Market Cap
$3.8T
MSFT
MICROSOFT CORP
$514.13 ▲ +0.26%
Prev close $512.80Market cap$3.8T
ConsensusStrong Buy
12-mo target$578.82 (+12.6%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 9/10
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)31 New Institutional Positions19 Institutional ExitsCongressional Activity (15) Artificial IntelligenceCloud & SaaS
Snapshot
The big-picture read on MSFT right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Cap Size
Mega Cap
Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy (93%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$1.5T
Inst. Activity
31 buys / 19 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $64.2M sell
Insider Net $
-$64.2M
Social Sentiment
62° Warm
SEC Reports
20
Congressional
20 trades
Price chart 30d +3.5%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
No data for this timeframe.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 1, 2026 options_unusual
Unusual Call: MSFT $420 2026-11-20 — $24.6M premium
Vol: 2,500 vs OI: 18,905 (0.1x). Price: $99.20, IV: 35%, Delta: 0.94. Direction: CLOSING
Sep 30, 2026 Event
Sep 23, 2026 SEC Language Technologies Incorporated v. Microsoft Corporation
Court ruling (azd) — Docket: 4:23-cv-00520
Stifel double upgrade: Hold → Buy
ANALYST-UPGRADE — Impact 4/10
Sep 15, 2026 Insider
Jolla Alice L. surrendered for taxes 122.773 shares
Chief Accounting Officer @ $505.41 ($62.1K)
Sep 15, 2026 Insider
Coleman Amy surrendered for taxes 35.943 shares
EVP, Chief Human Resources Off @ $505.41 ($18.2K)
Sep 15, 2026 Insider
SMITH BRADFORD L was granted 29,077 shares
Vice Chair and President
Aug 27, 2026 Congress
Thomas Kean Jr sell
$15,001 - $50,000 — House
Aug 26, 2026 Congress
David Taylor sell
$1,001 - $15,000 — House
Analyst ratings buy % -1.1%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
93% rate it Buy or better · 69 analysts
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Firm rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Piper Sandler | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Stifel | UPGRADE | Buy | 54% |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Oppenheimer | MAINTAIN | Outperform | 52% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 49% |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Citizens | REITERATE | Market Outperform | 38% |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Stifel | MAINTAIN | Hold | 54% |
| Sep 1, 2026 | B of A Securities | MAINTAIN | Buy | 54% |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Tigress Financial | MAINTAIN | Buy | 59% |
Monthly consensus history
| Period | Str. Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Str. Sell | Buy % | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 93% | |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 93% | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 23 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 93% | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 23 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 92% | |
| May 1, 2026 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 91% | |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 91% | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 91% | |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 25 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 94% |
Price targets
Where 53 covering analysts think MSFT trades over the next 12 months.
$578.82 +12.6% upside Buy
Current$514.13 Low$440.00 Median$575.00 High$870.00 53 analysts
$440.00$870.00
Analyst rating Strong Buy· 1.3/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood +0.0%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
62°
Warm
BearishNeutralBullish
Recent posts
Just sold last NVDA, GOOGL and MSFT
▲ 1 · 💬 6· ⚡ 0.5
September: +130k in 10 days. Started trading 0–2DTEs on the 21st
▲ 1 · 💬 5· ⚡ 0.5
Goldman says $AMZN, $MSFT and $GOOGL only need ~$1T of 2028 to 2030 revenue to earn a 15% ROIC on AI capex. That’s just ~60% of the ~$1.7T backlog already on the books which makes AI buildout look a lot less speculative with even more upside if utilization or pricing moves higher.
