Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

Secondary decision view: valuation · portfolio context · the data you need before acting on a single-source signal.
Avoid

AVOID Microsoft despite a cheap valuation because the stock trades far above its only calculated floor, and volatility is high, signaling unfavourable risk/reward.

  • Current price of $403.41 is 174.6% above the single available floor of ~$146.91 (EPV-based), making the buyzone bucket 'far' and the stock expensive relative to that floor.
  • Although PE percentile (0.0%) and extreme-low flag suggest value, the valuation floor warning indicates the stock is already pricing cheaper than its 5-year extreme, so the cheap PE acts as a mean-reversion target rather than a downside safety net.
  • Implied volatility rank is 85.8% (high), combined with a low-confidence floor (only 1 valid floor with multiple structural warnings), meaning elevated uncertainty and limited downside protection.
Verdict bucket from deterministic rule (validation / floor distance / risk alerts). LLM narration only — never picks the bucket.

BUY-ZONE DECISION rule signal

$403.41 $146.91 engine floor
far above at floor

MSFT is far above the floor (~174.6% above) — adding here means paying a premium vs. your own threshold. Wait or take partial position only with a strong directional view. valuation cheap (0th percentile)

Macro context

Across past macro events, MSFT 5d reaction has been net positive +0.4%
13 event categories · 107 samples · 57 up / 39 down · macro-beta evidence only
Per-category detail · macro beta breakdown
fed-fomc-rate-cycle → avg 5d +1.4% 12 samples · 7 up / 4 down
taiwan-strait-tension → avg 5d -0.4% 12 samples · 7 up / 4 down
oil-shock → avg 5d +0.9% 10 samples · 6 up / 2 down
us-china-tariff-escalation → avg 5d +1.1% 10 samples · 6 up / 2 down
big-ipo-event → avg 5d +0.3% 9 samples · 5 up / 3 down
bank-crisis → avg 5d +1.8% 8 samples · 5 up / 2 down
big-tech-earnings-shock → avg 5d -0.6% 7 samples · 3 up / 4 down
election-uncertainty → avg 5d -0.6% 7 samples · 3 up / 4 down
natural-disaster → avg 5d -1.1% 7 samples · 2 up / 4 down
pandemic-emergency → avg 5d +1.1% 7 samples · 3 up / 3 down
sovereign-debt-crisis → avg 5d +1.7% 7 samples · 5 up / 1 down
china-property-crisis → avg 5d -0.4% 6 samples · 3 up / 3 down
russia-ukraine-war → avg 5d -2.2% 5 samples · 2 up / 3 down
Vs sector ETF (XLK, 5d)
-2.3pp lagging sector
MSFT +1.6% Sector benchmark XLK +3.9%
Macro-beta evidence: how this ticker historically reacted to broad macro shocks. Not a thesis-level call — for that, you have to read the news and decide.

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VALUATION

Undervalued
🔥 Extreme-low valuation flag — historical bands suggest this ticker is unusually cheap relative to its own 5-year range.
Trailing P/E
24.0
5-yr percentile: 0%
P/B
7.2
5-yr percentile: 15%
p10
24.7
p25
26.3
p50
32.0
p75
35.3
p90
39.5
Sufficient earnings data; P/E historical percentile directly measures overvaluation or undervaluation

Floor Engine

AI Valuation Recommendation
Floor
USD 265.21
Golden
USD 344.77
How we derived this
Floor USD 265.21历史峰值(ATH) × (1 − 50%) 回撤。原因:场景方法选举出的底价(EPV USD 146.91)远低于当前价(< 40%),引擎判断这些方法的历史样本已被过时的定价区间主导(典型 re-rated 股票),回退到一个对 wheel/options 仓位更可执行的回撤型底价。

