.00$442.949.50%20.74%
Jul 16, 2024David PalmerEvercore ISI$540.00$452.2119.41%34.43%
Jul 12, 2024Keith BachmanBMO Capital$500.00$454.709.96%24.47%
Jun 16, 2024Daniel IvesWedbush$550.00$442.5724.27%36.92%
Jun 13, 2024Ivan FeinsethTigress Financial$550.00$441.5824.55%36.92%
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The latest Microsoft stock forecast, released on Aug 27, 2024 by Alex Zukin from Wolfe Research, set a price target of $495.00, which represents a 20.24% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($411.69), and a 23.23% increase from MSFT last price ($401.70).

Microsoft Price Target by Period


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# Anlaysts11250
Avg Price Target$495.00$514.25$471.04
Last Closing Price$401.70$401.70$401.70
Upside/Downside23.23%28.02%17.26%

In the current month, the average price target of Microsoft stock is $495.00, according to 1 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 23.23% increase as opposed to Microsoft's last price of $401.70. This month's average price target is down -3.74% compared to last quarter, and up 5.09% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades


DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Sep 04, 2024Wells FargoOverweightOverweightHold
Aug 28, 2024KeyBancOverweightOverweightHold
Aug 27, 2024Wolfe ResearchOutperformOutperformHold
Aug 16, 2024BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Jul 31, 2024Goldman SachsBuyBuyHold
Jul 31, 2024OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Jul 31, 2024KeyBancOverweightOverweightHold
Jul 31, 2024BarclaysOverweightOverweightHold
Jul 31, 2024Wells FargoOverweightOverweightHold
Jul 31, 2024WedbushOutperformOutperformHold
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Microsoft's last stock rating was published by Wells Fargo on Sep 04, 2024. The company gave MSFT a "Overweight" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Microsoft Financial Forecast


Microsoft Revenue Forecast

Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20
Revenue------------$64.73B$61.86B$62.02B-$56.19B$52.86B$52.75B$50.12B-$49.36B$51.73B$45.32B$46.15B$41.71B$43.08B$37.15B$38.03B$35.02B
Avg Forecast$95.18B$90.54B$89.95B$84.34B$83.66B$79.40B$79.06B$73.39B$73.68B$69.99B$69.73B$64.46B$64.38B$60.86B$61.14B$54.52B$55.49B$51.02B$52.99B$49.61B$52.38B$49.02B$50.74B$44.00B$44.22B$41.04B$40.22B$35.76B$36.55B$33.66B
High Forecast$96.21B$91.52B$90.92B$85.26B$84.57B$80.27B$79.91B$74.19B$74.48B$70.75B$70.49B$64.82B$65.08B$61.52B$61.28B$55.38B$56.09B$51.57B$53.56B$50.15B$52.38B$49.77B$51.52B$44.67B$44.90B$41.66B$40.84B$36.31B$37.11B$34.18B
Low Forecast$94.77B$90.15B$89.56B$83.98B$83.30B$79.06B$78.72B$73.08B$73.36B$69.69B$69.43B$64.28B$64.11B$60.60B$61.00B$53.89B$55.25B$50.80B$52.76B$49.40B$52.38B$48.32B$50.02B$43.38B$43.59B$40.45B$39.65B$35.25B$36.03B$33.18B
# Analysts111321111511101610101922136133316161615151517161611121699
Surprise %------------1.01%1.02%1.01%-1.01%1.04%1.00%1.01%-1.01%1.02%1.03%1.04%1.02%1.07%1.04%1.04%1.04%

Microsoft's average Quarter revenue forecast for Sep 24 based on 22 analysts is $64.46B, with a low forecast of $64.28B, and a high forecast of $64.82B. MSFT's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -0.41% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $64.73B (Jun 24).

Microsoft EBITDA Forecast

Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20
# Analysts111321111511101610101922136133316161615151517161611121699
EBITDA------------$34.30B$27.58B$27.03B-$28.13B$25.90B$24.05B$24.92B-$24.64B$26.54B$24.27B$23.30B$20.80B$21.67B$19.36B$17.61B$16.57B
Avg Forecast$47.86B$45.53B$45.23B$42.41B$42.07B$39.93B$39.76B$36.91B$37.05B$35.20B$35.07B$32.42B$32.38B$29.20B$30.75B$27.42B$27.90B$26.54B$26.65B$23.98B$25.49B$24.13B$24.58B$21.80B$19.99B$17.88B$16.52B$15.84B$16.03B$14.73B
High Forecast$48.38B$46.02B$45.72B$42.88B$42.53B$40.37B$40.19B$37.31B$37.46B$35.58B$35.45B$32.60B$32.73B$35.04B$30.82B$27.85B$28.21B$31.85B$26.94B$28.78B$25.49B$28.96B$29.50B$26.16B$23.99B$21.46B$19.82B$19.01B$19.24B$17.68B
Low Forecast$47.66B$45.33B$45.04B$42.23B$41.89B$39.76B$39.59B$36.75B$36.89B$35.05B$34.92B$32.33B$32.24B$23.36B$30.68B$27.10B$27.78B$21.24B$26.53B$19.18B$25.49B$19.30B$19.67B$17.44B$15.99B$14.31B$13.21B$12.67B$12.83B$11.79B
Surprise %------------1.06%0.94%0.88%-1.01%0.98%0.90%1.04%-1.02%1.08%1.11%1.17%1.16%1.31%1.22%1.10%1.13%

