11 Best Jim Cramer Stocks to Buy Now

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1. Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Number of Hedge Fund Investors: 302

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) threw it out of the park with its Q1 results last month. Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported double-digit growth in all of its businesses. The show-stopper was Intelligence Cloud, where revenue jumped about 21% year over year.

Wedbush’s Dan Ives in a note called the results a “drop the mic moment” for Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) as he praised Azure’s 31% growth in the period.

JPMorgan analyst Mark Murphy also increased his price target for Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) to $470 from $440. The analyst likes Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) ability to monetize Copilot.

Jim Cramer has been recommending Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) to long-term investors. Recently he said there is “nothing better than Microsoft right now.” He also said you’ve got to “check that box” as his Charitable Trust has by owning a stake in Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT).

Vulcan Value Partners stated the following regarding Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in its first quarter 2024 investor letter:

“Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the world’s largest software company with a broad range of offerings including Microsoft office, gaming, Azure cloud computing, LinkedIn, and more. It was a material contributor for the second consecutive quarter, and we discussed it at length in last quarter’s letter. The company continues to execute well.”

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