Should You Follow Michael Burry and Buy Microsoft Stock Before Q3 Earnings?

We are now in the busiest week of this earnings season. Specifically, four Magnificent 7 stocks, namely Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Amazon (AMZN), and Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL), will release their quarterly earnings after the bell today, April 29, which will be followed by Apple’s (AAPL) earnings tomorrow. 

With a year-to-date (YTD) loss of over 11%, Microsoft is the second-worst performing Mag 7 stock this year, trailing only Tesla (TSLA). Let's explore whether Microsoft’s fiscal Q3 2026 earnings will bring any succor for investors or whether the stock will continue its underperformance.