Microsoft Corporation’s filing revealed that its EVP, Chief Marketing Officer Numoto Takeshi unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.12 million on Dec 09 ’24. In the deal valued at $447.41 per share,2,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Numoto Takeshi now holds 49,352 shares worth roughly $18.93 million.
Then, Numoto Takeshi sold 2,000 shares, generating $874,634 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $437.32, the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer now owns 51,852 shares.
Before that, Numoto Takeshi sold 2,500 shares. Microsoft Corporation shares valued at $1,077,182 were divested by the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer at a price of $430.87 per share. As a result of the transaction, Numoto Takeshi now holds 53,852 shares, worth roughly $20.65 million.
DA Davidson upgraded its Microsoft Corporation [MSFT] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published on March 13, 2025; the price target was increased to $450 from $425. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Cantor Fitzgerald’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid January with a ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating. Piper Sandler also remained covering MSFT and reiterated its “an Overweight” recommendation on January 06, 2025. BMO Capital Markets maintained its rating on October 31, 2024. It rated MSFT as “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of MSFT
On Tuesday, Microsoft Corporation [NASDAQ:MSFT] saw its stock fall -1.33% to $383.52. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.81%. Microsoft Corporation shares have fallen nearly -9.01% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -9.81% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $468.35 was reached on 01/28/25, a 52-week low of $376.91 was recorded on 03/11/25. SMA at 50 days reached $411.10, while 200 days put it at $423.75.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MSFT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 380.62, which if violated will result in even more drops to 377.73. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 386.89. A further resistance level may holdings at 390.27. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 39.14, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.74, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 77.07%. Stochastics %K at 34.74% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Microsoft Corporation?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Microsoft Corporation stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 3.84 million shares to a total of 66.33 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 62.49 million shares. There was a rise of 5.79%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on October 10, 2024 when Goldman resumed its ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $500.
