The Motley Fool
26 Sept 2026, 02:14 UTC · 2h ago
Verdict
Headline takes no side. We score MSFT +0.90 across three claims — strongly bullish.
+0.90strongly bullish
More positive than 96% of ticker scores this week
What the story claims
3 claims · scored −1 bearish … +1 bullish · 3 new · 0 priced in
Stifel analyst Brad Reback upgraded Microsoft from hold to buy and raised the price target from $530 to $575.
Newpublished Friday, Sep 26
So whatThe new target implies an 11% upside from the $516.17 closing price.
More positive than 93% of claims this week
Microsoft unveiled new AI capabilities for the Copilot app, including full Word, Excel, and PowerPoint functionality and the 'Cowork' agentic tool.
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Newunveiled on Friday
So whatReback expects these specific features to drive revenue growth at a mid-teens rate in coming years.
More positive than 79% of claims this week
Microsoft is introducing natural language coding tools and a digital teammate called Autopilot to the Copilot app.
Newunveiled on Friday
More positive than 66% of claims this week
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More positive than 96% of ticker scores this week
Shares rallied following the unveiling of new AI capabilities for Copilot and a rating upgrade from hold to buy by Stifel.
Near neutral — 92% of ticker scores this week are stronger
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FXEmpire
7h ago
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MSFT hasn't traded since this ran. Last close $516.17 (Sep 25); the reaction starts at the next open.
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