5 Most Ambitious Metaverse Companies in the World

1. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Market Capitalization: $2.28 Trillion

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is going head-to-head with Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) to build the metaverse. The company is developing future versions of Azure, Windows, Office365, and LinkedIn that will be based on AR and VR technologies. The company is pioneering holographic collaboration and is building Microsoft Mesh, which is a collaboration and communications platform that is aimed at unifying holographic virtual collaboration across multiple devices including VR headsets and AR devices such as laptops and smartphones. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) launched Azure Digital Twins which allows users to model physical objects and business operations and run simulations on them. This can help businesses optimize operations and reduce operating costs.

This February, Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth raised his price target on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to $411 from $366 and maintained a Buy rating on the shares in light of the company’s “strong” earnings for FQ2 2022.

Fisher Asset Management is the largest stakeholder in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) as of March 29, 2022. The fund’s stakes in the company were valued at $9.02 billion, which makes up for 5.05% of Fisher Asset Management’s investment portfolio.

Here’s what Vulcan Value Partners had to say about Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in its fourth-quarter 2021 investor letter:

“Microsoft Corp. was a material contributor during the quarter. It is one of the highest quality companies in the world. We believe it has tremendous competitive advantages in its consumer and commercial Microsoft Office products as well as in its server and tools and Azure divisions. Over the last several years, Microsoft has been implementing a successful transition from a traditional software license and maintenance revenue model to a subscription revenue model. The company remains competitively entrenched, produces strong free cash flow, and has a strong balance sheet.”

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