▲ 1 · 💬 0· ⚡ 0.5
Microsoft - Going Long / Burry is going Short
▲ 120 · 💬 116· ⚡ 28.5
How is my starter setup
▲ 1 · 💬 7· ⚡ 0.5
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
20 SEC filing reports analyzed · 6 bullish, 1 bearish, 1 mixed, 12 neutral · avg impact 3.1/10.
BULLISHANALYST-UPGRADE4/10
CLSA Initiates MSFT at Outperform — PT $535 (+35.8%)
Jul 20, 2026
BULLISHANALYST-UPGRADE4/10
Stifel double upgrade: Hold → Buy
Sep 23, 2026
BULLISHANALYST-UPGRADE1/10
Citizens initiates MSFT at Market Outperform — PT $550 (+22%)
Jun 1, 2026
NEUTRAL1443/10
Amy Hood, EVP and CFO of Microsoft, filed a Form 144 on September 14, 2026, indicating intent to sel
Sep 14, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Oct 1, 2026
options_unusual
Unusual Call: MSFT $420 2026-11-20 — $24.6M premium
Vol: 2,500 vs OI: 18,905 (0.1x). Price: $99.20, IV: 35%, Delta: 0.94. Direction: CLOSING
Oct 1, 2026
options_unusual
Unusual Call: MSFT $560 2026-11-20 — $8.5M premium
Vol: 7,888 vs OI: 12,488 (0.6x). Price: $10.30, IV: 32%, Delta: 0.30. Direction: UNKNOWN
Sep 30, 2026
options_unusual
Unusual Call: MSFT $525 2026-10-30 — $25.6M premium
Vol: 15,072 vs OI: 15,389 (1x). Price: $16.90, IV: 33%, Delta: 0.47. Direction: UNKNOWN
Sep 30, 2026
options_unusual
Unusual Call: MSFT $515 2026-09-30 — $8.5M premium
Vol: 25,126 vs OI: 2,538 (9.9x). Price: $3.26, IV: 39%, Delta: 0.65. Direction: OPENING
Sep 30, 2026
options_unusual
Unusual Call: MSFT $500 2026-12-18 — $12.2M premium
Vol: 3,039 vs OI: 11,694 (0.3x). Price: $40.18, IV: 30%, Delta: 0.64. Direction: UNKNOWN
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
| Period | EPS Est. | Range | Growth | 30d Rev | Up/Dn | Revenue | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | $4.72 | $4.43–$4.83 | 14.3% | -0.1% | 17↑ 5↓ | $90.7B | 26 |
| Next Q | $4.82 | $4.72–$5.02 | 16.5% | -0.1% | 13↑ 8↓ | $95.5B | 26 |
| Current FY | $19.75 | $19.21–$20.70 | 14.3% | -0.0% | 21↑ 8↓ | $391.0B | 34 |
| Next FY | $23.65 | $22.08–$26.00 | 19.7% | +0.3% | 19↑ 3↓ | $467.3B | 33 |
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
| When | EPS estimate | Change vs now |
|---|---|---|
| Current | $4.722 | — |
| 7d ago | $4.725 | -0.003 |
| 30d ago | $4.725 | -0.003 |
| 60d ago | $4.703 | +0.019 |
| 90d ago | $4.623 | +0.099 |
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own MSFT (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $1.5T total value (4,004,358,038 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, STATE. Net buying activity: 31 institutions added/increased vs 19 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Tracked | Last move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 607,367,113 | $226.6B | 15.2% | — |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 485,192,007 | $181.0B | 12.1% | — |
| STATE STREET CORP | 315,653,206 | $117.7B | 7.9% | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 189,632,090 | $70.6B | 4.7% | — |
| FMR LLC | 185,960,066 | $69.4B | 4.6% | — |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 168,407,641 | $62.8B | 4.2% | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 135,173,516 | $49.8B | 3.3% | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 127,674,661 | $47.6B | 3.2% | — |
| NORGES BANK | 102,732,956 | $38.3B | 2.6% | NEW |
| Invesco Ltd. | 100,247,890 | $37.4B | 2.5% | — |
Recent position changes
| Fund | Action | Prev | Current | Change | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORGES BANK | NEW | — | 102,732,956 | — | $38.3B |
| Sanders Capital, LLC | ADD | 12,393,692 | 16,102,026 | +29.9% | $6.0B |
| CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM | TRIM | 21,906,086 | 15,795,039 | -27.9% | $5.9B |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | ADD | 6,022,434 | 9,026,988 | +49.9% | $3.4B |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | ADD | 4,664,080 | 7,932,406 | +70.1% | $3.0B |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | ADD | 6,063,327 | 7,779,696 | +28.3% | $2.9B |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | TRIM | 12,842,350 | 7,319,367 | -43.0% | $2.7B |
| PeakShares LLC | ADD | 4,412 | 7,000 | +58.7% | $2.6B |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | ADD | 4,769,771 | 6,366,290 | +33.5% | $2.4B |
| PERSHING SQUARE INC. | NEW | — | 6,206,730 | — | $2.3B |
