Why Microsoft Stock Popped Friday

Key Points UBS analyst Karl Kierstead lowered his price target on Microsoft today. UBS still thinks Microsoft is a buy -- and could deliver a 28% profit this year. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft › Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) stock jumped 4.1% through 12:25 p.m. ET Friday after Karl Kierstead, an analyst at investment bank UBS, lowered his price target on the software giant -- but insisted Microsoft stock is a buy anyway. Kierstead puts Microsoft's price target at $600, implying investors who ...