How Schwab Network’s view on $MSFT changed

Microsoft has received a sign of confidence from Stifel, which upgraded the tech giant to a 'buy' rating from 'hold'. The company raised its price target from 530 to 575. This means it is about 15 percent higher than yesterday's closing price.

Stifel expects strong growth in Microsoft's Azure cloud business and increasing use of Copilot and GitHub.

Let's focus on Microsoft 's annual chart . Its shares have fallen 2% year-on-year, but are up 40% from their lows in late June. We recall that we saw a significant decline, but it recovered from those low levels as investors, including Microsoft, became more interested in the software sector .

The company made good profits, and its shares received a positive recommendation this morning.