© 2020 Market data provided is at least 10-minutes delayed and hosted by Barchart Solutions. However, Amazon only focuses on the higher-growth cloud platform market instead of the slower-growth software services market, and its core marketplace business is growing at a faster rate than Microsoft's noncloud software and hardware units. MSFT, His wheelhouse includes cloud, IoT, analytics, telecom, and gaming related businesses. rose 0.80% to $117.93. All rights reserved. By using this site you agree to the Facebook has a consensus target price of $295.1860, indicating a potential upside of 7.11%. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Bitcoin price plunges over 10% to stage Thanksgiving correction, Legendary investor called this stock market a ‘Real McCoy’ bubble, and now Jeremy Grantham’s fund is trailing the S&P 500 by 14 percentage points, Why it’s worth sticking with stocks even at record levels, HSBC strategist says, I’ve already been injected with a COVID vaccine. MarketBeat does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security. 69.9% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Comparatively, 13.2% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Microsoft beats Alphabet on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. NVIDIA pays out 13.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $1,785.75, indicating a potential upside of 0.81%. Apart from these, Microsoft Azure faces competition from Google. AAPL, One of the best trader's of the century is offering 75% off his world-renowned market research & recommendations. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 0.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by company insiders. Microsoft has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Microsoft pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than NVIDIA. Their business model has shifted, and they are releasing their own devices to compete with Apple's. Microsoft pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. It doesn't matter whether a stock moves up or down... YOU CAN WIN EITHER WAY. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microsoft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. This table compares Microsoft and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's net margins, return on equity and return on assets. Apple pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Intraday data delayed at least 15 minutes or per exchange requirements. We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. 69.9% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. +0.74% Microsoft has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. This table compares Microsoft and Alphabet's net margins, return on equity and return on assets. To view Intraday Stock Data Java must be installed. GOOGL, CRITICAL CHANGES COMING; BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL! +0.74% Select each Category to receive additional Information, CSIMarket Company, Sector, Industry, Market Analysis, Stock Quotes, Earnings, Economy, News and Research. Google’s search engine holds the largest market share followed by Microsoft’s Bing. Comparatively, 65.3% of Facebook shares are owned by institutional investors. Will Microsoft's Xbox Finally Take Market Share from Sony's PlayStation in Japan? Microsoft is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Apart from that Google is also a competitor in cloud based services. 0.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by insiders. Bitcoin price plunges over 10% to stage Thanksgiving correction. Cumulative Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Stock Advisor, Is Microsoft Becoming a Better Cloud Stock Than Amazon? Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 58.97%. Founded in 1993 by brothers Tom and David Gardner, The Motley Fool helps millions of people attain financial freedom through our website, podcasts, books, newspaper column, radio show, and premium investing services.