Michael Burry, the investor best known for predicting the 2008 housing collapse, has made a bold call on one of the world's biggest technology companies.
According to 24/7 Wall St., Burry is betting that Microsoft's stock will more than double by 2028. The report frames this as a significant wager from an investor whose contrarian positions tend to draw attention precisely because he built his reputation on calling things that the broader market missed.
The story positions Microsoft within the wider conversation around artificial intelligence stocks, a category that has driven much of the market's recent enthusiasm. A bet of this kind on a company of Microsoft's scale implies confidence that its growth still has substantial room to run over the next few years.
The source does not detail the specific mechanics behind the position or lay out the precise reasoning step by step beyond the central forecast. What it makes clear is the headline claim: Burry expects Microsoft shares to gain more than 100% over roughly the next several years.
It matters because when an investor with Burry's track record stakes out a high-conviction view on a stock as widely held as Microsoft, ordinary investors and market watchers tend to take notice — and a doubling forecast on a company that size is a meaningful signal about where one prominent skeptic sees value heading.