NASDAQ · Technology
$493.78
▼ -$3.97(-0.80%)4:00 PM ET - vs previous closeiQuote as of Sep 18, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
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Evidence
94/100
Strong evidence
Session
-0.80%
vs 497.75 prior close
52-week range
71%
of the 349.2–553.72 range
Consensus target
+16.0%
to 572.92 consensus
TECHi stance
Balanced watch
Model confidence 46/100 · 70/76 inputs
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Latest 1D session
1Y · daily bars · USD · Live $493.78 · 255 pts
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Entry timing, risk check, and catalyst scan
What has to keep working for US investors to stay interested.
Trend support
+14.8%Current price is above the 200-day average.
Cash yield
1.8%$66.99B free-cash-flow base.
Estimate revisions
+13 net21 EPS estimate increases vs 8 cuts in 30 days.
Where the dashboard says the thesis can break or get crowded.
Growth priced in
2.20PEG above 2 can leave less room for execution misses.
Catalysts and positioning checks that are not duplicate live-pulse metrics.
Latest catalyst
YahooSam Altman Admits the AI Industry Has Done "a Terrible Job" Explaining Its Benefits Amid Growing Backlash. Should That Worry Nvidia and Microsoft Investors?
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Upcoming events
MSFT reports on Oct 27, 2026.
Countdown
38 days out
As of Sep 18, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) traded at $493.78, a -0.80% move versus the prior close, ranging between $491.10 and $498.65 intraday, and on volume of 39.36M shares. The stock has traded between $349.20 and $553.72 over the past 52 weeks, carries a market capitalization of $3.67T, trades at 27.48x trailing earnings, and yields 0.8% in dividends. Sell-side analysts rate MSFT Buy across 69 ratings and carry an average price target of $572.92 (+16.03% implied versus the last quote). MSFT's record close stands at $555.45, set on Jul 31, 2025.
Buy analyst tone. Latest catalyst: Sam Altman Admits the AI Industry Has Done "a Terrible Job" Explaining Its Benefits Amid Growing Backlash. Sho… (Yahoo). TECHi maps MSFT to 2 AI leaders and 2 major AI products, making the AI-infrastructure angle visible beside the quote. Premium valuation — growth priced in.
Balanced watch. Risk brake (79/100) is the strongest signal; news sentiment (17/100) is the main constraint. Model confidence is 46/100 — some inputs are unavailable, so treat this as a directional research screen rather than a forecast. Long-term secular context is tracked separately: 10 Years +871.3% total; yesterday -0.8%. Comparable past signals have verified against subsequent prices 14.8% of the time.
Expected-return math is scaled by beta and realized volatility before confidence is applied.
Short-horizon expected moves are volume-weighted so thin moves get less credit than confirmed tape.
Roadmap and developer-channel coverage provide additional issuer-level context.
Evergreen business strategy points migrated from /microsoft-stock/ for the quote page research layer.
The Microsoft pillar content now lives in /quote/MSFT/: Azure, Office, Copilot, security, AI infrastructure, and the enterprise distribution moat.
Microsoft is an enterprise cloud, productivity, Windows, gaming, security, and AI platform. The stock thesis depends on Azure growth, Microsoft 365 pricing power, Copilot monetization, OpenAI exposure, and disciplined AI infrastructure returns.
| Enterprise value | $3.69T |
| Price / sales | 11.05 |
| Price / book | 8.29 |
| Operating margin | 46.78% |
| Return on assets | 17.64% |
| EPS (TTM) | $17.97 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.11 |
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