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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$405.21
-0.6%
$397.73
$356.28
$555.45
$3.03T1.135.93 million shs29.58 million shs
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$130.05
-4.4%
$145.28
$118.93
$207.52
$325.27B1.5245.26 million shs54.90 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
-1.18%-0.86%+9.95%+0.84%-9.24%
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
-0.65%+0.07%+6.24%+0.24%+14.81%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$405.21
-0.6%
$397.73
$356.28
$555.45
$3.03T1.135.93 million shs29.58 million shs
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$130.05
-4.4%
$145.28
$118.93
$207.52
$325.27B1.5245.26 million shs54.90 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
-1.18%-0.86%+9.95%+0.84%-9.24%
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
-0.65%+0.07%+6.24%+0.24%+14.81%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
2.85
Moderate Buy$560.8838.42% Upside
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
2.61
Moderate Buy$195.1650.07% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PLTR and MSFT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/13/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Reiterated RatingOutperform$575.00
5/13/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
UpgradeBuy$485.00
5/11/2026
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
Boost Price Target$190.00 ➝ $202.00
5/7/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Lower Price Target$678.00 ➝ $573.00
5/7/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Reiterated RatingBuy
5/7/2026
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
UpgradeHoldStrong-Buy
5/6/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Boost Price TargetBuy$595.00 ➝ $680.00
5/6/2026
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
Boost Price TargetBuy$210.00 ➝ $225.00
5/6/2026
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
UpgradeHoldBuy$190.00
5/5/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
DowngradeMarket Perform
5/5/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
UpgradeBuyHold
(Data available from 5/13/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$281.72B10.68$18.18 per share22.29$55.78 per share7.26
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$4.48B69.50$0.66 per share196.95$3.58 per share36.33
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$101.83B$16.8024.1221.011.4739.34%31.94%18.47%7/29/2026 (Estimated)
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$1.63B$0.89146.1377.412.1643.67%28.34%23.57%N/A

Latest PLTR and MSFT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/4/2026Q1 2026
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$0.2774$0.33+$0.0526$0.34$1.54 billion$1.63 billion
4/29/2026Q3 2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$4.06$4.27+$0.21$4.27$81.44 billion$82.89 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$3.640.90%+10.24%21.67%23 Years
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest PLTR and MSFT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/10/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
quarterly$0.910.9%5/21/20265/21/20266/11/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.08
1.28
1.27
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
N/A
6.91
6.91

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
71.13%
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
45.65%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.03%
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
9.53%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
228,0007.43 billion7.43 billionOptionable
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
4,4292.39 billion2.16 billionOptionable

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Microsoft stock logo

Microsoft NASDAQ:MSFT

$405.21 -2.56 (-0.63%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$404.21 -1.00 (-0.25%)
As of 08:00 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers Windows, including windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows commercial comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and windows Internet of Things; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Palantir Technologies stock logo

Palantir Technologies NASDAQ:PLTR

$130.05 -5.95 (-4.38%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$130.21 +0.16 (+0.12%)
As of 08:00 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.

Palantir Technologies, Inc. engages in the business of building and deploying software platforms that serve as the central operating systems for its customers. It operates under the Commercial and Government segments. The Commercial segment focuses on customers working in non-government industries. The Government segment is involved in providing services to customers that are the United States government and non-United States government agencies. The company was founded by Alexander Ceadmon Karp, Peter Andreas Thiel, Stephen Cohen, and Nathan Dale Gettings in 2003 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.