Microsoft stock moves higher in premarket after upbeat earnings

Microsoft (MSFT.US) stock rose more than 1% in premarket after the software giant posted solid quarterly results and strong guidance for the current quarter.

Adjusted earnings: $2.48 per share vs. expected $2.31 per share (21% increase from last year)
Revenue: $51.73 billion, vs. expected $50.88 billion (20% increase from last year)

Microsoft revenue by major product lines: Source: Geekwire

Microsoft Cloud revenue rose 32% to $22.1 billion for the quarter
Gaming revenues were up 8% while Xbox content and services revenue increased 10%. The gaming component became more relevant to investors this month, when the company announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard,
Sales of Windows licenses increased by 25% in the fourth quarter of 2021.Overall, Windows 10 and Windows 11 is now powering 1.4 billion monthly active devices.
Microsoft's Productivity and Business Processes unit saw sales rise 19% to $15.9 billion. LinkedIn revenue rose 37% to $3.5 billion
Company expects revenue of $48.5 billion to 49.3 billion in the fiscal third quarter, topping the $48.23 billion Refinitiv consensus and expects full-year operating margins to widen slightly.

Microsoft (MSFT.US) stock initially fell 5% on the earnings report but turned positive after the company gave guidance on its call with analysts. Currently the price is testing 200 SMA (red line). Should break higher occur, next resistance is located at $300.00 and coincides with 23.6% Fibonacci retracement of the upward move launched in March 2020. Source: xStation5

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