# Microsoft (MSFT) — Analyst Forecast

MSFT · NASDAQ · Stock

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## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buy | 56 | 3 | 0 | 59 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $480.00 | $560.43 | $700.00 | 23 |

Last price $493.78 (as of Sep 20, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Citizens | Maintained | Market Outperform | $550.00 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Stifel | Maintained | Hold | $530.00 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | B of A Securities | Maintained | Buy | $600.00 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | $700.00 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Tigress Financial | Maintained | Buy | $690.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $550.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $512.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintained | Overweight | $522.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | $528.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | $650.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintained | Buy | $550.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Citizens | Maintained | Market Outperform | $550.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | $540.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Stifel | Maintained | Hold | $450.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | $600.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | $640.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Bernstein | Maintained | Outperform | $647.00 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Citizens | Maintained | Market Outperform | $550.00 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Guggenheim | Maintained | Buy | $586.00 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Buy | $480.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for MSFT stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Microsoft (MSFT) is $560.43, with a high estimate of $700.00 and a low of $480.00, across 23 analysts.

### Is MSFT a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Microsoft currently average a Buy rating: 56 buy, 3 hold and 0 sell, from 59 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for MSFT?

The average price target of $560.43 implies 13.50% upside from the last price of $493.78.

### What is the latest analyst rating on MSFT?

On Sep 15, 2026, Citizens maintained Microsoft at Market Outperform with a price target of $550.00.

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