Microsoft (MSFT) Competitors

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.

Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus target price of $468.65, suggesting a potential downside of 5.47%. Microsoft has a consensus target price of $557.96, suggesting a potential upside of 41.68%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 90 more articles in the media than Advanced Micro Devices. MarketBeat recorded 303 mentions for Microsoft and 213 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices. Advanced Micro Devices' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Microsoft's score of 0.65 indicating that Advanced Micro Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Advanced Micro Devices 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

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 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 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

Microsoft presently has a consensus price target of $557.96, suggesting a potential upside of 41.68%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $312.76, suggesting a potential upside of 26.48%. Given Microsoft's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Amazon.com.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 55 more articles in the media than Amazon.com. MarketBeat recorded 303 mentions for Microsoft and 248 mentions for Amazon.com. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Microsoft's score of 0.65 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

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

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 0.9%. 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.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

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

In the previous week, Microsoft had 98 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 303 mentions for Microsoft and 205 mentions for Alphabet. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Microsoft's score of 0.65 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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 presently has a consensus target price of $383.44, suggesting a potential upside of 10.78%. Microsoft has a consensus target price of $557.96, suggesting a potential upside of 41.68%. Given Microsoft's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Alphabet.

40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds 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.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

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 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 0.9%. 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 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 99 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 303 mentions for Microsoft and 204 mentions for Alphabet. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Microsoft's score of 0.65 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $414.11, suggesting a potential upside of 19.42%. Microsoft has a consensus price target of $557.96, suggesting a potential upside of 41.68%. Given Microsoft's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Alphabet.