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description: "JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a \"buy\" rating for Microsoft, with analysts setting price targets between $630 and $650. Microsoft has a consensus rating of \"Moderate Buy\" and a consensus price target of $634.33. The stock opened at $494.44, with a market cap of $3.67 trillion. Recent insider sales include CEO Satya Nadella selling shares worth $75.3 million. Institutional investors like Vanguard and State Street have increased their stakes in Microsoft."
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# Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Receives Buy Rating from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reissued by equities researchers at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports.

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Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $640.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Daiwa Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of Microsoft from $640.00 to $630.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $639.00 price objective on Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $650.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $634.33.

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## Microsoft Stock Performance

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Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $494.44 on Wednesday. The business's 50 day moving average price is $514.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $498.33. The company has a market cap of $3.67 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.07, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. Microsoft has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The software giant reported $4.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $77.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.49 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 33.47% and a net margin of 35.71%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.30 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Microsoft will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

## Insider Activity

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In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $518.64, for a total transaction of $19,967,640.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at $239,402,668.08. This trade represents a 7.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

## Institutional Investors Weigh In On Microsoft

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.0% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 705,077,786 shares of the software giant's stock worth $350,712,742,000 after buying an additional 13,691,572 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Microsoft by 1.1% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 299,196,519 shares of the software giant's stock worth $148,823,341,000 after acquiring an additional 3,166,275 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 179,001,751 shares of the software giant's stock worth $88,714,256,000 after acquiring an additional 3,532,054 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $50,493,678,000. Finally, Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 564,387.1% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 90,549,369 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $45,040,162,000 after purchasing an additional 90,533,328 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

## Microsoft Company Profile

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Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services.

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