22 analysts predict MSFT's average Quarter EBITDA for Sep 24 to be $32.42B, with a high of $32.60B and a low of $32.33B. This is -5.51% lower than Microsoft's previous annual EBITDA (Jun 24) of $34.30B.

Microsoft Net Income Forecast

Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20
# Analysts111321111511101610101922136133316161615151517161611121699
Net Income------------$22.04B$21.94B$21.87B-$20.08B$18.30B$16.43B$17.56B-$16.73B$18.77B$20.50B$16.46B$15.46B$15.46B$13.89B$11.20B$10.75B
Avg Forecast$34.97B$32.97B$32.31B$31.01B$29.84B$28.27B$27.97B$26.62B$25.63B$24.56B$24.22B$23.26B$21.94B$19.96B$20.71B$19.83B$19.06B$18.15B$17.14B$20.26B$17.13B$16.50B$17.38B$18.41B$14.12B$13.29B$11.79B$11.37B$10.20B$9.56B
High Forecast$35.46B$33.43B$32.77B$31.44B$30.26B$28.67B$28.36B$27.00B$26.00B$24.91B$24.56B$23.49B$22.25B$23.96B$21.08B$20.47B$19.33B$21.78B$17.38B$24.31B$17.13B$19.80B$20.86B$22.10B$16.94B$15.94B$14.14B$13.64B$12.24B$11.47B
Low Forecast$34.77B$32.78B$32.13B$30.83B$29.67B$28.11B$27.81B$26.47B$25.49B$24.43B$24.08B$23.04B$21.82B$15.97B$20.48B$19.12B$18.95B$14.52B$17.04B$16.20B$17.13B$13.20B$13.91B$14.73B$11.30B$10.63B$9.43B$9.09B$8.16B$7.65B
Surprise %------------1.00%1.10%1.06%-1.05%1.01%0.96%0.87%-1.01%1.08%1.11%1.17%1.16%1.31%1.22%1.10%1.13%

Microsoft's average Quarter net income forecast for Sep 24 is $23.26B, with a range of $23.04B to $23.49B. MSFT's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 5.56% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $22.04B (Jun 24).

Microsoft SG&A Forecast

Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20
# Analysts111321111511101610101922136133316161615151517161611121699
SG&A------------$9.06B$8.12B$8.22B-$8.40B$7.39B$8.02B$6.52B-$7.08B$6.76B$5.83B$7.38B$6.41B$6.09B$5.35B$7.07B$6.18B
Avg Forecast$14.02B$13.34B$13.25B$12.43B$12.33B$11.70B$11.65B$10.81B$10.86B$10.31B$10.27B$9.50B$9.49B$8.44B$9.01B$8.03B$8.17B$7.68B$7.81B$5.76B$8.27B$6.98B$6.27B$5.24B$6.33B$5.51B$4.64B$4.38B$6.44B$5.50B
High Forecast$14.17B$13.48B$13.40B$12.56B$12.46B$11.83B$11.77B$10.93B$10.97B$10.42B$10.38B$9.55B$9.59B$10.13B$9.03B$8.16B$8.26B$9.21B$7.89B$6.92B$8.27B$8.37B$7.52B$6.29B$7.60B$6.61B$5.57B$5.25B$7.73B$6.60B
Low Forecast$13.96B$13.28B$13.19B$12.37B$12.27B$11.65B$11.60B$10.77B$10.81B$10.27B$10.23B$9.47B$9.44B$6.75B$8.99B$7.94B$8.14B$6.14B$7.77B$4.61B$8.27B$5.58B$5.01B$4.19B$5.06B$4.41B$3.71B$3.50B$5.15B$4.40B
Surprise %------------0.96%0.96%0.91%-1.03%0.96%1.03%1.13%-1.01%1.08%1.11%1.17%1.16%1.31%1.22%1.10%1.13%

Microsoft's average Quarter SG&A projection for Sep 24 is $9.50B, based on 22 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $9.47B to $9.55B. The forecast indicates a 4.80% rise compared to MSFT last annual SG&A of $9.06B (Jun 24).

