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Microsoft Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:MSFT | Benzinga
Microsoft Corp has a consensus price target of $508.63 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 Citigroup, Bernstein, and BMO Capital on May 15, 2025, May 1, 2025, and May 1, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $515 between Citigroup, Bernstein, and BMO Capital, there's an implied 13.77% upside for Microsoft Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Citigroup
Bernstein
BMO Capital
Jefferies
DA Davidson
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Microsoft
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/15/2025 | Buy Now | 19.29% | Citigroup | Tyler Radke70% | $480 → $540 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 14.87% | Bernstein | Mark Moerdler67% | $511 → $520 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 7.14% | BMO Capital | Keith Bachman82% | $470 → $485 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 21.5% | Jefferies | Brent Thill78% | $475 → $550 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 10.45% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria62% | $450 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 15.98% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria54% | $500 → $525 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 6.48% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss77% | $472 → $482 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Stifel | Brad Reback75% | $475 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 13.1% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Thomas Blakey68% | $502 → $512 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Scotiabank | Patrick Colville59% | $470 → $500 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 9.13% | Barclays | Raimo Lenschow71% | $430 → $494 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 13.77% | Wells Fargo | Michael Turrin63% | $500 → $515 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 8.24% | TD Securities | Derrick Wood72% | $475 → $490 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | John Difucci69% | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 13.77% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives81% | $475 → $515 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Evercore ISI Group | Kirk Materne71% | $435 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 4.93% | JP Morgan | Mark Murphy77% | $465 → $475 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | WestPark Capital | Curtis Shauger62% | — | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 4.93% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin75% | $435 → $475 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2025 | Buy Now | -0.59% | Goldman Sachs | Kash Rangan66% | $500 → $450 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -3.91% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin75% | $520 → $435 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | John Difucci69% | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | -5.01% | Barclays | Raimo Lenschow71% | $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 | 3.83% | BMO Capital | Keith Bachman82% | $490 → $470 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | 6.03% | B of A Securities | Brad Sills72% | $510 → $480 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2025 | Buy Now | 6.03% | UBS | Karl Keirstead77% | $510 → $480 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2025 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Wells Fargo | Michael Turrin63% | $515 → $500 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | 4.93% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives81% | $550 → $475 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | 4.93% | Jefferies | Brent Thill78% | $500 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | WestPark Capital | Curtis Shauger62% | — | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Jefferies | Brent Thill78% | $550 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 31.44% | Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth74% | $550 → $595 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 21.5% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives81% | $550 → $550 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 3.83% | Scotiabank | Patrick Colville59% | → $470 | Initiates | → Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | -0.59% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria62% | $425 → $450 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 4.93% | Stifel | Brad Reback75% | $515 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 12.88% | Bernstein | Mark Moerdler67% | $516 → $511 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 12.66% | UBS | Karl Keirstead77% | $525 → $510 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | -6.12% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria62% | $425 → $425 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 10.45% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria54% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 17.08% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss77% | $540 → $530 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Mizuho | Gregg Moskowitz71% | $510 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | 12.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Thomas Blakey68% | $509 → $509 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | 14.87% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin75% | $520 → $520 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | John Difucci69% | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2025 | Buy Now | 19.29% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss77% | $548 → $540 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | 12.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Thomas Blakey68% | → $509 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 13.99% | Bernstein | Mark Moerdler67% | $511 → $516 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 14.87% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin75% | $470 → $520 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/23/2024 | Buy Now | 21.5% | Loop Capital | Eric Beder44% | $500 → $550 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2024 | Buy Now | 13.77% | Stifel | Brad Reback75% | $475 → $515 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2024 | Buy Now | 15.98% | UBS | Karl Keirstead77% | $500 → $525 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 12.66% | Mizuho | Gregg Moskowitz71% | $480 → $510 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/05/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria54% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 9.35% | BMO Capital | Keith Bachman82% | $500 → $495 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | UBS | Karl Keirstead77% | $510 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 2.72% | JP Morgan | Mark Murphy77% | $470 → $465 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 4.93% | TD Cowen | Derrick Wood72% | $495 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 3.83% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin75% | $470 → $470 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 21.06% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss77% | $506 → $548 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2024 | Buy Now | 32.54% | Truist Securities | Joel Fishbein78% | $600 → $600 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Bernstein | Mark Moerdler67% | $501 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Citigroup | Tyler Radke70% | $500 → $497 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 11.56% | Keybanc | Jackson Ader67% | $490 → $505 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 3.83% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin75% | $485 → $470 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Goldman Sachs | Kash Rangan66% | $515 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | 32.54% | Truist Securities | Joel Fishbein78% | $600 → $600 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2024 | Buy Now | 4.93% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria62% | $475 → $475 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | 4.93% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria62% | $475 → $475 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | 11.78% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss77% | $506 → $506 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 4.93% | DA Davidson | Gil Luria62% | $500 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 11.78% | Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss77% | $520 → $506 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 21.5% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives81% | $550 → $550 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 12.66% | UBS | Karl Keirstead77% | $520 → $510 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria54% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 13.77% | Wells Fargo | Michael Turrin63% | $500 → $515 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Citigroup | Tyler Radke70% | $520 → $500 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 7.14% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin75% | $485 → $485 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 7.14% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin75% | $465 → $485 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | 9.35% | TD Cowen | Derrick Wood72% | $470 → $495 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 21.5% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives81% | $500 → $550 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 12.66% | B of A Securities | Brad Sills72% | $480 → $510 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | 6.03% | Mizuho | Gregg Moskowitz71% | $450 → $480 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 2.72% | Piper Sandler | Brent Bracelin75% | $465 → $465 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | BMO Capital | Keith Bachman82% | $465 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 16.2% | Argus Research | Joseph Bonner73% | $475 → $526 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 14.87% | Citigroup | Tyler Radke70% | $495 → $520 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2024 | Buy Now | 32.54% | Truist Securities | Joel Fishbein78% | $600 → $600 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | 21.5% | Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth74% | $475 → $550 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/10/2024 | Buy Now | 25.92% | New Street Research | Pierre Ferragu77% | → $570 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/07/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Oppenheimer | Timothy Horan72% | $450 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/24/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria54% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives81% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/17/2024 | Buy Now | 4.93% | Macquarie | Sarah Hindlian82% | $460 → $475 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/17/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | RBC Capital | Rishi Jaluria54% | $450 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 9.35% | Citigroup | Tyler Radke70% | $475 → $495 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Wedbush | Daniel Ives81% | $500 → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 10.45% | Wells Fargo | Michael Turrin63% | $480 → $500 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 6.03% | Raymond James | Andrew Marok62% | $450 → $480 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
The latest price target for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) was reported by Citigroup on May 15, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $540.00 expecting MSFT to rise to within 12 months (a possible 19.29% upside). 96 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 Citigroup, 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 15, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 15, 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 $480.00 to $540.00. The current price Microsoft (MSFT) is trading at is $452.68, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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