分析师将微软的目标价提高至美元：为带来和变现的巨大浪潮

admin 百科 2024-06-17 355 0 分析师将微软的目标价提高至美元为带来和变现的巨大浪潮

WedbushSecuritiesanalystDanIveshasraisedthepricetargetforMicrosoftCorp(NASDAQ:MSFT)from$500to$550,citingpositiveAIcustomerfeedbackandtheincreasingmonetizationofCopilotandAzure.

WhatHappened:IvestooktoXtoannouncethepricetargetincreaseonSunday.TheanalysthighlightedthegrowinginterestinMicrosoft'sAIofferingsandtheimminentmonetizationofAzure,acloudcomputingservice,astheprimaryreasonsforthebullishoutlook.

"WeareraisingourpricetargetonMicrosoftfrom$500to$550reflectingincrementallybullishrecentAIcustomercheckswithatidalwaveofCopilotandAzuremonetizationnowonthedoorstepforMSFT.WehaveseenAIdealconversionsfortheenterpriseaccelerating,"Iveswrote.

WeareraisingourpricetargetonMicrosoftfrom$500to$550reflectingincrementallybullishrecentAIcustomercheckswithatidalwaveofCopilotandAzuremonetizationnowonthedoorstepforMSFT.WehaveseenAIdealconversionsfortheenterpriseaccelerating

—DanIves(@DivesTech)June16,2024Microsoftstockgainedover29%inthelast12months.InvestorscangainexposuretothestockviaVanguardTotalStockMarketETF(NYSE:VTI)andSPDRSelectSectorFund–Technology(NYSE:XLK).

WhyItMatters:MicrosofthasbeenmakingsignificantstridesintheAIandcloudcomputingsectors.Thecompanyrecentlyannounceda$7.16billioninvestmentintheconstructionofnewdatacentersinAragon,Spain,overthenexttenyears.ThismoveisexpectedtobolsterMicrosoft'scloudinfrastructureandenhanceitsAzureservices.

DespitearecentsetbackwithitsAIfeature,Recall,MicrosoftremainscommittedtoAIinnovation.CEOSatyaNadellahasbeendrivingthecompany'sAIstrategy,makingsignificantinvestmentsandpartnerships.

Moreover,Microsoft'sdecisiontodevelopanArm-basedPCchip,incollaborationwithMediaTek,issettochallengeIntel'smarketdominance.ThisdevelopmentalignswithMicrosoft'sfocusonAIapplications,potentiallyfurtherboostingthecompany'spositionintheAIandcloudcomputingmarkets.

PriceAction:MicrosoftCorp.closedat$442.57,up0.22%onFriday;inafter-hourstrading,itdipped0.036%.Thestockhasgained19.33%yeartodate,accordingtothedatafromBenzingaPro.

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