Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
Cramer's week ahead: Earnings from Meta, Microsoft and Apple. Plus, a Fed meeting
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday explained why next week will be a consequential one for the market. He highlighted earnings reports from Big Tech names like Apple, Microsoft and Meta Platforms, along with the Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting.
LikeFolio: Google Cloud Beats Azure, MSFT Shows Dominance Elsewhere in AI
Andy Swan (@LikeFolio) considers Microsoft (MSFT) one of the best-executing companies on Wall Street. While the Mag 7 giant's Azure cloud saw anemic growth compared to Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google Cloud, Andy likes Microsoft's recent stock dip and believes the company is poised for a strong 2026.
Microsoft: Deep Discount Before Earnings
Microsoft is rated 'Strong Buy' due to substantial undervaluation and robust earnings growth and revisions momentum ahead of FQ2 2026 results. MSFT trades at a forward FY2029 P/E of just 17, with forward P/FCF nearly 20% below the historical average, signaling attractive entry levels. Consensus expects double-digit revenue and EPS growth for FQ2 2026, with Wall Street target prices implying significant upside and limited downside.
Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: reports
Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday.
Microsoft Stock Hands Over $350 Billion To Shareholders
Over the past decade, Microsoft has returned a remarkable $368 billion to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks, marking the second-largest capital return in corporate history behind Apple.
Microsoft Slumps Heading Into Earnings—Here's What Matters Most
A death cross pattern is one where a stock's short-term simple moving average (SMA), usually the 50-day SMA, crosses below a longer-term SMA, usually the 200-day. It's a bearish pattern because it shows that both short- and long-term momentum are trending lower.
Top 5 Defense & Aerospace Stocks After Microsoft's $170M Air Force Win
Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT )'s $170 million Air Force cloud contract signals the massive defense modernization wave reshaping Pentagon technology buying.
'Is Microsoft Down?' Outlook and Teams Go Dark in Widespread Outage
It's not just you: Numerous Microsoft services weren't working most of Thursday, and the outage is continuing.
Microsoft 365 hit by outage, preventing access to emails and files
An ongoing Microsoft outage is preventing enterprise customers from accessing email inboxes, files, meetings, and other Microsoft cloud services.
Microsoft: Cloud Margins Are The Tripwire Heading Into FQ2 Earnings (Downgrade)
I downgrade Microsoft Corporation to a Hold ahead of FQ2 2026 earnings. I see downside risk from a cautious FQ3 margin guide in the Cloud segment, mainly driven by the hike in depreciation. A higher CapEx guide may not encourage the market. The MSFT selloff since Q3 is mainly driven by sentiment. I think the rotation out of tech is not justified by a deterioration in fundamentals.
Microsoft working to fix Outlook email issues
Microsoft is responding to issues with sending and receiving email messages through Outlook. The app faced a 21-hour outage last summer.
Microsoft's valuation seen as attractive versus hyperscaler peers going into Q2 earnings
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) will report its fiscal second quarter earnings next week, with investors set to be focused on signs that the company can convert its large backlog of AI-related commitments into revenue growth and earnings upside, according to Jefferies analysts. The firm, which has a ‘Buy' rating ant $675 price target on Microsoft, believes the company's valuation has become more attractive after a pullback in the stock.
