Microsoft (MSFT) Competitors

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 currently has a consensus price target of $560.27, suggesting a potential upside of 16.64%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus price target of $546.87, suggesting a potential upside of 8.08%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% 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.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 145 more articles in the media than Advanced Micro Devices. MarketBeat recorded 335 mentions for Microsoft and 190 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 0.94 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company 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 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.

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

In the previous week, Microsoft had 48 more articles in the media than Amazon.com. MarketBeat recorded 335 mentions for Microsoft and 287 mentions for Amazon.com. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Amazon.com's score of 1.01 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Amazon.com presently has a consensus price target of $322.56, suggesting a potential upside of 23.44%. Microsoft has a consensus price target of $560.27, suggesting a potential upside of 16.64%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Microsoft.

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Microsoft pays out 20.3% 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.

Microsoft currently has a consensus target price of $560.27, indicating a potential upside of 16.64%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $415.55, indicating a potential upside of 21.70%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Microsoft.

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.

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.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 124 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 335 mentions for Microsoft and 211 mentions for Alphabet. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Alphabet's score of 0.82 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

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.

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.64 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 20.3% 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.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 176 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 335 mentions for Microsoft and 159 mentions for Alphabet. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Alphabet's score of 0.86 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $419.86, indicating a potential upside of 22.05%. Microsoft has a consensus target price of $560.27, indicating a potential upside of 16.64%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Microsoft.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Microsoft shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds 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.