Microsoft Stock (NASDAQ:MSFT) Notches Up With 22 New Security Patches

You have to give tech giant Microsoft (MSFT) credit, because it is always looking for ways to improve security. And in many cases, it finds these ways. Sometimes there are far, far more ways than anyone wants to consider. Microsoft recently offered up 22 security patches, including one that sealed up the Entra ID vulnerability. Investors gave their quiet approval, and sent shares up fractionally in Friday afternoon’s trading. Microsoft has posted a 5.14% loss in its price over the past year.

The Entra ID flaw might have been the biggest of the lot, as it could have been part of an exploit for remote code execution (RCE). While Microsoft did not any information attacks connected to the Entra ID flaw, there may not have been any to begin with. Microsoft discovered this issue itself, and patched it at the server level , which meant there was nothing for customers to actually do. The other patches, meanwhile, went to address other flaws in Entra ID, as well as Microsoft Azure, Fabric, Partner Center and Exchange operations.

Meanwhile, Microsoft’s Xbox division may have a larger problem going on, as reports from Kotaku noted that Microsoft was no longer sharing sales data with Circana. Circana handles video game market data in the United States, and previously let people know what games were selling well, which also offers insight into the United States video game market as a whole. But Microsoft decided to stop supplying Circana with sales data, and so did Electronic Arts. There are potential reasons for this, like the upcoming new console generation, but the lack of transparency will certainly have some concerned.

Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Strong Buy consensus rating on MSFT stock based on 33 Buys and one Hold assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. The average MSFT price target of $564.49 per implies 16.84% upside potential.

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