Golden USD 344.77ATH × (1 − 35%)(同一回撤方法,更浅档位)。

注:下方场景卡片显示的 DIVIDEND/VALUATION/EPV 数字是引擎仍计算了但未采纳的原始候选 — 保留可见以便审视引擎判断。
External Cross-Check
Our AI Floor USD 265.21
Analyst Low Target (55 brokers) USD 400.00
Analyst Mean Target USD 560.95
5-Year Low USD 225.07
✓ 我们的 floor 比分析师低端低 34%(在合理区间内)。AI Floor 设计上就是『深度便宜』的价位,低于分析师 12 个月目标低端属于预期之内。
AI Synthesis
根据分析师评论,微软(MSFT)目前具有吸引力,其0.38的PEG远低于1.0,表明其强劲增长(如60%的收益增长和17%的营收增长)并未在远期市盈率中充分体现,存在上涨空间。然而,潜在的云或AI收入增长放缓是其最大风险。我们的估值模型采用“Regime-mismatch drawdown”方法,因历史方法(如基于EPV的146.91美元)可能因多次重估而过时,转而计算出股价的下行底线(floor)为265.21美元,黄金买入点(golden price)为344.77美元。当前股价(415.66美元)远高于这些安全区间,且此估值置信度较低。
Updated 2026-05-01
Glossary (click to expand)
Forward P/E
P/E using analysts' next-12-month EPS estimates. More forward-looking than trailing P/E, but exposed to forecast error.
Trailing P/E
P/E using actual EPS from the last 12 months. Distorted by one-time events (asset sales, impairments) until they roll out of the window.
P/B (Price-to-Book)
Stock price / book value per share. Meaningful for asset-driven sectors (banks, insurers); high values are normal for asset-light sectors (tech, consumer).
PEG
P/E ÷ earnings growth rate — \"how much P/E you pay per 1% of growth\". <1 = cheap-ish, >2 = priced-in.
Regime-mismatch drawdown model
When P/E distribution undergoes a structural shift (business transformation, sector re-rating), traditional \"revert to historical P/E percentile\" misleads. This model uses historical max drawdown × current EPS instead.
EPV (Earnings Power Value)
Greenwald framework: assume zero growth + current earning power is sustainable. Yields a conservative lower bound (asset + franchise value).
Heuristic Fallback
Backup estimator used when the primary method (P/E percentile, yield reversion, etc.) is unreliable due to data issues. **Lower confidence** — reference only, not auto-execute.
Confidence
Primary method applicable → high; multiple methods agree → medium; single heuristic fallback → low. Low confidence means review before acting.
ideal USD 403.41 Confidence low
discount-to-floor: 2.75×
DIVIDEND low
method skipped: yield distribution structurally broken (early 3y median 1.98% → recent 3y median 0.74%, ratio 0.38). Likely re-rating; historical yield p90 not a meaningful floor.
Yield reverts to historical 95th-percentile (extreme yield level)
VALUATION low
method skipped: stock is already pricing CHEAPER than its 5-year extreme — current PE 20.9× vs historical 5th-pct 24.1×. The PE-percentile formula gives 24.1× × EPS = 466.46, which is ABOVE the current price 403.41, making it a mean-reversion target (where the stock could rally TO), not a downside floor (where buyers would step in).
PE reverts to historical 5th-percentile (extreme undervaluation)
EPV high
USD 146.91
Zero-growth scenario + current cash/debt (Greenwald franchise value)
EPV GROWTH PREMIUM low
USD 278.46
EPV × franchise-value multiplier (compounder premium when ROIC > WACC)
PSR medium
USD 271.19
PSR reverts to historical 10th-percentile (growth stocks pre-stable-earnings)
High-growth, earnings not yet stable — PSR is the next-best anchor

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IMPLIED VOLATILITY

CURRENT IV 38.1% HV (30D) 33.4% IV RANK (1Y) 86 HIGH
IV vs HV · last 1 year

Earnings Reactions

MSFT
8 earnings events · last 2 years
Avg Gap%
-0.82%
Avg Day%
-2.32%
Up Hit Rate
25%
Next Earnings · est.
2026-07-29
in 49d
24-07
24-10
25-01
25-04
25-07
25-10
26-01
26-04
Bar height = |Gap%| normalized to the period max. Green = up, red = down.
Date Time EPS Surprise Gap% Day% Week%
2026-04-29 AMC 4.27 +5.2% -3.22% -3.93% -0.87%
2026-01-28 AMC 4.14 +5.7% -8.65% -9.99% -18.26%
2025-10-29 AMC 3.72 +1.6% -2.04% -2.92% -8.21%
2025-07-30 AMC 3.65 +8.1% +8.18% +3.95% +1.48%
2025-04-30 AMC 3.46 +7.4% +9.07% +7.63% +10.86%
2025-01-29 AMC 3.23 +3.5% -5.33% -6.18% -5.99%
2024-10-30 AMC 3.30 +6.1% -3.97% -6.05% -1.64%
2024-07-30 AMC 2.95 +0.2% -0.57% -1.08% -5.79%

Is Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) overvalued right now?

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is currently trading at a trailing P/E of 24.0, sitting at the 0th percentile of its 5-year valuation history. A high percentile suggests the market is pricing the stock above its own historical norm — useful context before sizing a new position or selling premium against it.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — what's the SELL PUT risk profile?

Selling cash-secured puts on Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a common income strategy, but the right strike depends on your floor price (the level you'd happily own at) and the option chain's buffer/APY tradeoff. The full ladder view (deferred to a future release) ranks candidates by buffer percentage first, then APY — see the option ladder methodology for why buffer matters more than yield in this strategy.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — which option strategy fits your view?

If you're bullish long-term but cautious near-term on Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), SELL PUT into your floor zone collects premium while waiting for a better entry. If you already own it and are neutral-to-mildly-bullish, COVERED CALL caps upside but harvests time decay. The wrong strategy on the right ticker still loses money — match the trade to your view, not the other way around.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — is now a good entry?

Entry timing on Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a function of your floor price (hard buy zone) and golden price (back-the-truck-up zone). Both are personal — set them in your watchlist and we'll alert you when the market hits either level.

FAQ

Why does MSFT show different P/E numbers on different sites?

Different data providers use different earnings windows (TTM vs forward, GAAP vs adjusted) and update at different cadences. We surface trailing P/E with a 5-year percentile rank to give context — a P/E of 30 is hot for one stock and cold for another.

Does this page show MSFT's implied volatility?

Not on this v0 page — the dedicated volatility tool covers IV with multi-source voting (IBKR + Polygon + yfinance). For pure IV lookup, use /tools/volatility. This page is for decision-stage queries that pull together valuation + portfolio context.

How is this different from Yahoo Finance or 雪球's MSFT page?

Those sites are great for raw data discovery — last price, news, headline P/E. This page is built for the second look: you've already seen a single-dimension signal somewhere else, now you need multi-dimensional decision context (your floor, the valuation percentile, your portfolio overlay) in one view, not five tabs.