Microsoft is worth more than $3 trillion. It’s the second company to ever break that threshold

By Nicole Goodkind and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN

Published 1:02 PM EST, Wed January 24, 2024

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Shares of Microsoft are up more than 7% this year after jumping about 40% last year, due to investor enthusiasm in AI.

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Microsoft became the second-ever company worth $3 trillion on Wednesday as the artificial intelligence boom sent shares of the company’s stock soaring higher.

For comparison, Microsoft’s market value is now larger than the entire GDP of France and just behind that of the United Kingdom.

The stock rose by nearly 1.5% to about $405 per share on Wednesday afternoon, exceeding a $3 trillion market capitalization and joining Apple as the only other company to have reached the historic milestone.

Shares of Microsoft are up more than 7% year to date after jumping about 40% last year, largely due to investor enthusiasm in AI and its potential to create growth for the company.

In 2023, the company’s CEO, Satya Nadella, made a multibillion-dollar investment in AI, including commercializing and adding AI tools like ChatGPT into its suite of products before rivals.

He even strengthened Microsoft’s ties to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, a major pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, during a board and leadership upheaval at the smaller company late last year.

After trailing behind Apple for the majority of the past decade, Microsoft surpassed the company to briefly become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company earlier in January.

Microsoft is part of the so-called “Magnificent 7,” a group of stocks including Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Tesla that have almost single-handedly boosted markets to new highs in recent weeks.

Microsoft alone makes up 7.3% of the S&P 500. Together, these seven stocks have a market cap larger than any country’s entire stock market except for the United States.

As of last week, Nvidia and Microsoft alone accounted for about 75% of the S&P 500’s gain this year, according to analysts at Bespoke Investment Group.

In a note on Tuesday, Morgan Stanley analysts said they see Microsoft’s play for AI “getting even stronger,” and moved their price target for the stock to $450 from $415. Bank of America analysts also moved their target to $450 per share, predicting more growth for the Washington-based company this quarter.

Microsoft reports its fourth-quarter earnings on January 30.

Microsoft is worth more than $3 trillion. It’s the second company to ever break that threshold

微软价值超3万亿美元，是第二家超过这一门槛的公司

Microsoft became the second-ever company worth $3 trillion on Wednesday as the artificial intelligence boom sent shares of the company’s stock soaring higher.

人工智能的兴起让微软股价飙升，周三，微软成为有史以来第二家价值3万亿美元的公司，

For comparison, Microsoft’s market value is now larger than the entire GDP of France and just behind that of the United Kingdom.

作为对比，微软的市值现在超过了整个法国的GDP，仅次于英国。

The stock rose by nearly 1.5% to about $405 per share on Wednesday afternoon, exceeding a $3 trillion market capitalization and joining Apple as the only other company to have reached the historic milestone.

周三下午微软的股票上涨1.5%，至每股405美元，这样微软的市值超过3万亿美元，和苹果公司一起，成为达到这一历史里程碑的仅有的两家公司。

Shares of Microsoft are up more than 7% year to date after jumping about 40% last year, largely due to investor enthusiasm in AI and its potential to create growth for the company.

微软的股价在去年上涨约40%后，今年至今又上涨了7%以上，这主要是由于投资者看好AI以及其为公司创造增长的潜力。

In 2023, the company’s CEO, Satya Nadella, made a multibillion-dollar investment in AI, including commercializing and adding AI tools like ChatGPT into its suite of products before rivals.

2023年，公司首席执行官Satya Nadella对AI进行了数十亿美元的投资，包括AI的商业化，以及在竞争对手之前将ChatGPT等AI工具添加到其产品套件中。

He even strengthened Microsoft’s ties to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, a major pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, during a board and leadership upheaval at the smaller company late last year.

去年年底，在AI领域的先驱，ChatGPT制造商OpenAI这家小规模公司的董事会和领导层发生动荡期间，他甚至加强了微软与OpenAI的联系。

After trailing behind Apple for the majority of the past decade, Microsoft surpassed the company to briefly become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company earlier in January.

过去十年里微软大部分时间都落后于苹果，在今年一月初，微软超过了苹果，短暂的成为了世界上最有价值的上市公司。

Microsoft is part of the so-called “Magnificent 7,” a group of stocks including Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Tesla that have almost single-handedly boosted markets to new highs in recent weeks.

微软被称为“Magnificent 7”之一，“Magnificent 7”包括苹果、英伟达、亚马逊、Alphabet、Meta和特斯拉，它们的股票在最近几周几乎单独将市场推至新高。

Microsoft alone makes up 7.3% of the S&P 500. Together, these seven stocks have a market cap larger than any country’s entire stock market except for the United States.

仅微软一家就占标普500指数的7.3%。这七只股票加在一起的市值超过了除美国以外的任何国家的整个股市。

As of last week, Nvidia and Microsoft alone accounted for about 75% of the S&P 500’s gain this year, according to analysts at Bespoke Investment Group.

“Bespoke Investment Group”的分析师表示，截至上周，仅英伟达和微软加起来就占标普500指数今年涨幅的75%左右。

In a note on Tuesday, Morgan Stanley analysts said they see Microsoft’s play for AI “getting even stronger,” and moved their price target for the stock to $450 from $415. Bank of America analysts also moved their target to $450 per share, predicting more growth for the Washington-based company this quarter.

在周二的一份报告中，Morgan Stanley的分析师表示，他们认为微软在AI方面的表现“越来越强劲”，并将该股的目标价格从415美元上调至450美元。美国银行分析师预计这家总部位于华盛顿的公司本季度将实现更大的增长，也将目标价格上调至每股450美元。

Microsoft reports its fourth-quarter earnings on January 30.

微软将于1月30日公布第四季度盈利。