DA Davidson Upgrades Microsoft Outlook to Buy with 33% Upside Potential
On March 13, 2025, Fintel reported that DA Davidson upgraded Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) from Neutral to Buy.
Analyst Price Forecast Indicates Significant Upside
The average one-year price target for Microsoft as of March 4, 2025, stands at $512.85 per share. Forecasts range from a low of $429.25 to a high of $682.50. This average price target suggests an increase of 33.81% from Microsoft’s latest reported closing price of $383.27 per share.
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Financial Performance Expectations
Microsoft’s projected annual revenue is $279,682 million, reflecting a growth rate of 6.83%. The projected annual non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) is $13.49.
Fund Sentiment Analysis
Currently, 8,242 funds or institutions report positions in Microsoft, marking an increase of 585 owners, or 7.64%, in the last quarter. The average portfolio weight dedicated to MSFT across all funds is 3.36%, a rise of 17.62%. Over the past three months, total shares owned by institutions increased by 2.17% to 6,216,545K shares. The put/call ratio for MSFT is 0.70, signaling a bullish outlook.
Portfolio Adjustments by Major Shareholders
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares (VTSMX) holds 232,924K shares, representing 3.13% of the company. Their previous filing disclosed 235,610K shares, indicating a decrease of 1.15%. The fund also reduced its portfolio allocation in Microsoft by 4.57% last quarter.
Similarly, Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares (VFINX) holds 201,257K shares, accounting for 2.71% ownership. Their prior filing showed 194,673K shares, reflecting an increase of 3.27%, although they also reduced their portfolio allocation in MSFT by 4.19% over the last quarter.
Geode Capital Management owns 168,128K shares, representing 2.26% ownership, with their last filing indicating an increase from 165,025K shares by 1.85%. However, they decreased their portfolio allocation in Microsoft by 4.40% recently.
Price T Rowe Associates holds 135,152K shares, which is 1.82% ownership. Their previous filing showed 135,660K shares, marking a decrease of 0.38%. They have also reduced their Microsoft portfolio allocation by 2.29% within the last quarter.
JPMorgan Chase holds 134,944K shares, equating to 1.82% ownership. Their previous filing indicated 137,853K shares, showing a decrease of 2.16%, and a reduction in their allocation by 6.04% over the past quarter.
Background on Microsoft
(Description provided by the company.) Microsoft drives digital transformation for the intelligent cloud and edge, with a mission to empower every individual and organization to achieve more.
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