Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Microsoft Stock Will Climb or Sink?

Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a global technology leader that dominates the productivity, cloud computing, and personal computing sectors through its diversified portfolio of software and hardware. It is valued at a market cap of $3.1 trillion. 

This software giant has lagged the broader market over the past 52 weeks. Shares of MSFT have gained 9.7% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has surged 29.8%. Moreover, on a YTD basis, the stock is down 11.2%, compared to SPX’s 4.8% rise.