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Microsoft Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:MSFT | Benzinga
Microsoft Corp has a consensus price target of $502.63 based on the ratings of 33 analysts. The high is $600 issued by Truist Securities on October 28, 2024. The low is $450 issued by Goldman Sachs on April 24, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Stifel, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Scotiabank on May 1, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $504 between Stifel, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Scotiabank, there's an implied 17.33% upside for Microsoft Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Stifel
Cantor Fitzgerald
Scotiabank
Barclays
Wells Fargo
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Microsoft
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Stifel | Brad Reback72% | $475 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 19.19% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Thomas Blakey64% | $502 → $512 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Scotiabank | Patrick Colville56% | $470 → $500 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 15% | Barclays | Raimo Lenschow70% | $430 → $494 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 19.89% | Wells Fargo | Michael Turrin61% | $500 → $515 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 14.07% | TD Securities | Derrick Wood70% | $475 → $490 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | John Difucci67% | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 19.89% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives80% | $475 → $515 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Evercore ISI Group | Kirk Materne65% | $435 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 10.58% | JP Morgan | Mark Murphy74% | $465 → $475 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | WestPark Capital | Curtis Shauger32% | — | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 10.58% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin73% | $435 → $475 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 4.76% | Goldman Sachs | Kash Rangan66% | $500 → $450 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 1.27% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin73% | $520 → $435 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | John Difucci67% | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | 0.1% | Barclays | Raimo Lenschow70% | $475 → $430 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | Jackson Ader67% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | 9.41% | BMO Capital | Keith Bachman81% | $490 → $470 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | 11.74% | B of A Securities | Brad Sills70% | $510 → $480 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2025 | Buy Now | 11.74% | UBS | Karl Keirstead74% | $510 → $480 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2025 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Wells Fargo | Michael Turrin61% | $515 → $500 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | 10.58% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives80% | $550 → $475 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | 10.58% | Jefferies | Brent Thill76% | $500 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | WestPark Capital | Curtis Shauger32% | — | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Jefferies | Brent Thill76% | $550 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 38.51% | Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth72% | $550 → $595 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 28.04% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives80% | $550 → $550 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 9.41% | Scotiabank | Patrick Colville56% | → $470 | Initiates | → Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | 4.76% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria57% | $425 → $450 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 10.58% | Stifel | Brad Reback72% | $515 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 18.73% | UBS | Karl Keirstead74% | $525 → $510 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | -1.06% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria57% | $425 → $425 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 16.4% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria53% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 23.38% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss75% | $540 → $530 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Mizuho | Gregg Moskowitz70% | $510 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | 18.49% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Thomas Blakey64% | $509 → $509 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | 21.05% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin73% | $520 → $520 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | John Difucci67% | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2025 | Buy Now | 25.71% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss75% | $548 → $540 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | 18.49% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Thomas Blakey64% | → $509 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 21.05% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin73% | $470 → $520 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/23/2024 | Buy Now | 28.04% | Loop Capital | Eric Beder43% | $500 → $550 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2024 | Buy Now | 19.89% | Stifel | Brad Reback72% | $475 → $515 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2024 | Buy Now | 22.22% | UBS | Karl Keirstead74% | $500 → $525 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 18.73% | Mizuho | Gregg Moskowitz70% | $480 → $510 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/05/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria53% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | UBS | Karl Keirstead74% | $510 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 8.25% | JP Morgan | Mark Murphy74% | $470 → $465 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 10.58% | TD Cowen | Derrick Wood70% | $495 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 9.41% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin73% | $470 → $470 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 27.57% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss75% | $506 → $548 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2024 | Buy Now | 39.68% | Truist Securities | Joel Fishbein75% | $600 → $600 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Bernstein | Mark Moerdler63% | $501 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 15.7% | Citigroup | Tyler Radke68% | $500 → $497 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 17.56% | Keybanc | Jackson Ader67% | $490 → $505 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 9.41% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin73% | $485 → $470 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Goldman Sachs | Kash Rangan66% | $515 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | 39.68% | Truist Securities | Joel Fishbein75% | $600 → $600 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2024 | Buy Now | 10.58% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria57% | $475 → $475 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | 10.58% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria57% | $475 → $475 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | 17.79% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss75% | $506 → $506 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 10.58% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria57% | $500 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 17.79% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss75% | $520 → $506 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 28.04% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives80% | $550 → $550 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 18.73% | UBS | Karl Keirstead74% | $520 → $510 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria53% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 19.89% | Wells Fargo | Michael Turrin61% | $500 → $515 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Citigroup | Tyler Radke68% | $520 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 12.91% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin73% | $485 → $485 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 12.91% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin73% | $465 → $485 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | 15.23% | TD Cowen | Derrick Wood70% | $470 → $495 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 28.04% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives80% | $500 → $550 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 18.73% | B of A Securities | Brad Sills70% | $480 → $510 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | 11.74% | Mizuho | Gregg Moskowitz70% | $450 → $480 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 8.25% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin73% | $465 → $465 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | BMO Capital | Keith Bachman81% | $465 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 22.45% | Argus Research | Joseph Bonner72% | $475 → $526 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 21.05% | Citigroup | Tyler Radke68% | $495 → $520 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2024 | Buy Now | 39.68% | Truist Securities | Joel Fishbein75% | $600 → $600 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | 28.04% | Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth72% | $475 → $550 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/10/2024 | Buy Now | 32.69% | New Street Research | Pierre Ferragu76% | → $570 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/07/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Oppenheimer | Timothy Horan72% | $450 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/24/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria53% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives80% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/17/2024 | Buy Now | 10.58% | Macquarie | Sarah Hindlian80% | $460 → $475 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/17/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria53% | $450 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 15.23% | Citigroup | Tyler Radke68% | $475 → $495 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives80% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 16.4% | Wells Fargo | Michael Turrin61% | $480 → $500 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 11.74% | Raymond James | Andrew Marok61% | $450 → $480 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 10.58% | Stifel | Brad Reback72% | $455 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 19.89% | Goldman Sachs | Kash Rangan66% | $450 → $515 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 12.91% | Evercore ISI Group | Kirk Materne65% | $475 → $485 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 9.41% | JP Morgan | Mark Murphy74% | $440 → $470 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 13.84% | Bernstein | Mark Moerdler63% | $465 → $489 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 8.25% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin73% | $455 → $465 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | 5.92% | Stifel | Brad Reback72% | $455 → $455 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 10.58% | Citigroup | Tyler Radke68% | $480 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2024 | Buy Now | 11.74% | Wells Fargo | Michael Turrin61% | $460 → $480 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | 8.25% | BMO Capital | Keith Bachman81% | $455 → $465 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
The latest price target for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) was reported by Stifel on May 1, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $500.00 expecting MSFT to rise to within 12 months (a possible 16.40% upside). 86 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Microsoft (MSFT)?
The latest analyst rating for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) was provided by Stifel, and Microsoft maintained their buy rating.
When was the last upgrade for Microsoft (MSFT)?
The last upgrade for Microsoft Corp happened on March 13, 2025 when DA Davidson raised their price target to $450. DA Davidson previously had a neutral for Microsoft Corp.
When was the last downgrade for Microsoft (MSFT)?
The last downgrade for Microsoft Corp happened on April 17, 2025 when Keybanc changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Microsoft Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Microsoft (MSFT)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Microsoft, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Microsoft was filed on May 1, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 1, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Microsoft (MSFT) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Microsoft (MSFT) rating was a maintained with a price target of $475.00 to $500.00. The current price Microsoft (MSFT) is trading at is $429.56, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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