Microsoft (MSFT) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently:

• 12/3/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $675.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/28/2025 – Microsoft was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/24/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 11/19/2025 – Microsoft was given a new $675.00 price target on by analysts at Guggenheim.
• 11/19/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 11/19/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co..
• 11/18/2025 – Microsoft was downgraded by analysts at Mizuho from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/18/2025 – Microsoft was downgraded by analysts at Rothschild Redb from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/18/2025 – Microsoft had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn. They now have a $500.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $560.00.
• 11/17/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 11/14/2025 – Microsoft is now covered by analysts at Robert W. Baird. They set an “outperform” rating and a $600.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/14/2025 – Microsoft was upgraded by analysts at Baird R W to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 11/7/2025 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by analysts at Daiwa Capital Markets from $640.00 to $630.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/3/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from $630.00 to $632.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft was given a new $639.00 price target on by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft was given a new $650.00 price target on by analysts at DA Davidson.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at KeyCorp.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft was given a new $640.00 price target on by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $682.00 to $690.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $637.00 to $645.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc..
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft was given a new $640.00 price target on by analysts at Evercore ISI.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $675.00 to $700.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG. They now have a $650.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at DZ Bank AG.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $565.00 to $575.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $630.00 to $600.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $640.00 to $655.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Piper Sandler. They now have a $650.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $625.00 to $650.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $650.00 to $625.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2025 – Microsoft was given a new $640.00 price target on by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 10/28/2025 – Microsoft was given a new $640.00 price target on by analysts at Mizuho.
• 10/28/2025 – Microsoft was given a new $675.00 price target on by analysts at Wolfe Research. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $630.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/28/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI to $625.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 10/27/2025 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald.
• 10/27/2025 – Microsoft was upgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $586.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/27/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at Arete Research from $710.00 to $730.00.
• 10/27/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from $643.00 to $648.00.
• 10/24/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 10/24/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 10/22/2025 – Microsoft was given a new $560.00 price target on by analysts at Redburn Partners.
• 10/22/2025 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $625.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/22/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG.
• 10/22/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn from $550.00 to $560.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $680.00 to $682.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/17/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $625.00 to $640.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/11/2025 – Microsoft was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 10/9/2025 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 10/8/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/6/2025 – Microsoft had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $650.00 to $675.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is currently 25.89%.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In related news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 38,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $518.64, for a total value of $19,967,640.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 461,597 shares in the company, valued at $239,402,668.08. This trade represents a 7.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $491.52, for a total transaction of $6,266,880.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 129,349 shares in the company, valued at $63,577,620.48. The trade was a 8.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services.