Has my stock been accused of fraud?Join over 160k users who know.

Ticker Price Change($) Change(%) Shares Volume Prev Close Open Gain($) Gain(%)
Ticker Status Jurisdiction Filing Date CP Start CP End CP Loss Deadline
Ticker Case Name Status CP Start CP End Deadline Settlement Amt
Ticker Name Date Analyst Firm Up/Down Target ($) Rating Change Rating Current

News

As Microsoft Shares Crack After Earnings Miss, Analyst Says It's Not 'Time To Panic'

Author: Benzinga Neuro | July 31, 2024 09:51am

Tech commentator Alex Kantrowitz reassures investors that Microsoft Corporation‘s (NASDAQ:MSFT) AI narrative remains strong, despite the company’s recent earnings results.

What Happened: On Wednesday, Kantrowitz commented on Microsoft’s recent earnings report during CNBC’s “Worldwide Exchange.”

“I don’t see it as time to panic,” Kantrowitz said.

“If you thought the AI story was working before yesterday, you still think it’s working today.”

See Also: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Move Sideways As Trump Raises Pro-Crypto Pitch

Why It Matters: Microsoft’s fourth-quarter earnings highlighted a revenue beat and a 21% YoY increase in cloud revenue, underlining the company’s strong position in the AI era. However, the company’s shares fell as cloud revenue missed forecasts and forward guidance fell short of some estimates.

Despite this, the company’s conference call was bullish, with CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood hinting at an acceleration in Azure revenue in the second half of the year.

Microsoft’s AI-powered developer tool, Copilot, has significantly contributed to GitHub's revenue growth, with the tool being adopted by over 77,000 organizations, marking a 180% increase year-over-year. This has led to GitHub's annual revenue run rate hitting $2 billion, with Copilot accounting for over 40% of GitHub's revenue growth this year, according to Nadella.

Price Action: Microsoft stock was trading at $413.14, which is 2.32% lower than its previous day’s close, at the time of writing on Wednesday, according to Benzinga Pro.

Read Next:

Image via Shutterstock

This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Pooja Rajkumari

Posted In: MSFT

CLASS ACTION DEADLINES - JOIN NOW!

NEW CASE INVESTIGATION

CORE Finalist