Track record · closed signal

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — closed signal from December 7, 2025

Partial Published before the outcome was known, scored automatically when the window closed on March 7, 2026.

Predicted vs. what happened

MSFT price · publication thesis → realized outcomesplit-adjusted

$465.00 – $485.00Entry zone — fair-value band

$483.16Published — price the day we called it

$565.30Target — the price the thesis aimed for

$492.30Peak — highest point inside the window, not a realized return

$408.96Window close — end-of-window price, context only

What happened

Partial

Reached 11% of the predicted growth at its peak, without hitting the target.

Peak price

$492.30

peak on December 8, 2025 — not a realized return

Peak gain

+1.9%

peak, from the publication price

Window close

$408.96

end-of-window price, context only

Days to target

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Window

December 7, 2025 – March 7, 2026

The thesis — published December 7, 2025

Predicted growth

+17%

over the measurement window

Target price

$565.30

the price the thesis aimed for

Entry zone

$465.00 – $485.00

the fair-value band we waited for

Price at publication

$483.16

published December 7, 2025

Confidence

70%

how strongly the data lined up

Timeframe

Short-term (0–3 months)

Microsoft is a steady way to benefit from enterprise AI through Azure, Copilot and its broad software portfolio. Recent investor caution around smaller AI startups makes big, profitable platforms more attractive. The stock looks likely to move up gradually over a few months rather than spike, so buying on small pullbacks is safer than chasing short-term highs.

Primary drivers

Azure and Copilot drive cloud and productivity AI growth
Software and gaming provide steady profits and cash flow
Price action and recent averages suggest buyers are accumulating
Money is shifting from risky AI names into scaled, profitable platforms

How it played out

MSFT: target was not reached

Lyra published MSFT at 483.16 on 2025-12-07 with 17% expected growth over a short-term window. The thesis pointed to Azure and Copilot, the wider software portfolio, gaming profits and cash flow, buyer accumulation, and money moving from riskier artificial-intelligence names into scaled, profitable platforms.

Inside the window, MSFT peaked at 492.3 on 2025-12-08, a 1.9% gain. It stayed below the 565.3 target and never reached it. By 2026-03-07, it ended at 408.96. The published direction did not play out. There was only a small early move before the stock finished lower.

What happened during the window

On December 9, 2025, Microsoft released a Windows 11 update with File Explorer, Start menu, Virtual Workspaces, and Copilot-related features. On January 12, 2026, Microsoft was reported to be adding default Teams security protections for high-risk files and malicious links.

Prices are shown split- and dividend-adjusted, matching what public charts show today.

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