In a filing, Microsoft Corporation revealed 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 $19.5 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 $21.28 million.
Scotiabank initiated its Microsoft Corporation [MSFT] rating to a Sector outperform in a research note published on March 20, 2025; the price target was $470. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including DA Davidson’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid March from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Cantor Fitzgerald began covering MSFT with “an Overweight” recommendation on January 17, 2025. Piper Sandler maintained its rating on January 06, 2025. It rated MSFT as “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of MSFT
On Tuesday, Microsoft Corporation [NASDAQ:MSFT] saw its stock jump 0.53% to $395.16. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.04%. Microsoft Corporation shares have fallen nearly -6.25% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -7.97% 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 $407.84, while 200 days put it at $423.11.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MSFT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 393.08, which if violated will result in even more drops to 391.00. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 396.80. A further resistance level may holdings at 398.44. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 49.83, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 5.47, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 27.69%. Stochastics %K at 64.41% 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 2025-03-14, growing by 10.62 million shares to a total of 64.26 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 53.63 million shares. There was a rise of 16.53%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on October 31, 2024 when BMO Capital Markets resumed its ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $495.
