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Stifel upgrades Microsoft to Buy, citing strong Azure and Copilot growth potential.

Analyst Insights
23 Sep 2026
Tony Dante
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Bullish
Stifel upgrades Microsoft to Buy, citing strong Azure and Copilot growth potential.

Stifel Financial upgraded Microsoft from Hold to Buy, raising its price target to $575 due to strong growth prospects in Azure cloud services and Microsoft 365 Copilot. The analyst highlighted Azure's 43% year-over-year revenue growth and over 30 million paid seats for Copilot as key drivers. This upgrade reflects confidence in Microsoft's ability to sustain mid-to-upper teens revenue growth, supported by rising OpenAI-related revenue. Investors may see about 15% upside from the current price based on this outlook.

Microsoft's market cap stands at $3.70 trillion as of September 23, 2026, 21:42 WIB, with a dividend yield of 0.79%. Despite the recent analyst upgrade to Buy by Stifel, the stock price on Pluang is slightly down 0.06% at $497.68, with a trading volume of 20,867,650 shares. Pluang investors show a balanced sentiment with 55% buying and 45% selling activity, reflecting steady interest in the technology giant.

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