Microsoft (MSFT) Competitors

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 target price of $560.88, suggesting a potential upside of 26.71%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus target price of $410.00, suggesting a potential downside of 20.02%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

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.

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

Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 2.4, suggesting that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 89 more articles in the media than Advanced Micro Devices. MarketBeat recorded 252 mentions for Microsoft and 163 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices. Advanced Micro Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Microsoft's score of 0.98 indicating that Advanced Micro Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 22 more articles in the media than Microsoft. MarketBeat recorded 274 mentions for Amazon.com and 252 mentions for Microsoft. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.94 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Microsoft has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% 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 currently has a consensus price target of $560.88, indicating a potential upside of 26.71%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $312.66, indicating a potential upside of 14.65%. Given Microsoft's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Amazon.com.

71.1% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Microsoft shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $372.65, indicating a potential downside of 1.93%. Microsoft has a consensus price target of $560.88, indicating a potential upside of 26.71%. Given Microsoft's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Alphabet.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 72 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 252 mentions for Microsoft and 180 mentions for Alphabet. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Alphabet's score of 0.77 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 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 0.8%. Alphabet pays out 6.4% 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.

27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Microsoft shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers 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.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 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 6.4% 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 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.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 56 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 252 mentions for Microsoft and 196 mentions for Alphabet. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Microsoft's score of 0.98 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

Microsoft currently has a consensus price target of $560.88, suggesting a potential upside of 26.71%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $412.65, suggesting a potential upside of 7.62%. Given Microsoft's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Alphabet.