The stocks of MSFT have been given a buy rating by around thirty-five investment analysts who have been covering the stocks of the firm. According to a report published, two of the research analysts have already given the company’s stock a rating of hold, while twenty-nine others have provided the company with a rating of buy. Three other analysts have provided the stocks of Microsoft with a rating of strong buy. Currently, the price target for the company is $269.89.
The Stock Commentary on MSFT
There have been quite a few brokerage firms that have been commenting on the stocks of MSFT. Piper Sandler has already reaffirmed their rating of overweight along with a price target set at $300 in a 2nd February research report. Zacks Investment Research has also increased the rating of the company from hold to strong buy along with a $252 price target in a 29th January research report.
Sanford C. Bernstein has also provided the company with a price target of $283, along with a buy rating. The Goldman Sachs Group has followed the same trend and gave the company a rating of conviction buy along with a $315 price target. In the end, Argus also gave in and increased the price target of the company to $274 along with a rating of buy in a 28th January research report.
The stocks of MSFT traded on Tuesday at $234.81. The market cap of the firm has been set at $1.77 trillion, with a 37.93 PE ratio, and a 2.44 PEG ratio. The company also has a 0.46 debt-to-equity ratio, along with a 2.49 quick ratio, and a 2.53 current ratio. The year low for Microsoft is $132.52, while the year high for the company has been set at $246.13. The moving average price of the company over a period of 50 days is $236.81, with the moving average price of the company over 200 days set at $220.17.
