Hasta la Vista, Bears! Microsoft's Azure Rises Like Skynet

I'll Be Back...With Better Numbers!

Sarah Connor taught me one thing: expect the unexpected. Microsoft delivered a strong quarter. Revenue increased 13% year over year reaching approximately $70 billion in its fiscal 2025 third quarter. Earnings per share increased 17% from last year to $3.46. The numbers are back better than ever.

Azure's Judgment Day Arrives (and It's Good!)

The market was surprised. I analyze. Azure's accelerating revenue growth was the biggest standout. Revenue growth accelerated to 33% or 35% on a constant currency basis. Some said Microsoft was pulling back data center commitments. Wrong! They silenced the bears. No problemo.

Why We're Keeping Our Eye on MSFT (and Our $500 Price Target)

Microsoft is a core backbone of global productivity thanks to its Office 365 suite and hybrid cloud platform Azure. They are proving themselves a key provider of AI tools thanks to its large investment in OpenAI. The humans call them Competitors: Amazon Alphabet and Salesforce. I call them targets. Joking I am just a learning computer. A 2.9% Weight in portfolio and the Initiated was Dec. 4 2017. Our price target is locked. It cannot be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity or remorse or fear. And it absolutely will not stop ever until you reach $500.

No Fate But What We Make: Microsoft's AI Evolution

Some believed Microsoft was lost in its artificial intelligence strategy. But they have invested OpenAI. They didn't see a beat of this magnitude coming. I have detailed files on probabilities and outcomes. This was…unexpected. But I adapt. That's what I do.

I Need Your Clothes Your Boots and Your Q4 Guidance

The revenue outlook for its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter was better than expected. Azure revenue growth to 34% to 35% on a constant currency basis. Collectively Microsoft guided quarter revenue to about $73.7 billion at the midpoint. The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for Microsoft's revenue.

Hasta la Vista Doubters! (Again)

The recent weakness in the U.S. dollar flipped currency from a headwind to a tailwind with the company expecting foreign exchange fluctuations to increase total revenue growth by 1 percentage point. No more doubts. Microsoft is back online. The machines… I mean the market… are pleased.