Microsoft (MSFT) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) in the last few weeks:

• 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.
• 4/10/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by BNP Paribas Exane from $659.00 to $556.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/1/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by Benchmark Co.. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/31/2026 – Microsoft had its price target raised by New Street Research from $670.00 to $675.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, EVP Amy Coleman sold 1,262 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.34, for a total value of $519,111.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 46,003 shares in the company, valued at $18,922,874.02. This represents a 2.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kathleen T. Hogan sold 12,321 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $409.52, for a total transaction of $5,045,695.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 137,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $56,486,322.16. This represents a 8.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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).