Top 5 High Growth Stocks To Buy in 2021

3. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a Washington-based multinational firm that sells computer software, consumer electronics, and other internet-related services. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 and is the 21st largest firm in the US in terms of total revenue. The firm is also one of the most valuable publicly traded companies in the world. The initial public offering of the company back in 1986 created three billionaires and some 12,000 millionaires. 

The market cap of Microsoft is close to $2 trillion and it posted a revenue of $143 billion in December 2020. The US is presently outstripping other countries in providing the COVID-19 vaccine to its citizens, and it means the US economy will reopen before the other countries. This has led to a rise in share prices of big technology giants, including Microsoft. The share price of the firm is now at an all-time high. Hedge funds are also buying Microsoft stock, indicating it will grow over the course of the next year.