Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $115 at RBC Capital

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $108 at Barclays

Barclays raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $108.00 (from $100.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating following the company's 3Q.

Microsoft reported another good quarter with revenues across all three major segments above consensus estimates. Margins were also ahead of expectations, as the company... More

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $107 at Stifel Following 3Q

Stifel raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $107.00 (from $105.00) while maintaining a Buy rating following 3Q earnings report. Microsoft delivered EPS/revenue of $0.95/$26.82B, well above the street's $0.85/$25.77B estimate.

The top-line upside along with expense discipline helped drive gross margin and... More

Wall Street flat as earnings offset inflation jitters

By Stephen Culp

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street closed nearly flat on Friday as inflation worries and struggling technology and energy stocks were offset by an advance in the consumer discretionary sector led by Amazon.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq eked out small gains while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged into negative territory by the end of the session.

All three major U.S. indexes were down for the week at the end of a choppy session, ending two-week winning streaks.

"There's a ton of cross-currents going on in the market... More

Piper Jaffray Remains Bullish on Microsoft (MSFT) Following Quarter

Piper Jaffray reiterated an Overweight rating and $115.00 price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) following the company's quarter results.

MSFT saw EPS deliver $0.10 of upside relative to consensus expectations while free cash flow outperformed as well despite the company continuing to... More

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $108 at Nomura/Instinet

Nomura/Instinet raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $108.00 (from $105.00) while maintaining a Buy rating. MSFTs results showed strong momentum across the business as revenue growth accelerated 15.5% YoY to $26.82bn, above Street estimates of $25.8bn.

4Q Guidance also topped... More

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $117 at Goldman Sachs Following 3Q

Goldman Sachs raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $117.00 (from $103.00) while maintaining a Buy rating. MSFT reported 3Q revenue of $26.82bn versus FactSet consensus of $25.78bn and compares to guidance of $25.25-$25.95bn. MSFT saw a $0.10 EPS beat ($0.95 versus consensus of $0.85)... More

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $115 at Evercore ISI

Evercore ISI raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $115.00 (from $110.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $107 at Stifel; Remains Top Pick

Stifel raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $107.00 (from $105.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

Analyst Brad Raback commented, "Overall, we are pleased to see continued healthy execution and believe Microsoft is well-positioned across major secular themes (hybrid, intelligent cloud/intelligent... More

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $100 at Citi

Citi raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $100.00 (from $97.00) while maintaining a Neutral rating.

UPDATE: JPMorgan Upgrades Microsoft (MSFT) to Overweight

(Updated - April 27, 2018 5:33 AM EDT)

(updated to add analyst comment)

JPMorgan upgraded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) from Neutral to Overweight with a price target of $110.00 (from $94.00).

Analyst Matt Murphy offers the following reasons for investors to expect upside:

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $75 at Jefferies

Jefferies raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $75.00 (from $62.00) while maintaining a Underperform rating.

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $108 at Barclays

Barclays raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $108.00 (from $100.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating.

From Disney to Dior, Norway wealth fund challenges CEO pay

By Gwladys Fouche

OSLO (Reuters) - Executive pay is firmly in the crosshairs of Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund as it puts its votes to work at some of the more than 9,000 companies it is invested in.

The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, built on Norway's oil revenues, has become a more active shareholder in recent years and since 2017 has called for changes including the scrapping of long-term incentive plans and simpler and more transparent packages.

So far in this year's annual general meeting season, data shows the fund voted against a stock option plan for... More

European shares post fifth week of gains as earnings gather pace

By Kit Rees

LONDON (Reuters) - Well-received results from Spanish banks and a recovery among tech stocks lifted European shares to a fifth straight week of gains on Friday, its longest winning streak since September.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed up 0.2 percent, a gain of 0.7 percent for a week when bank results were in focus.

Spain's BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) rose 2.4 percent and Caixabank gained 1.7 percent. Both banks beat profit forecasts thanks to strength in their overseas markets.

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $109 at BMO Capital

BMO Capital raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $109.00 (from $107.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.

Microsoft (MSFT) PT Raised to $110 at Canaccord Genuity

Canaccord Genuity raised its price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $110.00 (from $105.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

Microsoft (MSFT) Tops Q3 EPS by 10c

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported Q3 EPS of $0.95, $0.10 better than the analyst estimate of $0.85. Revenue for the quarter came in at $26.82 billion versus the consensus estimate of $25.77 billion.

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Microsoft (MSFT) April weekly 95 straddle priced for move of 3.3% into EPS

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) April weekly 95 straddle priced for move of 3.3% into EPS