Microsoft Stock News

Stock markets are moving higher in premarket trading on Thursday as of the time of this writing. Two groups of stocks are doing particularly well: Big Tech's Magnificent Seven and major chipmaker stocks.

In 2020, the tech giant set itself a target of drastically cutting its emissions by the end of the decade. With five years to go, the pressure is mounting.

Microsoft's carbon footprint has grown 23.4% since the software and cloud giant set a goal in 2020 to shrink its climate emissions to zero within a decade.

Microsoft remains a 'Strong Buy', with robust fundamentals and a 17% upside based on DCF analysis. Recent earnings showed accelerating revenue growth, record EPS, expanding margins, and strong performance across all business segments. Wall Street sentiment is highly positive, with more upward EPS revisions and bullish expectations for the upcoming earnings release.

The top five buys in June are significant for two glaring reasons. The first is that these are the most upgraded stocks tracked by MarketBeat's platform in the second half of the Q1 earnings reporting cycle, and the second is that they're all technology stocks with AI aiding their business.

The technology sector has historically delivered superior returns to the broader market. This is the place to find innovative companies that have excellent growth prospects.

Apple, Amazon, and Amazon haven't done so great this year. Microsoft and Meta are stars.

Apple (AAPL -0.03%) and Microsoft (MSFT -0.02%) are two of the best-known companies in the world.