Microsoft Stock Is Now in a Correction -- Is This a Buying Opportunity?

The stock market was having a mixed day on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) slightly higher and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) marginally lower. However, tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was a big exception, with shares down by more than 6% at 11 a.m. ET.As you might expect, the primary reason for the decline was Microsoft's latest earnings for the company's second fiscal quarter of 2025, which it reported on Wednesday afternoon after the market closed. Despite beating analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings per share, investors don't seem too thrilled with the megacap tech stock's latest results.As of this writing, Microsoft is now about 11% below its recent high, and a decline of 10% or more is typically considered to be a correction.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool