Why This Popular Analyst Believes Microsoft Will Announce Another ‘Robust’ Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Why This Popular Analyst Believes Microsoft Will Announce Another ‘Robust’ Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday
A logo sits outside the Microsoft pavilion, during the second day of the Mobile World Congress 2015 at the Fira Gran Via complex, in Barcelona, Spain, on March 3, 2015. David Ramos/Getty Images
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Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said in a note that Microsoft Corporation’s “underlying growth story is built around the game-changing enterprise cloud transformation.”

The Microsoft Analyst

Ives has an “outperform” rating on the Satya Nadella-led company with a 12-month price target of $375.

The Microsoft Thesis

Writing ahead of Microsoft’s second-quarter earnings due Tuesday, Ives said—based on Wedbush’s research—he believes the Redmond, Washington-headquartered company saw another robust performance in the December quarter.

The growth was led by Microsoft’s Azure/Office 365 segments. Ives expects to see a nearly 3 percent top-line beat.