Microsoft (MSFT) stock went up $17.70 from the close on Jan. 21, 2025, to the close on Jan. 22, 2025, reaching $446.20 after news came out that President Donald Trump’s administration would invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
While this recent positive news has helped the stock price shoot up, other factors, like earnings and the progress of AI-related investments, could impact the movement in 2025.
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Here’s what five investing experts had to say about how high (or low) Microsoft stock will go in 2025.
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According to Edward Corona, a trader and publisher of The Options Oracle, Microsoft’s stock is looking strong heading into 2025. “It just crossed above its 50-day moving average, which is a good sign that the recent upward momentum might continue,” he said. Corona explained that Microsoft could hit $468 if certain conditions, including positive earnings and market sentiment, are met.
Corona stressed that the stock comes with risks since the next earnings report is Jan. 29 after the market closes, and analysts will pay close attention to see how the company performed. “Microsoft has room to run in 2025, but the big question will be whether it can deliver on expectations and keep climbing,” Corona said.
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Dan Passarelli, a trader and president of Market Taker Mentoring, wasn’t too impressed with the prospects for Microsoft in 2025 and noted that the likely range for the stock by the end of 2025 would be either up or down 10%.
Passarelli noted that Apple and Nvidia posted strong gains in 2024, but Microsoft returned only a little over 13%, which didn’t even beat the S&P 500. “The earnings last year beat estimates by only modest amounts and led to the stock falling the day after earnings every quarter,” he said.
Passarelli wasn’t eagerly optimistic, but he pointed out that there are plenty of wild card influences to expect in 2025 when it comes to the policy-change front.
Jason DeLorenzo, an investor and founder of Volland, shared that institutions believe Microsoft can reach the $450 to $460 area in 2025. DeLorenzo said he feels that the key factors influencing the stock price this year are advancements in AI, cloud computing growth and potential macroeconomic impacts.
