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Microsoft Stock Dips Amid OpenAI Acquisition Concerns and Market Factors:

Microsoft (MSFT) stock has fallen over 8.6% in the past five days, partly due to investor concerns about OpenAI's $3 billion acquisition of AI coding assistant Windsurf. Despite Microsoft's partnership boosting MSFT in June 2024, the external acquisition raises worries about OpenAI potentially diverting resources from enhancing Microsoft's AI. This comes after OpenAI's $40 billion funding round.

Windsurf, a competitor to Cursor and offerings from Anthropic, is seen as industry consolidation. Despite the downturn, MSFT is down about 12% YTD but outperforming many tech stocks due to its resilient Azure cloud business. 

Analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" rating with a $497.63 price target (39% upside), viewing MSFT as a defensive stock. However, lowered price targets reflect recession concerns potentially impacting enterprise cloud spending. At a P/E of around 28x (14% below its TTM average), MSFT is seen as a potential solid buy at lower levels.


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Microsoft Analyst Ratings and Price Target Adjustment
UBS maintains a 'Buy' rating on Microsoft and cuts the price target from $510.00/share to $480.00/share.
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  • Valerie Archibald
    04-29
    Valerie Archibald
    MSFT will skyrocket after earnings Wed close. BUY
  • Mortimer Arthur
    04-29
    Mortimer Arthur
    I heard it said any good news will send msft much higher
  • EVBullMusketeer
    04-27
    EVBullMusketeer
    Thank you for sharing.

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