Citizens Keeps Microsoft Target After Copilot Expansion
The analyst maintained a $550 target as Microsoft introduced four Copilot capabilities, while shares gave back some of Friday’s gains Monday.
Citizens reiterated its Market Outperform rating and $550 price target for Microsoft after the company expanded its Copilot offering. The new version, introduced Friday, includes Home, Code, Autopilot and Today.
Microsoft shares rose 3.7% Friday to $516.17, compared with an approximately 1% gain for the S&P 500. As of Monday afternoon, shares traded at $509.58, down 1.28% since the previous close.
The expansion comes as Microsoft seeks to turn its artificial intelligence investment into products that encourage greater use across its software offerings. The source article identifies Copilot adoption as a key factor in whether those capabilities lead to stronger revenue growth.
Other analysts have also raised their expectations. Oppenheimer set a $570 target while keeping an Outperform rating, and Cantor Fitzgerald set a $608 target, citing accelerating growth and the company's fundamentals.
Microsoft shares have gained about 7% this year, trailing the roughly 13% gains in both the S&P 500 and Russell 3000, according to the article. The focus now is whether the new Copilot features can drive broader usage.
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Source: Yahoo Finance
