Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
Microsoft Is A Buy Amid Software Meltdown (Rating Upgrade)
Microsoft is upgraded to a strong buy as recent valuation contraction offers a compelling entry point. Q2 results showed robust 17% revenue growth, strong Azure momentum, and resilient software performance despite AI disruption fears. CAPEX surged 66% YoY to $37.5B, but Azure's 39% growth justifies the investment. Furthermore, capital returns are still up YoY.
Microsoft's Post-Earnings Share Sell-Off Creates Opportunity For Long-Term Investors
Microsoft is upgraded to Strong Buy with a $625 price target, reflecting a 19.7x eFY27 EV/EBITDA multiple. MSFT's conservative capital allocation protects free cash flow, contrasting with hyperscaler peers' aggressive increase in spending, and positions shares at a discount to the sector. Q2'26 saw $51.5B in Microsoft Cloud revenue, robust RPO growth, and strong operating margins, though free cash flow conversion compressed due to $30B in capex.
Microsoft Fixes Bugs Behind One-Click Attacks
Microsoft's February security updates include fixes for security vulnerabilities that are used by hackers for one-click attacks, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (Feb. 11). In these attacks, hackers plant malware or gain access to a computer by simply tricking victims into clicking on a malicious link or opening a malicious Office file, according to the report.
Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office users
Microsoft has rolled out fixes for security vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, which the company says are being actively abused by hackers to break into people's computers.
Amazon Stock vs. Google, Meta, And Microsoft: Who Actually Wins?
While Amazon stock has struggled over the past year, its standing among tech and retail competitors remains a tale of two industries. A detailed analysis reveals solid revenue growth and a reasonable valuation, yet profitability and free cash flow lag behind—largely due to aggressive AI investments.
Microsoft and Google face $650bn AI spending test as sell-off opens fresh entry point
Wedbush says hyperscalers are still in the “early innings” of an AI infrastructure boom, with $650 billion in 2026 capex set to reshape cloud economics and reward scale players despite near-term margin pressure. AI capex surge reframes the sell-off A sharp pullback in megacap tech has created what Wedbush calls an opportunity to focus on the structural winners of the AI buildout: Microsoft and Alphabet.
Microsoft: When Fundamentals And Technicals Align, It's Time To Buy
Microsoft is rated Buy after its recent pullback, with valuation now attractive and strong growth persisting. MSFT's Q2 headline results were robust, led by 28% constant currency growth in Intelligent Cloud and significant operating income expansion. Concerns over high CapEx and 45% OpenAI exposure in backlog are outweighed by diversified RPO growth, industry-wide AI investment, and OpenAI's strength.
Microsoft: I Bought This Dip
Microsoft has just experienced a sell-off due to fears about rising CAPEX. Investors tend to correlate CAPEX with Azure growth too directly and ignore other initiatives of Microsoft. Rising CAPEX (66% y/o/y) is also the result of more favorable tax policies introduced by the Big Beautiful Bill.
AI Giant OpenAI Is Getting a Lift Lately. So Are Stocks Linked to It.
Fresh optimism about OpenAI's finances is boosting some corners of the AI trade.
Major Wall Street Firm Issues Warning on Tech Stocks: What It Means for Investors
UBS downgraded the U.S. technology sector to neutral on Tuesday, citing pervasive uncertainty in the software industry and the likelihood that AI infrastructure spending will moderate soon.
Microsoft exploring using advanced power lines to make data centers more energy-efficient
Microsoft is exploring using superconducting power lines in its data centers, which could potentially accelerate its massive U.S. build-out of the server warehouses by making them more energy-efficient, the company said on Tuesday.
Microsoft and Oracle may be bargain stocks, according to this analysis
Both stocks are relatively cheap on an earnings basis. And the companies have projected revenue growth rates much higher than that of the S&P 500.
