Louis Navellier’s Top 15 Long-Term Stock Picks

4. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 279

Navellier & Associates’ Stake: $13.8 million

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a Washington-based technology company. The following are the reasons that make Microsoft stand out as a compelling investment choice. Firstly, according to the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2024, Microsoft reported an operating income of $27.6 billion, showing an increase of 23%, net income was $21.9 billion and increased by 20%, and diluted earnings per share was $2.94 and increased 20%. These figures show the company’s ability to generate substantial results and a business model capable of adapting to evolving market conditions. Secondly, as AI has become an emerging trend, Microsoft plans to invest approximately $80 billion to build out AI-enabled data centers to train AI models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications around the world. Microsoft has also relaunched its free Copilot for businesses as Microsoft 365 Copilot chats, which will help users adopt the full Microsoft 365 Copilot.