24/7 Wall St. sets a 12-month price target of $647.87 for Microsoft, implying 21.8% upside from $531.90, and rates the stock a buy. The thesis centers on contracted demand, with commercial remaining performance obligations up 84% to $678 billion and Azure exceeding $100 billion in annual revenue after growing 43%. Microsoft 365 Copilot has passed 30 million paid seats, and the bull scenario reaches $752.32. The main risk flagged is capex, which rose 79.62% to $115.95 billion in fiscal 2026 while free cash flow fell 6.46%, with a worst-case scenario at $547.61. The article notes Microsoft expects to stay free-cash-flow positive in fiscal 2027, unlike Alphabet (-$5.86 billion) and Oracle (-$5.40 billion).
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Systems Software |
| Market cap | $4.0T |
| Close on 10/22/2026 | 521.58 |
| Change that session | -2.13% |
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