Microsoft: No Longer The Time To Be Greedy (Rating Downgrade)

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Summary

  • Microsoft's AI monetization and cloud growth have driven sentiments to new heights, rewarding investors who bought the April lows.
  • Challenges with OpenAI and intensifying AI competition from Meta and others could impact Microsoft's long-term growth prospects and partnership value.
  • Cloud remains pivotal, but Microsoft stock's premium valuation and rapid price surge suggest optimism may be overextended.
  • I argue why the time to be greedy on MSFT may no longer be apt, and the risks of seeing a blow-off top have risen markedly.
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Microsoft: A New High And A New Milestone

Investors who kept their faith in the King of SaaS have been duly rewarded, especially for those who picked the lows with remarkable accuracy and gumption in April. For Microsoft Corporation (

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