MSFT & CRWD Price Target Hikes; AKAM Upgraded

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BofA lifts MSFT PT citing AI growth; Truist raises CRWD; Piper Sandler upgrades Akamai—analyst bullishness boosts cloud and cybersecurity stocks.

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What stands out

Schwab Network highlighted BofA’s fresh price-target hike on Microsoft, arguing the company is poised to harvest the next wave of artificial intelligence spending; the segment also noted bullish takes on CrowdStrike and an Akamai upgrade. It matters because the clip turns a broad AI infrastructure thesis into a specific market action, with analysts nudging up targets, which can change where models and portfolios begin to value Microsoft over the next few quarters.