New Buy Rating for Microsoft (MSFT), the Technology Giant


In a report released today, Brad Zelnick from Credit Suisse maintained a Buy rating on Microsoft (MSFT), with a price target of $125. The company’s shares opened today at $108.22.

According to TipRanks.com, Zelnick is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 14.6% and a 78.5% success rate. Zelnick covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Salesforce.com, Symantec Corp, and Check Point.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Microsoft with a $123.26 average price target, implying a 13.9% upside from current levels. In a report issued on January 31, Nomura also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $113 price target.

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Microsoft’s market cap is currently $821.3B and has a P/E ratio of 25.11. The company has a Price to Book ratio of 9.03.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 100 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock.

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