Should You Buy Microsoft Stock Before April 30?

First-quarter earnings are starting to roll out, with some companies already reporting. However, we're just starting to get to the point where the big tech companies are releasing results, and their commentary on the business outlook for their core products and AI could really steer the market's direction.One of the big players in this space is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), currently the world's second-largest company with a $2.76 trillion market capitalization at the time of writing. It reports on April 30, and with the stock down 20% from its all-time high, is it primed to rocket higher following its earnings release? Although Microsoft has many product lines, the biggest one that investors focus on is its intelligent cloud division, which is headlined by its cloud computing product, Azure. Azure has been a steady grower for Microsoft, and it grew at a 31% pace last quarter, continuing a long-standing trend of this service growing in the 20% to 30% range. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool