Microsoft (MSFT) stock rose as BNP Paribas analysts highlighted tangible AI monetization, accelerating Azure growth, and strong cloud momentum following Q4 results.

Microsoft’s Azure grew 43% and passed $100bn for the year, its backlog hit $678bn, and the stock rose 2%. But AI capital spending keeps climbing.

Microsoft crushed Wall Street's targets for its fiscal fourth quarter thanks to cloud computing and AI strength. Microsoft stock rose late.