Microsoft (MSFT) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

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

• 6/4/2026 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $502.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/4/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $540.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC.
• 6/1/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $625.00 to $650.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/1/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by Citigroup Inc.. They set a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/1/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by Citizens Jmp. They set an “outperform” rating and a $550.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/26/2026 – Microsoft had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler.
• 5/22/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 5/13/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $575.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/13/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by Phillip Securities to “buy”. They now have a $485.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/7/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Dbs Bank from $678.00 to $573.00.
• 5/7/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC.
• 5/6/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Tigress Financial from $595.00 to $680.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/5/2026 – Microsoft was downgraded by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from “market perform” to “market perform”.
• 5/5/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by TD Cowen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 5/5/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Arete Research from $730.00 to $870.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/4/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by China Renaissance from $630.00 to $550.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/4/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 5/1/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by BNP Paribas Exane from $556.00 to $555.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $600.00 to $550.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $641.00 to $646.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $615.00 to $625.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $600.00 to $620.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $600.00 to $545.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by DZ Bank AG.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by New Street Research from $675.00 to $600.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by HSBC Holdings plc from $593.00 to $571.00.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $575.00 to $550.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim. They now have a $586.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $675.00 to $575.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $575.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by President Capital from $500.00 to $520.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by DA Davidson from $650.00 to $550.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $392.00 to $415.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Evercore Inc from $580.00 to $510.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $600.00 to $550.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $500.00 to $540.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Benchmark Co.. They now have a $525.00 price target on the stock, up from $450.00.
• 4/28/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC.
• 4/28/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by HSBC Holdings plc from $588.00 to $593.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $580.00 to $540.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $575.00 to $505.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/27/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 4/27/2026 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $515.00 price target on the stock, down from $630.00.
• 4/27/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Cantor Fitzgerald to $502.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/24/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 4/24/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 4/23/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim. They now have a $586.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $450.00 to $400.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $635.00 to $600.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/16/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $610.00 to $540.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/15/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Robert W. Baird from $540.00 to $500.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $620.00 to $515.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $600.00 to $500.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is currently 21.67%.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total value of $519,111.08. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 46,003 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,922,874.02. The trade was a 2.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.99, for a total value of $7,145,345.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,477 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,928,792.23. This represents a 12.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 19,262 shares of company stock valued at $8,695,581 in the last ninety days. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft’s product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).