LGL
The LGL Group, Inc.
LGL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over LGL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
LGL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
LGL's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
LGL PE Valuation
LGL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
LGL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LGL's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline.
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.
LGL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.30 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.16 | -194% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.02 | -150% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.03 | -57% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.13 | +86% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.17 | +240% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.04 | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.07 | +250% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.07 | +40% |
LGL has swung to a loss: it lost $0.16 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 LGL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LGL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5M | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2M | +5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1M | -6% |
| Q2 2025 | $924K | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $918K | +3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M | +16% |
LGL's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $1M last quarter, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7% | -9.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -39% | -35 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -77 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.8% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.4% | -26 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | -12 points |
LGL's operating margin was 1.7% last quarter, down 9.1 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 has the edge over LGL on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 LGL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LGL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1K | -100% |
| Q2 2026 | -$393K | -$203K |
| Q1 2026 | $501K | +47% |
| Q4 2025 | -$355K | -$338K |
| Q3 2025 | $275K | -48% |
| Q2 2025 | -$190K | -194% |
| Q1 2025 | $340K | +113% |
| Q4 2024 | -$17K | +$52K |
LGL's free cash flow was −$248,000 over the past year, against $408,000 the year before.
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 has the edge over LGL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LGL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +71% | +4.5M shares |
| 1 year | +94% | +5.3M shares |
| 3 years | +105% | +5.6M shares |
| 5 years | +106% | +5.6M shares |
| Available history | +120% | +6M shares |
LGL has 11M diluted shares, up 94% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
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 LGL 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.
LGL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | -152.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -25.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -39.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -204.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -68.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -9.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -15.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -9.3x | Net Cash |
LGL has more cash than debt.
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
LGL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.2 | Neutral |
LGL's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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).
LGL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LGL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
LGL 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.
LGL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.82 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.99 | 0% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.88 | 1.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.76 | 3.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.02 | 16% above |
LGL has the edge over MSFT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 27% above its 200-week average.
LGL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.84 | $3.76 | -36% |
| 2021 | $3.76 | $4.34 | +15% |
| 2022 | $4.34 | $4.08 | -6% |
| 2023 | $4.08 | $6.14 | +50% |
| 2024 | $6.14 | $5.76 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | $5.76 | $5.77 | +0.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.77 | $6.99 | +21% |
LGL has the edge over MSFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 7.2% so far in 2026.