Goldman Sachs analyst predicts Microsoft will recover market share as Microsoft 365 growth deceleration moderates and Copilot AI metrics improve, despite first quarter shares plunging over 20% to worst performance since 2008 amid competition from AI tools like Claude for Work
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Goldman Sachs - Microsoft to Regain Market Share

Goldman Sachs analyst predicts Microsoft will recover market share as Microsoft 365 growth deceleration moderates and Copilot AI metrics improve, despite first quarter shares plunging over 20% to worst performance since 2008 amid competition from AI tools like Claude for Work

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Yahoo Finance | Goldman Sachs spots Nvidia-linked shift not seen in 13 years

Goldman Sachs reported that hedge funds sold off stocks in March at the fastest pace in 13 years, signaling growing anxiety across markets and a shift away from high-profile growth names like Nvidia (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), and Palantir (PLTR). This rapid de-risking reflects heightened concerns over elevated oil prices, geopolitical instability, and shaky investor sentiment, prompting fund managers to prioritize capital preservation over upside potential. The S&P 500 was down about 4% year-to-date at the time, underscoring the broader market caution.

In response to this risk-off environment, hedge funds are rotating into defensive sectors, favoring stable, lower-volatility names such as Walmart (WMT) and Costco (COST). These consumer staples offer predictable earnings and steady demand, making them attractive during periods of market turbulence. Goldman Sachs’ data indicates this shift is not isolated but reflects a broader reevaluation of market leadership, with investors reducing exposure to tech, financials, and industrials amid fears of a deteriorating economic backdrop.

Despite the selloff pressure, Nvidia still holds relative value on certain metrics—its forward non-GAAP P/E of 21.39 and GAAP P/E of 21.80 are now in line with or below sector medians, and its PEG ratios of 0.54–0.56 suggest the stock is not excessively priced relative to growth. However, its forward price-to-sales ratio of 11.67 remains far above the sector median of 2.93, indicating Wall Street continues to assign a significant quality premium. While short-term momentum shows Nvidia trading above its 10-day moving average, it remains below key longer-term averages, suggesting a cautious approach: long-term investors may buy selectively, but short-term traders should wait for a reclaim of the $180–$183 range before considering a breakout.

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Goldman Sachs spots Nvidia-linked shift not seen in 13 years

Smart money is getting a lot more cautious on the stock market’s finest. According to TipRanks, Goldman Sachs said that hedge funds sold off stocks in March ...

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US Top News and Analysis | We're booking some big profits in one stock and buying more shares in another

We're making two trades. We are selling 20 shares of Goldman Sachs at roughly $866 each. Following Monday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 185 shares of GS, decreasing its weight in the portfolio to 4.65% from 5.11%. In addition, we are buying 50 shares of Alphabet at roughly $298. Following the trade, the Trust will own 350 shares of GOOGL, increasing its weight in the portfolio to 3% from 2.57%. We added to Goldman Sachs twice on its mid-March pullback here and here, and are already up roughly 9% on average from those purchases. The combination of those additional shares and the stock's rally off its March lows pushed this position to a more than 5% weight in the portfolio. Historically, we manage the Charitable Trust in a way that prevents any single position from becoming too large, with an over 5% threshold being the general guideline for when we take action and right-size the position.

This isn't a change-in-thesis downgrade, but with bank earnings coming around the corner, we're making the trade to start the week and moving our rating back to a hold-equivalent 2. From this sale, we will realize a gain of about 55% on the stock purchased in December 2024. We're taking most of the sale proceeds from Goldman to further build up and lower our average cost basis in Alphabet. The stock has been volatile over the past two months — and a few weeks ago, it was hit hard after Alphabet and Meta Platforms were found negligent in a social media addiction trial. Both have since recovered. While there's a lot of noise surrounding the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks, our positive long-term thesis regarding Alphabet's AI leadership remains unchanged.

More recently, a note by analysts at Wells Fargo on March 26 highlighted how they think that Broadcom licensing TPUs to Anthropic could add an additional $2.5 billion and $7.5 billion of incremental high-margin revenue to Google Cloud in 2026 and 2027. Those figures are a drop in the bucket compared to the $470 billion and $541 billion analysts expect Alphabet to generate in those years, according to FactSet. However, this new revenue stream is representative of the compute advantages Alphabet has over its peers, and compute is the most precious commodity in the AI race. (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long GS, GOOGL, AVGO. See here for a full list of the stocks.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY, TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER. NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.

