AIOT
PowerFleet, Inc.
AIOT's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over AIOT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
AIOT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
AIOT's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
AIOT PE Valuation
AIOT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 34x next year's earnings.
MSFT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 25x | $523 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $525 | +0.4% |
| Current | 27x | $523 | — |
| Fair | 34x | $652 | +25% |
| Expensive | 37x | $711 | +36% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MSFT's PE is in its cheap range at 27x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings.
AIOT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AIOT has the edge over MSFT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
MSFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MSFT, with profitability holding steady.
AIOT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.07 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.15 | +$0.16 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.13 | +$0.17 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.15 | +$0.28 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | +$0.66 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.65 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.30 | +$0.78 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.43 | +$0.56 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.89 | -$0.56 |
AIOT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.15 per share over the past year, against $1.08 at its worst in mid-2024.
MSFT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $20.79 | +8.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $19.15 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.95 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.80 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.99 | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.06 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.64 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.93 | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.41 | +12% |
MSFT has the edge over AIOT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AIOT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $115.7M | +3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $110.8M | +6.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $114.5M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $113.5M | +6.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $111.7M | +45% |
| Q2 2025 | $104.1M | +38% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.6M | +207% |
| Q4 2024 | $106.4M | +208% |
AIOT has the edge over MSFT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.6% | +16 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.6% | +6.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2% | +22 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.7% | +16 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.2% | +10 points |
AIOT's operating margin was 1.2% last quarter, down 2.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MSFT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $92.3B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $90B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $82.9B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $81.3B | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $77.7B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $76.4B | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.1B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6B | +12% |
MSFT's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $92.3B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 50% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 47% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 49% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 46% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 45% | +1.9 points |
MSFT has the edge over AIOT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AIOT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$11.3M | -1058% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6M | +$7M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.1M | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.9M | +$17.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2M | +$9.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.4M | +$9.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $10.1M | +$11.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.2M | -423% |
AIOT has the edge over MSFT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MSFT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.6B | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.6B | -23% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.8B | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.9B | -9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.7B | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.6B | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.3B | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.5B | -29% |
MSFT's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $60B over the past year, down 23% from the year before.
AIOT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +275K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +768K shares |
| 3 years | +280% | +99M shares |
| 5 years | +363% | +105M shares |
AIOT has 134M diluted shares, up 0.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $232,000 |
| Q4 2019 | $26,000 |
MSFT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -7M shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -20M shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -16M shares |
| 5 years | -1.6% | -121M shares |
| Available history | -3.2% | -245M shares |
MSFT has the edge over AIOT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $4.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $7.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7B |
| Q2 2025 | $4.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2024 | $5B |
MSFT spent $21B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 5.2% from the year before.
AIOT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 26.9x | High |
| Q3 2021 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
AIOT's net debt is about 4.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.2 years a year ago.
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT has the edge over AIOT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AIOT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.5 | Neutral |
AIOT's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
MSFT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.0 | Neutral |
MSFT's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
AIOT PE vs Technology Sector
AIOT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MSFT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MSFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 2% below |
| PE % | 16 | 35 | 19 pts below |
MSFT is trading at 27x earnings, in line with the Technology sector's median of 28x.
AIOT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.68 | 7.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.22 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.73 | 34% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.50 | 45% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.08 | 39% below |
AIOT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 39% below its 200-week average.
MSFT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $524.7 | 0.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $484.8 | 7.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $446.9 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $453.8 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $411.5 | 27% above |
MSFT has the edge over AIOT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AIOT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.11 | $7.47 | +22% |
| 2021 | $7.47 | $4.88 | -35% |
| 2022 | $4.88 | $2.38 | -51% |
| 2023 | $2.38 | $3.42 | +44% |
| 2024 | $3.42 | $6.80 | +99% |
| 2025 | $6.80 | $5.43 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.43 | $2.47 | -55% |
AIOT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 55% so far in 2026.
MSFT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $159.0 | $222.8 | +40% |
| 2021 | $222.8 | $334.7 | +50% |
| 2022 | $334.7 | $238.7 | -29% |
| 2023 | $238.7 | $376.0 | +58% |
| 2024 | $376.0 | $430.5 | +14% |
| 2025 | $430.5 | $487.7 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $487.7 | $523.0 | +7.2% |
MSFT has the edge over AIOT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.