Phil Spencer will retire from Microsoft after 38 years at the company. Asha Sharma, who came to Microsoft from Instacart in 2024, will take over as the head of the gaming division.
Microsoft remains a high-quality, rapidly growing industry leader, despite recent stock underperformance and a 20.8% decline versus the S&P 500's gain. MSFT's Productivity & Business Processes and Intelligent Cloud segments delivered robust double-digit revenue and profit growth, with margin expansion and strong AI-driven cloud demand. Forthcoming price increases for Office software subscriptions and continued capital returns via buybacks and dividends further support the bullish outlook.
Palo Alto Networks stock (NASDAQ: PANW) have tumbled 18% over the past month, triggered largely by management lowering its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $3.65–$3.70 (down from the previous $3.80–$3.90).
Software giant Microsoft (MSFT) continued to pull back after a post-earnings drop of 10.1% on Jan. 29, and is now down 17.5% in 2026. For those looking to buy in on the dip, however, MSFT looks like it's finally ready for a short-term bounce.
Microsoft (MSFT) hit 9-month lows and currently trades around $400 after shares hit $555 last summer. @CharlesSchwab's Ben Watson highlights key levels in Microsoft's chart that offer opportunities for bulls following the Mag 7 stock's substantial repricing.
After falling 17.19% in 2026 to its February 19, press time price of $400.50, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock received a welcome show of confidence in the form of a board member executing a $2 million purchase.
Microsoft said on Wednesday it did not think the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was using its technology for mass surveillance of civilians but added that it provided cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools to ICE.
MSFT's surging Azure growth, $625B backlog and 47% margins highlight its AI edge over Oracle as capex strains and weak software sales cloud ORCL's outlook.
Microsoft has promised to keep buying enough renewable energy to match all its electricity needs after meeting that goal for the first time last year, as tech giants ramp up capital expenditure on an AI-fuelled expansion of power-hungry data centres.
One of the biggest names in tech, Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT | MSFT Price Prediction) shares have plunged below $400 despite delivering the largest earnings beat in company history, as investors question whether the company's massive AI infrastructure spending will ever translate into profitable product adoption.
Microsoft has sold off the most among mega-cap tech in 2026 as investors question near-term ROIC, creating an attractive entry for long-term holders. Agentic AI is a major catalyst, with MSFT's open-source OpenClaw concept potentially evolving into enterprise-grade Copilot agents integrated with RBAC and corporate identity systems. MSFT's custom silicon roadmap, including Maia 200 accelerators and Cobalt CPUs, can improve Azure performance, lower inference costs, and reduce dependence on Nvidia pricing.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues we aren't looking at a bubble-we're looking at the dawn of an AI-driven productivity miracle.