Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) made a big move this week with its acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), but the tech giant has a lot more on its plate with its earnings coming up next week. Even though Microsoft is dishing out nearly $70 billion in its largest acquisition ever, the company easily can make that in just a couple of quarters.
As it stands now, Microsoft ranks as the second-largest company in the world by market cap, coming in at $2.22 trillion. While Apple might outpace Microsoft in this regard, Microsoft still runs the dominant operating system on the planet, and one of the largest cloud networks, and it is even now one of the largest video game companies.
Looking ahead to earnings next week, analysts have a lot to consider for this tech titan.
Here is a look at what three analysts think about Microsoft ahead of earnings.
This post originally appeared at 24/7 Wall St.