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Credit Agricole Downgrades Microsoft (MSFT) to Outperform

April 12, 2013 7:26 AM UTC

Credit Agricole downgraded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) from Buy to Outperform with a price target of $34.00 (from $36.00).

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Shares of Microsoft closed at $28.94 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $26.26-$32.89.... More

HP (HPQ) Declines, PC Bear Says He Wasn't Bearish Enough

April 11, 2013 10:36 AM UTC

Shares of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) opened lower on Thursday, a decline tied to an IDC report that showed a steep drop in Q1 PC sales. The report showed HP's units were down 24 percent year-over-year and Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) units down 11 percent, while... More

Nomura Securities Downgrades Microsoft (MSFT) to Neutral, Stock Still OK For Value Investors

April 11, 2013 8:20 AM UTC

Nomura Securities downgraded Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $32. Data yesterday pointed to an 11 to 14 percent decline in Q1 PC sales. This coupled with the stock's recent run above $30 per share has analyst Rick Sherlund moving to the... More

Goldman Cuts Microsoft (MSFT) to Sell; PC, Tablet/Smartphone Issues Too Large to Ignore

April 11, 2013 6:52 AM UTC

Goldman Sachs cut its rating on Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) from Neutral to Sell on Thursday and trimmed its price target from $30 down to $27, citing worsening PC trends and lack of traction in smartphones and tablets.

Goldman commented that its hardware team updated its PC and tablet forecast on April 2, 2013 and is "now expecting PC market share to decline from 73% in 2012 to 65% in 2013 and 59% in 2014." The outlook indicates faster erosion than the team's prior forecast for "PC market share of 67% in 2013 and 63% in 2014."

Microsoft's management team is likely to stick with Windows 8... More