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MICROSOFT CORP

Information Technology · Systems Software

$389.28

-0.64%

Vol: 0.2M

Araverus Market Read

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Negative

Potential OpenAI-Amazon legal challenge and Copilot reorganization weigh on pre-market momentum as cloud competition intensifies

Microsoft declined $1.42 (-0.36%) in pre-market to $397.99 and slipped $0.71 (-0.18%) after-hours below $399 overnight. The company faces potential legal action regarding a $50B OpenAI-Amazon deal that could impact Azure cloud competitiveness, while simultaneously reorganizing Copilot product teams to address market dynamics. Organizational complexity combined with competitive cloud pressures and M&A uncertainties create near-term headwinds despite strong fundamental positioning.

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Sector Peers

CompanyPriceDay1MFwd P/EBetaMkt Cap
NVDANVIDIA$178.50-1.18%-3.5%16.1x2.38$4.34T
AAPLAPPLE$248.91-0.51%-5.7%26.7x1.12$3.66T
MSFTMICROSOFT$389.28-0.64%-1.8%20.6x1.11$2.89T
AVGOBROADCOM$319.77+1.12%-3.8%18.1x1.26$1.52T
MUMICRON$444.60-3.71%+11.1%4.7x1.54$500.0B
ORCLORACLE$155.66+1.81%+1.0%19.5x1.65$447.3B
PLTRPALANTIR$155.70+1.88%+17.0%83.4x1.74$372.3B
AMDADVANCED$205.36+2.96%+1.1%19.1x2.02$334.7B
CSCOCISCO$78.50+1.06%+2.2%17.4x0.83$310.2B

Fundamentals

Market Cap$2.89T
P/E (TTM)24.3
Forward P/E20.6
Beta1.11
Div Yield93.00%
Prev Close$391.79

RSI (14-Day)

46Neutral
0305070100

52-Week Range

$344.79$389.28$555.45
From High-29.9%
From Low+12.9%

Moving Averages

50d SMA
$422.22-7.8%
200d SMA
$480.18-18.9%

Price below 200d MA — bearish structure.

Returns

1W
-3.1%
1M
-2.4%
3M
-18.1%
6M
-23.4%
1Y
+2.3%
YTD
-17.5%

Volume

Today156K
20d Avg33.3M
Ratio0.00x