Microsoft (MSFT) Competitors

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 14 more articles in the media than Microsoft. MarketBeat recorded 311 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 297 mentions for Microsoft. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 0.61 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Microsoft has a net margin of 41.17% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 16.77%. Microsoft's return on equity of 31.28% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Microsoft has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the broader market.

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

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 $609.54, indicating a potential upside of 14.33%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus target price of $642.47, indicating a potential upside of 24.70%. Given Advanced Micro Devices' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Advanced Micro Devices is more favorable than Microsoft.

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

Amazon.com presently has a consensus price target of $321.74, indicating a potential upside of 18.78%. Microsoft has a consensus price target of $609.54, indicating a potential upside of 14.33%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Microsoft.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 10 more articles in the media than Microsoft. MarketBeat recorded 307 mentions for Amazon.com and 297 mentions for Microsoft. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Microsoft's score of 0.78 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

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

Microsoft has a net margin of 41.17% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 16.90%. Microsoft's return on equity of 31.28% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

Alphabet has a net margin of 50.03% compared to Microsoft's net margin of 41.17%. Alphabet's return on equity of 43.33% beat Microsoft's return on equity.

71.1% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Microsoft shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by company 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.

Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Microsoft pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 4.6% 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 has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Microsoft presently has a consensus target price of $609.54, indicating a potential upside of 14.33%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $413.38, indicating a potential upside of 45.09%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Microsoft.

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.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 96 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 297 mentions for Microsoft and 201 mentions for Alphabet. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Alphabet's score of 0.54 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Microsoft currently has a consensus price target of $609.54, suggesting a potential upside of 14.33%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $412.51, suggesting a potential upside of 43.54%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Microsoft.

Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Microsoft pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 4.6% 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 has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 84 more articles in the media than Alphabet. MarketBeat recorded 297 mentions for Microsoft and 213 mentions for Alphabet. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Alphabet's score of 0.54 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Alphabet has a net margin of 50.03% compared to Microsoft's net margin of 41.17%. Alphabet's return on equity of 43.33% beat Microsoft's return on equity.

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