Analyst ratings
Across 55 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 53 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $587.63.
NASDAQ: MSFT · Software - Infrastructure
Over the past week, Microsoft (MSFT) racked up about 5,138 mentions across Reddit, X and news plus 1,074 Polymarket trades, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 40% bullish but is deeply split: X runs 58% bullish while News sits at just 18%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 53 of 55 analysts rating MSFT a buy.
There is plenty of buzz around MSFT this week but little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 96% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 18% to X at 58%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 55 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 53 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $587.63.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 56 points above the crowd average of 40%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 58% bullish while News sits at 18%, a 40-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Microsoft (MSFT) buzz held elevated around 76.6 while the price drifted up 8.0% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 22M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, MSFT gained 4.3%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 76.7 and was relatively stable, swinging between 74.5 and 79.5. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 21 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (53 / 2 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 40% |
| Avg price target | $587.63 |
| Most bullish source | X, 58% |
| Most bearish source | News, 18% |
| Sentiment spread | 40 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 5,138 + 1,074 trades |
| Market cap | $3.88T |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 29.1 · 25.1 |
| EPS · Beta | $17.95 · 1.1 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $331.84B · 40% margin |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, Microsoft (MSFT) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 40% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 6,212 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Microsoft (MSFT) is active with 1,079 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 51 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 33% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Microsoft (MSFT), averaging 40% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 58% bullish and News at 18%, a 40-point spread. On the professional side, 53 of 55 analysts rate MSFT a buy.
Of the 55 analysts covering Microsoft (MSFT), 53 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $587.63. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 40% bullish.
Microsoft (MSFT)'s cross-source average is bearish at 40% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 33% bullish, X reads 58% bullish, Polymarket reads 52% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 18% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Microsoft (MSFT) at 40% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 18% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X and News and Polymarket. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 3,285 mentions (53% of total volume). Reddit contributes 1,079 mentions and Polymarket contributes 1,074 mentions and News contributes 774 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 40% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. MSFT's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 40% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The MSFT sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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