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Broker Darlings of the Dow: Microsoft Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick

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A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is the #4 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. Microsoft Corporation is also a top tier anal

Directly affected

  • MSFT Microsoft

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of industrial companies

  • CAT Caterpillar

    A large machinery maker

  • DE Deere

    A large machinery maker

  • HON Honeywell

    A large industrial company

  • UNP Union Pacific

    A large freight railroad

  • GE GE Aerospace

    A large industrial company

  • UPGD INVESCO BLOOMBERG ANALYST RATING ETF

    GA selected UPGD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: analyst. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
MSFT———————
XLI———————
CAT———————
DE———————
HON———————
UNP———————
GE———————
UPGD———————

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) is the #4 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. Micros…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

The price since 5 Oct 2026: Microsoft (MSFT) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Broker Darlings of the Dow: Microsoft Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick,” Microsoft (MSFT) is +0.81%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.60% over the same days, a +2.41% difference versus the market.

MSFT
SPY

Filings that name Microsoft (MSFT) around 5 Oct 2026

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

Who gains and who loses around Microsoft (MSFT)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • MSFT Microsoft

    For “Broker Darlings of the Dow: Microsoft Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick,” Microsoft (MSFT) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names MICROSOFT CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to MSFT

  • UPGD Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Etf

    Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Etf (UPGD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Oct 2026 story “Broker Darlings of the Dow: Microsoft Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick.” Reason on file: GA selected UPGD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: analyst. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Microsoft (MSFT)

The 5 Oct 2026 story “Broker Darlings of the Dow: Microsoft Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick” names Microsoft (MSFT) because of this story.

For Microsoft (MSFT), the reason on file says The reported development directly names MICROSOFT CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to MSFT

Also listed, Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Etf (UPGD): GA selected UPGD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: analyst. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Microsoft (MSFT)

MSFT traded between 491.23 and 551.08 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 533.66. UPGD traded between 80.14 and 82.00 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 82.00.

How strong the case is around Microsoft (MSFT)

21 out of 100

“Broker Darlings of the Dow: Microsoft Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick” scores 21 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 2 linked companies.