Microsoft stock jumped Friday — what investors watch before MSFT earnings next week
Microsoft shares rose 3.3% to $465.95 Friday, lifting its market cap near $3.85 trillion after a volatile week. Analysts trimmed price targets ahead of Microsoft’s Jan. 28 earnings, citing sector de-rating. Microsoft restored 365 services after outages and reported 40% growth in Azure and cloud revenue last quarter. Investors await next week’s results for updates on AI spending and cloud demand.