Microsoft (MSFT) Competitors $388.56 +9.79 (+2.58%) Closing price 03/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$387.94 -0.62 (-0.16%) As of 03/14/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MSFT vs. ORCL, NOW, FTNT, AXON, CVLT, QLYS, AI, PRGS, SAP, and CRMShould you be buying Microsoft stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Microsoft include Oracle (ORCL), ServiceNow (NOW), Fortinet (FTNT), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Commvault Systems (CVLT), Qualys (QLYS), C3.ai (AI), Progress Software (PRGS), SAP (SAP), and Salesforce (CRM). Microsoft vs. Oracle ServiceNow Fortinet Axon Enterprise Commvault Systems Qualys C3.ai Progress Software SAP Salesforce Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ORCL or MSFT? Microsoft received 1086 more outperform votes than Oracle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.80% of users gave Microsoft an outperform vote while only 69.71% of users gave Oracle an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOracleOutperform Votes213369.71% Underperform Votes92730.29% MicrosoftOutperform Votes321972.80% Underperform Votes120327.20% Is ORCL or MSFT a better dividend stock? Oracle pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Oracle pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microsoft pays out 26.7% 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. Do analysts recommend ORCL or MSFT? Oracle currently has a consensus target price of $179.71, indicating a potential upside of 20.32%. Microsoft has a consensus target price of $510.43, indicating a potential upside of 31.36%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Oracle.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Oracle 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Microsoft 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 27 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Which has better earnings and valuation, ORCL or MSFT? Microsoft has higher revenue and earnings than Oracle. Microsoft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oracle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOracle$55.78B7.49$10.47B$4.2635.06Microsoft$261.80B11.03$88.14B$12.4231.29 Is ORCL or MSFT more profitable? Microsoft has a net margin of 35.43% compared to Oracle's net margin of 21.16%. Oracle's return on equity of 133.25% beat Microsoft's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oracle21.16% 133.25% 9.55% Microsoft 35.43%33.36%18.07% Which has more volatility & risk, ORCL or MSFT? Oracle has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ORCL or MSFT? 42.4% of Oracle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.2% of Oracle 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to ORCL or MSFT? In the previous week, Oracle had 69 more articles in the media than Microsoft. MarketBeat recorded 246 mentions for Oracle and 177 mentions for Microsoft. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Oracle's score of 0.57 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oracle 101 Very Positive mention(s) 24 Positive mention(s) 41 Neutral mention(s) 45 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Microsoft 111 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMicrosoft beats Oracle on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Microsoft News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSFT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MSFT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMicrosoftPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.89T$23.03B$23.85B$8.14BDividend Yield0.88%2.06%2.79%4.10%P/E Ratio31.29107.8142.2619.07Price / Sales11.0320.232,467.6688.27Price / Cash28.0186.0634.7734.64Price / Book9.548.306.144.29Net Income$88.14B$436.62M$737.21M$247.56M7 Day Performance-1.21%-2.60%49,983.54%-0.84%1 Month Performance-4.86%-15.28%50,191.61%-9.37%1 Year Performance-6.69%6.51%52,982.95%4.01% Microsoft Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSFTMicrosoft4.9064 of 5 stars$388.56+2.6%$510.43+31.4%-6.7%$2.89T$261.80B31.29228,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑ORCLOracle4.8306 of 5 stars$150.58-6.8%$182.73+21.4%+18.9%$420.77B$54.93B36.78159,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageNOWServiceNow4.7037 of 5 stars$868.33-5.2%$1,129.72+30.1%+13.8%$178.82B$10.98B127.1026,293Analyst ForecastPositive NewsFTNTFortinet3.9929 of 5 stars$102.17-4.3%$103.72+1.5%+44.3%$78.55B$5.96B45.2013,568Insider TradeShort Interest ↑AXONAxon Enterprise3.5618 of 5 stars$499.52-6.6%$587.38+17.6%+80.8%$38.09B$2.08B129.084,260Positive NewsCVLTCommvault Systems4.0388 of 5 stars$157.86-6.0%$156.44-0.9%+62.6%$6.95B$943.87M41.442,882News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpQLYSQualys3.2594 of 5 stars$129.52-1.6%$146.57+13.2%-24.0%$4.73B$607.57M27.902,188Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsAIC3.ai4.153 of 5 stars$21.58-4.7%$31.33+45.2%-25.4%$2.78B$366.92M-9.74700PRGSProgress Software4.6308 of 5 stars$55.28-1.1%$72.43+31.0%+5.0%$2.40B$753.41M35.442,815News CoveragePositive NewsSAPSAP2.5415 of 5 stars$278.82-2.8%$248.83-10.8%+40.2%$342.65B$34.18B97.18107,602News CoverageGap UpCRMSalesforce4.8327 of 5 stars$286.90-1.7%$365.62+27.4%-4.9%$274.93B$37.90B47.2572,682Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Oracle Competitors ServiceNow Competitors Fortinet Competitors Axon Enterprise Competitors Commvault Systems Competitors Qualys Competitors C3.ai Competitors Progress Software Competitors SAP Competitors Salesforce Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MSFT) was last updated on 3/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia’s CEO: “This Will Be a Multitrillion-Dollar Industry."If you missed out on the big boom in Nvidia… Listen up, because according to Nvidia's own CEO… Elon Musk...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Revealed] Trump’s Plan to Protect Your Savings for the Deep StateDuring Trump's first term, gold skyrocketed 52.89%. 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