By Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-03-29 23:51:00
It hasn’t been a fun time to be a Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholder. Shares of the software and cloud computing giant have been hammered, falling nearly 7% last week amid a broader market sell-off. Year to date, the tech stock is down more than 26% as of this writing.
For investors looking at the company’s recent financial results, this sharp decline might look like a screaming buying opportunity. After all, Microsoft just reported another exceptional quarter of top- and bottom-line growth, driven by its impressive cloud operations.
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But risks are mounting on the horizon. While Microsoft’s business is currently performing well, a closer look at the competitive landscape reveals that rival Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) is gaining serious…