Microsoft EPS Forecast

Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20
# Analysts111321111511101610101922136133316161615151517161611121699
EPS------------$2.96$2.95$2.94-$2.70$2.46$2.20$2.35-$2.23$2.50$2.73$2.19$2.05$2.05$1.84$1.48$1.41
Avg Forecast$4.68$4.41$4.32$4.15$3.99$3.78$3.74$3.56$3.43$3.29$3.24$3.11$2.94$2.82$2.77$2.65$2.55$2.24$2.29$2.30$2.29$2.19$2.32$2.08$1.92$1.78$1.64$1.54$1.34$1.27
High Forecast$4.75$4.47$4.39$4.21$4.05$3.84$3.80$3.61$3.48$3.33$3.29$3.14$2.98$2.86$2.82$2.74$2.59$2.27$2.33$2.34$2.29$2.23$2.37$2.12$1.95$1.82$1.67$1.57$1.36$1.30
Low Forecast$4.65$4.39$4.30$4.13$3.97$3.76$3.72$3.54$3.41$3.27$3.22$3.08$2.92$2.80$2.74$2.56$2.54$2.23$2.28$2.29$2.29$2.15$2.28$2.04$1.88$1.75$1.61$1.52$1.31$1.25
Surprise %------------1.01%1.05%1.06%-1.06%1.10%0.96%1.02%-1.02%1.08%1.31%1.14%1.15%1.25%1.19%1.11%1.11%

According to 22 Wall Street analysts, Microsoft's projected average Quarter EPS for Sep 24 is $3.11, with a low estimate of $3.08 and a high estimate of $3.14. This represents a 5.18% increase compared to MSFT previous annual EPS of $2.96 (Jun 24).

Microsoft Peer Comparison by Price Target


TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
SQBlock$61.24$131.44114.63%Buy
PATHUiPath$11.97$25.53113.28%Hold
OKTAOkta$72.45$120.6966.58%Hold
ZSZscaler$156.78$232.5448.32%Buy
CRWDCrowdStrike$246.39$322.5630.91%Buy
NETCloudflare$76.05$95.0024.92%Hold
MSFTMicrosoft$401.70$432.957.78%Buy
ADBEAdobe$563.41$589.434.62%Buy
ORCLOracle$141.81$132.31-6.70%Buy
PANWPalo Alto Networks$335.82$312.48-6.95%Buy
PLTRPalantir$30.33$20.72-31.68%Buy

MSFT Forecast FAQ


Yes, according to 41 Wall Street analysts, Microsoft (MSFT) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 34 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 82.93% of MSFT's total ratings.

Microsoft (MSFT) average price target is $432.95 with a range of $232 to $600, implying a 7.78% from its last price of $401.7. The data is based on 41 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for MSFT stock, the company can go up by 7.78% (from the last price of $401.7 to the average price target of $432.95), up by 49.37% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -42.25% based on the lowest stock price target.

MSFT's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $432.95 does not support the claim that Microsoft can reach $600 in the near future.

1 Wall Street analyst forecast a $495 price target for Microsoft (MSFT) this month, up 23.23% from its last price of $401.7. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target increased by 28.02% and increased by 17.26%, respectively.

Microsoft's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Jun 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $315.51B (high $318.94B, low $314.16B), average EBITDA is $158.67B (high $160.39B, low $157.99B), average net income is $112.7B (high $114.29B, low $112.07B), average SG&A $46.48B (high $46.99B, low $46.28B), and average EPS is $15.08 (high $15.3, low $15). MSFT's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Jun 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $360B (high $363.91B, low $358.46B), average EBITDA is $181.04B (high $183.01B, low $180.26B), average net income is $131.25B (high $133.1B, low $130.52B), average SG&A $53.04B (high $53.61B, low $52.81B), and average EPS is $17.57 (high $17.81, low $17.47).

Based on Microsoft's last annual report (Jun 2024), the company's revenue was $245.12B, beating the average analysts forecast of $240.91B by 1.75%. Apple's EBITDA was $131.72B, beating the average prediction of $119.74B by 10.00%. The company's net income was $88.14B, beating the average estimation of $82.44B by 6.91%. Apple's SG&A was $32.06B, missing the average forecast of $34.97B by -8.30%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $11.86, beating the average prediction of $11.18 by 6.06%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Jun 2024), Microsoft's revenue was $64.73B, beating the average analysts' forecast of $64.38B by 0.54%. The company's EBITDA was $34.3B, beating the average prediction of $32.38B by 5.96%. Microsoft's net income was $22.04B, beating the average estimation of $21.94B by 0.43%. The company's SG&A was $9.06B, missing the average forecast of $9.49B by -4.46%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $2.96, beating the average prediction of $2.94 by 0.80%