Back to top
more

Microsoft (MSFT)

(Real Time Quote from BATS)

$438.05 USD

438.05
4,650,822

+6.71 (1.56%)

Updated Sep 17, 2024 10:28 AM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.68%
2Buy17.55%
3Hold9.21%
4Sell4.93%
5Strong Sell2.36%
S&P50010.96%

Zacks Rank Education - Learn about the Zacks Rank

Zacks Rank Home - Zacks Rank resources in one place

Zacks Premium - The only way to fully access the Zacks Rank

3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

Zacks Style Scores Education - Learn more about the Zacks Style Scores

D Value B Growth F Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

Zacks Rank Education -- Learn more about the Zacks Rank
Zacks Industry Rank Education -- Learn more about the Zacks Industry Rank

Top 26% (66 out of 251)

Industry: Computer - Software

Better trading starts here.

Zacks News

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, Ford and United Technologies

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, Ford and United Technologies

    The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Intel

    The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Intel

      Symantec (SYMC) to Report Q3 Earnings: What Lies in Store?

      Symantec Corp. (SYMC) is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Feb 1.

        Sheraz Mian headshot

        Q4 Earnings Scorecard and Analyst Reports for Ford, Microsoft & United Technologies

        Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Microsoft (MSFT), United Technol (UTX) and Ford (F), and Scorecard for the Q4 earnings season.

          Madeleine Johnson headshot

          The Zacks Friday Finish Line Highlights: Can Facebook Continue Its Insane Growth?

          The Zacks Friday Finish Line Highlights: Can Facebook Continue Its Insane Growth?

            Madeleine Johnson headshot

            The Zacks Friday Finish Line Highlights: Can Facebook Continue Its Insane Growth?

            The Zacks Friday Finish Line Highlights: Can Facebook Continue Its Insane Growth?

              Ryan McQueeney headshot

              Q4 Earnings Results Pouring In: Can Facebook Continue Its Insane Growth?

              On today's episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line podcast, Content Writer Ryan McQueeney and Editor Maddy Johnson take on this week's biggest story: the wave of fourth-quarter earnings results and the upcoming earnings announcement from Facebook.

                Sejuti Banerjea headshot

                The Cloud Drives Technology Stocks This Quarter

                The cloud computing boom is here.

                  VMware (VMW) Earnings, Revenues Beat Estimates in Q4

                  VMware, Inc. (VMW) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2016 results.

                    Sweta Killa headshot

                    Tech ETFs to Watch Post Microsoft & Alphabet Results

                    After the closing bell on Thursday, a couple of tech biggest players like Microsoft and Alphabet reported their quarterly results putting spotlight on technology ETFs for the coming days.

                      Mark Vickery headshot

                      Econ Data into Early Weekend Slumber

                      We see bland Q4 earnings released before the bell, along with worse-than-expected economic data.

                        The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Alphabet, Microsoft, Intel, Starbucks and PayPal

                        The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Alphabet, Microsoft, Intel, Starbucks and PayPal

                          Videogame Stock Roundup: Microsoft Reports Q2 Earnings, Nintendo Launches Pokemon Go in South Korea

                          Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) reported second-quarter fiscal 2017 results. In a separate development, after almost a six-month delay, South Korean gamers can now enjoy Pokemon Go as Nintendo launched the game officially in the country.

                            Intel (INTC) Beats on Q4 Earnings; '17 View Lacks Shine

                            Intel Corp (INTC) reported fourth-quarter 2016 non-GAAP earnings of 79 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents.

                              Microsoft (MSFT) Beats on Q2 Earnings, Revenue Estimates

                              Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reported second-quarter fiscal 2017 earnings of 83 cents per share, which comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 79 cents.

                                Alphabet (GOOGL) Misses on Q4 Earnings, Beats Revenues

                                Alphabet (GOOGL) fourth-quarter earnings of $7.56 missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.65 due to higher taxes. However, earnings were up 7.1% year over year.

                                  Kevin Cook headshot

                                  Cisco Snatches IPO Baby from the Arms of Wall Street

                                  Tech titans are competing with war chests of cash to scoop up tech startups before they go public

                                    Sheraz Mian headshot

                                    Earnings Growth Returns, Will it Continue?

                                    Corporate earnings have started growing again.

                                      Mark Vickery headshot

                                      Big Earnings Numbers Late Thursday: GOOGL, MSFT, INTC, SBUX, PYPL

                                      Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Intel (INTC) as well as Starbucks (SBUX) and PayPal (PYPL) have all put out quarterly earnings and sales totals.

                                        Ryan McQueeney headshot

                                        Stock Market Roundup, Jan. 26: Stocks Flat on Mixed Earnings

                                        Stocks remained relatively flat on Thursday as the fourth-quarter earnings season continued to heat up. With some impressive announcements sending a few stocks soaring, other reports kept investors at bay.

                                          Madeleine Johnson headshot

                                          Microsoft Posts Q2 Earnings Beat, Intelligent Cloud Revenue Up 8%

                                          Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) just released its second quarter fiscal 2017 financial results, posting earnings, before non-recurring items, of 83 cents per share and revenues of $26.1 billion.

                                            Sweta Killa headshot

                                            Will Q4 Earnings Strengthen Tech ETFs Further?

                                            The tech sector is now taking center stage as most of the ace players are lined up to report this and next week.

                                              Tech Stock Earnings Slated on Jan 26: MSFT, GOOGL, PYPL

                                              The fourth-quarter earnings season is underway with results from 63 S&P 500 members or 19.2% of the index's total market capitalization already out (as of Jan 20).

                                                Ryan McQueeney headshot

                                                Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Q4 Earnings Preview: Pixel & Home Could Fuel Growth

                                                As per usual, all eyes will be Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) as the tech giant prepares to release its fourth-quarter earnings report on Thursday. The company rolled out its new Google Pixel phone and ushered in a new era of hardware-software interaction during the quarter, making this week's announcement even more important than usual.

                                                  What's in Store for Teradyne (TER) this Earnings Season?

                                                  Teradyne Inc. (TER) is slated to report fourth-quarter 2016 results on Jan 25. In the last-reported quarter, Teradyne recorded a positive earnings surprise of 22.22%.