Microsoft (MSFT) Competitors

In the previous week, Microsoft had 45 more articles in the media than Advanced Micro Devices. MarketBeat recorded 303 mentions for Microsoft and 258 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices. Advanced Micro Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Microsoft's score of 0.77 indicating that Advanced Micro Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Microsoft presently has a consensus price target of $561.20, indicating a potential upside of 48.56%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus price target of $430.68, indicating a potential downside of 19.21%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

71.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Microsoft shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 2.5, meaning that its share price is 150% more volatile than the broader market.

Microsoft has a net margin of 39.34% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 13.37%. Microsoft's return on equity of 31.94% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

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.

Amazon.com currently has a consensus target price of $312.78, suggesting a potential upside of 28.59%. Microsoft has a consensus target price of $561.20, suggesting a potential upside of 48.56%. Given Microsoft's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Amazon.com.

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

Microsoft has a net margin of 39.34% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 12.22%. Microsoft's return on equity of 31.94% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

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

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 25 more articles in the media than Microsoft. MarketBeat recorded 328 mentions for Amazon.com and 303 mentions for Microsoft. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Microsoft's score of 0.77 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

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

Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Microsoft pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 6.7% 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 and Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Microsoft is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Microsoft presently has a consensus price target of $561.20, indicating a potential upside of 48.56%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $376.78, indicating a potential upside of 2.68%. Given Microsoft's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Alphabet.

71.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Microsoft shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned 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 a net margin of 39.34% compared to Alphabet's net margin of 37.92%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Microsoft's return on equity.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 118 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 303 mentions for Microsoft and 185 mentions for Alphabet. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Microsoft's score of 0.77 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

Microsoft has a net margin of 39.34% compared to Alphabet's net margin of 37.92%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Microsoft's return on equity.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Alphabet presently has a consensus target price of $413.13, indicating a potential upside of 12.13%. Microsoft has a consensus target price of $561.20, indicating a potential upside of 48.56%. Given Microsoft's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Alphabet.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 105 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 303 mentions for Microsoft and 198 mentions for Alphabet. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Microsoft's score of 0.77 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Alphabet pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microsoft pays out 21.7% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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.