Microsoft could gain ground as artificial intelligence seems poised to boost, rather than batter, shares of the “Magnificent Seven” stock, according to Goldman Sachs. The investment bank has a buy rating on Microsoft, with a $600 price target on shares, implying nearly 61% upside from Thursday’s close. “We believe the pace of deceleration in [Microsoft 365] has already slowed, Copilot datapoints are improving, and … adoption [of the company’s AI-enabled, high-end enterprise license tier] will begin to move the needle in the next 9 months,” Goldman Sachs analyst Gabriela Borges said Monday in a note to clients. MSFT YTD mountain Microsoft shares year to date Microsoft slumped 23% in the three-month period ended March 31, marking its worst financial quarter since 2008. The stock is also the biggest laggard in the Mag 7 in 2026, and it’s vastly underperformed the S & P 500’s 3.5% year-to-date decline. Its slump comes as investors continue to wring their hands over the possibility…