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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
$7.05
-1.7%
$5.73
$3.01
$10.33
$7.23B1.4513.04 million shs12.52 million shs
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$520.54
+0.6%
$511.49
$344.79
$555.45
$3.87T1.0321.70 million shs18.93 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
+0.56%+4.62%+25.96%+57.28%+9.28%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
+0.17%+0.80%-0.05%+2.33%+23.61%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
$7.05
-1.7%
$5.73
$3.01
$10.33
$7.23B1.4513.04 million shs12.52 million shs
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$520.54
+0.6%
$511.49
$344.79
$555.45
$3.87T1.0321.70 million shs18.93 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
+0.56%+4.62%+25.96%+57.28%+9.28%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
+0.17%+0.80%-0.05%+2.33%+23.61%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
2.13
Hold$5.39-23.47% Downside
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
2.97
Moderate Buy$617.4418.61% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest LUMN and MSFT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/22/2025
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MSFT
Microsoft
Redburn Partners
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Set Price Target$560.00
10/22/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingOutperform$625.00
10/22/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
UBS Group
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Reiterated RatingBuy
10/22/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Rothschild & Co Redburn
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Boost Price TargetBuy$550.00 ➝ $560.00
10/22/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy$680.00 ➝ $682.00
10/17/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Mizuho
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Boost Price TargetOutperform$625.00 ➝ $640.00
10/9/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Morgan Stanley
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Reiterated RatingOverweight
10/8/2025
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingSell (D-)
10/8/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
10/6/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$650.00 ➝ $675.00
10/3/2025
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$4.10 ➝ $4.60
(Data available from 10/22/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
$12.82B0.56$2.67 per share2.64$0.46 per share15.32
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$281.72B13.73$18.43 per share28.25$46.21 per share11.26
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
-$55M-$1.18N/AN/AN/A-9.19%-158.40%-0.59%10/30/2025 (Confirmed)
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$101.83B$13.6438.1635.412.2536.15%32.44%18.20%10/29/2025 (Estimated)

Latest LUMN and MSFT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
10/30/2025Q3 2025
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
-$0.20N/AN/AN/A$3.04 billionN/A
10/29/2025Q1 2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$3.65N/AN/AN/A$75.49 billionN/A
7/31/2025Q2 2025
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
-$0.24-$0.03+$0.21-$0.92$3.11 billion$3.09 billion
7/30/2025Q4 2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$3.35$3.65+$0.30$3.65$73.79 billion$76.44 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
$1.0014.19%N/AN/A N/A
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$3.640.70%N/A26.69%23 Years

Latest LUMN and MSFT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
9/15/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
quarterly$0.910.71%11/20/202511/20/202512/11/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
59.98
2.13
2.13
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.12
1.35
1.35

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
66.19%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
71.13%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
2.30%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.03%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
25,0001.03 billion1.00 billionOptionable
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
228,0007.43 billion7.43 billionOptionable

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Lumen Technologies NYSE:LUMN

$7.04 -0.13 (-1.74%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$7.05 +0.00 (+0.07%)
As of 06:50 PM Eastern
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Lumen Technologies, Inc., a facilities-based technology and communications company, provides various integrated products and services to business and residential customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Business and Mass Markets. It offers dark fiber, edge cloud services, internet protocol, managed security, software-defined wide area networks, secure access service edge, unified communications and collaboration, and optical wavelengths services; ethernet and VPN data networks services; and legacy services to manage cash flow, including time division multiplexing voice, private line, and other legacy services, as well as sells communication equipment, and IT solutions. The company also provides high speed and lower speed broadband service to residential and small business customers; local and long-distance voice services, professional services, and other ancillary services; and federal broadband and state support programs. It serves its products and services under the Lumen, Quantum Fiber, and CenturyLink brands. The company was formerly known as CenturyLink, Inc. and changed its name to Lumen Technologies, Inc. in September 2020. Lumen Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.

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Microsoft NASDAQ:MSFT

$520.54 +2.88 (+0.56%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$520.92 +0.38 (+0.07%)
As of 06:56 PM Eastern
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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.