Microsoft stock upgraded from Buy Candidate to Strong Buy Candidate after Friday trading session.

The Microsoft stock price gained 1.72% on the last trading day (Friday, 5th May 2023), rising from $305.41 to $310.65. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.53% from a day low at $304.27 to a day high of $311.97. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a 8.71% gain for the last 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 5 million more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 28 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $8.60 billion.

D.A. Davidson is very positive about MSFT and gave it a "" rating on Feb 08, 2023. The price target was set to 325.Over the last 90 days, this security got 4 buy, 0 sell, and 0 hold ratings.

The stock lies in the middle of a wide and strong rising trend in the short term and a further rise within the trend is signaled.Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 18.99% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $335.51 and $378.40 at the end of this 3-month period.

Mostly positive signals in the chart today. The Microsoft stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term moving averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $306.22 and $287.89. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, and so far it has risen 12.79%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal.

Microsoft finds support from accumulated volume at $295.37 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $7.70 between high and low, or 2.53%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 1.66%.

Microsoft holds several positive signals and is within a strong rising trend. As the old saying says, "Let the trend be your friend.'". We therefore consider it to be a good choice at these current levels and we are expecting further gains during the next 3 months.We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Buy to a Strong Buy candidate.