Microsoft (MSFT) Competitors

71.1% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Microsoft shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Microsoft has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Micro Devices. Microsoft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Micro Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Microsoft presently has a consensus price target of $569.29, suggesting a potential upside of 10.29%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus price target of $567.63, suggesting a potential downside of 9.99%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 100 more articles in the media than Advanced Micro Devices. MarketBeat recorded 286 mentions for Microsoft and 186 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 0.65 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Microsoft has a net margin of 40.31% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 15.58%. Microsoft's return on equity of 31.98% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Microsoft has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 2.48, meaning that its share price is 148% more volatile than the broader market.

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Amazon.com pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Amazon.com pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microsoft pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Microsoft has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Microsoft is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Microsoft has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amazon.com. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microsoft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 114 more articles in the media than Microsoft. MarketBeat recorded 400 mentions for Amazon.com and 286 mentions for Microsoft. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Microsoft's score of 0.76 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Microsoft has a net margin of 40.31% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 17.44%. Microsoft's return on equity of 31.98% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Microsoft shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Amazon.com presently has a consensus target price of $321.19, indicating a potential upside of 28.65%. Microsoft has a consensus target price of $569.29, indicating a potential upside of 10.29%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Microsoft.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Microsoft's net margin of 40.31%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat Microsoft's return on equity.

27.3% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Microsoft shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Microsoft has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alphabet. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microsoft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Alphabet pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microsoft pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Microsoft has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Microsoft is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $420.55, suggesting a potential upside of 23.30%. Microsoft has a consensus price target of $569.29, suggesting a potential upside of 10.29%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Microsoft.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 165 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 286 mentions for Microsoft and 121 mentions for Alphabet. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Alphabet's score of 0.39 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Microsoft presently has a consensus price target of $569.29, indicating a potential upside of 10.29%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $425.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.72%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Microsoft.

Microsoft has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alphabet. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microsoft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 132 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 286 mentions for Microsoft and 154 mentions for Alphabet. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Microsoft's score of 0.76 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

71.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Microsoft shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Microsoft pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Microsoft has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Microsoft is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Microsoft's net margin of 40.31%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat Microsoft's return on equity.

Microsoft has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.