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Microsoft Shares on Pace for Back-to-Back Record Highs Driven by AI and Cloud Gains

The average analyst price target now sits near $525 after Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud segment posted 21 percent year-over-year growth.

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Overview

  • Microsoft’s shares rose 0.8 percent to a record $467.68 on June 5, lifting its market value to $3.48 trillion and surpassing Nvidia and Apple
  • Azure and the broader Intelligent Cloud segment delivered 21 percent year-over-year revenue growth in the latest quarter, beating analysts’ expectations
  • The company has invested nearly $14 billion in OpenAI and committed $80 billion in fiscal 2025 to expand AI-enabled data centers
  • Bernstein, Wedbush and Goldman Sachs have raised their price targets to between $540 and $550, driving the consensus target near $525
  • Goldman Sachs analysts project Microsoft’s cloud revenue could reach $300 billion by 2029 as enterprise demand for AI services grows