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S&P 500 opens at 6,512. Netflix jumps on Goldman's Buy upgrade — $120 target, $9.5B ad revenue runway, $2.8B termination fee windfall. ISM Services comes in at 54. Iran deadline hits Tuesday 8pm ET. A session where one stock is making all the right noises.

#NFLX #Netflix #SP500 #OpeningBell #StockMarket #GoldmanSachs #Investing #WallStreet #IranWar #MarketOpen

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Opening bell, April 6, 2026: NFLX surges on Goldman upgrade to Buy, S&P 500 opens at 6,512

U.S. equity markets opened Monday, April 6, 2026, with the S&P 500 gapping lower to 6,512.61 from its prior close of 6,582.69, while Netflix (NFLX) emerged as the session's standout catalyst mover after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral and raised its 12-month

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US Top News and Analysis | Microsoft is the worst performing Mag 7 stock this year. Goldman believes that's about to change

Microsoft is the worst performing Mag 7 stock this year, with shares down 23% in the first quarter of 2026—the company's weakest quarterly performance since 2008. This underperformance has dragged the stock below even the S&P 500’s modest 3.5% year-to-date decline, as investors remain concerned that emerging AI tools like Claude Cowork could disrupt Microsoft’s dominant productivity suite, Microsoft 365, which has long been a core revenue driver.

Despite these headwinds, Goldman Sachs maintains a buy rating on Microsoft with a $600 price target, implying nearly 61% upside from recent levels. Analyst Gabriela Borges notes that the deceleration in Microsoft 365 growth has already slowed, Copilot adoption metrics are improving, and uptake of the company’s premium AI-enabled enterprise licenses is expected to meaningfully impact results within the next nine months. Although only 3% of commercial Office customers had adopted the Copilot AI add-on by end-March, Goldman believes AI will become an increasingly integral part of Microsoft’s product ecosystem.

The firm argues that AI-related risks to Microsoft’s business are already reflected in the stock price, and that the company remains best positioned among its peers to capitalize on AI-driven product cycles—spanning AI infrastructure, Copilot integration, and agent orchestration across platforms. This view aligns with broad Wall Street consensus, as 55 of the 60 analysts covering Microsoft rate the stock a buy or strong buy, according to LSEG data.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/06/goldman-expects-a-rebound-for-mag-7-underperformer-microsoft.html

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Sioux #City police say teens riding motorbikes -
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#UK weather maps show temperatures could soar to 21C -
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Man #United, Man #City pushing for Anderson -
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#GoldmanSachs has blunt message on gold price for rest -
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Former #US air force master sergeant pleads guilty to -
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Side note, somewhat relevant:

Treasury Secretary Scott #Bessent controls over $1.08 billion in documented #Epstein wire transfers and has refused three Senate requests to release them.

In 2014 he was a client of Ehud #Barak’s spy firm #Ergo, whose corporate structure was created by Epstein’s lawyer Darren #Indyke.

He now chairs the #CFIUS review of a $55 billion deal where #Kushner holds equity.

Bessent's disclosure shows a $50 million debt to #GoldmanSachs, the bank brokering the deal.

No recusal has been recorded.

#Grift #guardiansofPedophiles #GOP #Treasury #EpsteinClass

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For now, 5 #banks are expected to work on the offering — #BankOfAmerica, #Citigroup, #GoldmanSachs, #JPMorganChase & #MorganStanley. The #LawFirms #GibsonDunn & #DavisPolk are also advising on the deal.

Musk’s agreement with banks is a big score for #SpaceX, which merged with #xAI in February & whose #Grok is a distant 4th in the #AI race behind #OpenAI’s #ChatGPT, #Claude & #Google’s #Gemini.

#Musk #tech #business #law #SEC #antitrust

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon signals potential entry into prediction markets while Goldman Sachs intensifies exploration, as Wall Street giants compete in the rapidly expanding sector amid regulatory uncertainty from the CFTC's evolving framework for market oversight and compliance standards.
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Dimon Says JPMorgan Considering Prediction Markets Entry as Wall Street Competition Heats Up

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon signals potential entry into prediction markets while Goldman Sachs intensifies exploration, as Wall Street giants compete in the rapidly expanding sector amid regulatory uncertainty from the CFTC's evolving framework for market oversight and compliance standards.

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