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
19 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$64.2M — $0.00 bought, $64.2M sold.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Jolla Alice L. | Chief Accounting Officer | TAX W/H | 122.773 | $505.41 | $62.1K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Coleman Amy | EVP, Chief Human Resources Off | TAX W/H | 35.943 | $505.41 | $18.2K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | SMITH BRADFORD L | Vice Chair and President | AWARD | 29,077 | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Hood Amy | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | AWARD | 29,077 | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Coleman Amy | EVP, Chief Human Resources Off | AWARD | 6,506 | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Althoff Judson | EVP, Chief Commercial Officer | AWARD | 29,077 | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Numoto Takeshi | EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | AWARD | 11,569 | — | — |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Hood Amy | EVP, Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 10,433 | $496.91 | $5.2M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Hood Amy | EVP, Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 4,339 | $495.97 | $2.2M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Hood Amy | EVP, Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 4,305 | $498.88 | $2.1M |
Congressional trades
MSFT trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
11 members · 9 buys / 11 sells
| Date | Member | Party | Chamber | Type | Amount | Asset | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Thomas Kean Jr | R | HOUSE | SELL | $15,001 - $50,000 | Microsoft Corp | Sep 14, 2026(19d) |
| Aug 26, 2026 | David Taylor | R | HOUSE | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | Microsoft Corp | Sep 7, 2026(13d) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Kevin Hern | R | HOUSE | SELL | $15,001 - $50,000 | Microsoft Corp | Sep 2, 2026(13d) |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Gilbert Cisneros | D | HOUSE | BUY | $15,001 - $50,000 | Microsoft Corp | Sep 11, 2026(25d) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Josh Gottheimer | D | HOUSE | BUY | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | Microsoft Corp | Sep 15, 2026(33d) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Josh Gottheimer | D | HOUSE | SELL | $250,001 - $500,000 | Microsoft Corp | Sep 15, 2026(33d) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Josh Gottheimer | D | HOUSE | BUY | $250,001 - $500,000 | Microsoft Corp | Sep 15, 2026(33d) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Josh Gottheimer | D | HOUSE | SELL | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | Microsoft Corp | Sep 15, 2026(33d) |
| Aug 11, 2026 | David Taylor | R | HOUSE | SELL | $15,001 - $50,000 | Microsoft Corp | Aug 21, 2026(11d) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Ro Khanna | D | HOUSE | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | Microsoft Corp | Sep 7, 2026(32d) |
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for MSFT.
Shares short
67,346,414
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
-9.5%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
3.7
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈0.9%
Estimate — not % of float
All MSFT filing & press-release reports (20)
- CLSA Initiates MSFT at Outperform — PT $535 (+35.8%)Jul 20, 2026
- Stifel double upgrade: Hold → BuySep 23, 2026
- Citizens initiates MSFT at Market Outperform — PT $550 (+22%)Jun 1, 2026
- 144 reportSep 14, 2026
- 8-K reportSep 2, 2026
- 144 reportSep 1, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportAug 12, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportAug 8, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportAug 7, 2026
- CLUSTER reportAug 6, 2026
- 144 reportAug 6, 2026
- 144 reportAug 4, 2026
- 8-K reportJul 29, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportJul 16, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportJul 4, 2026
- INST-CLUSTER reportJun 14, 2026
- CLUSTER reportJun 10, 2026
- 8-K reportJun 5, 2026
- 8-K reportMay 14, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportApr 10, 2026