Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Microsoft Corporation shares valued at $32,703,925 were sold by SMITH BRADFORD L on May 02 ’25. At $436.05 per share, SMITH BRADFORD L sold 75,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 476,999 shares worth approximately $206.71 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SMITH BRADFORD L sold 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,599,020 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $433.17 each, the insider now holds 471,036 shares.
Before that, BRADFORD SMITH had added 6,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,599,020, the Officer bought Microsoft Corporation shares for $433.17 each.
As published in a research note from Wedbush on May 01, 2025, Microsoft Corporation [MSFT] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $515. Analysts at Stifel resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of May 01, 2025, Scotiabank has reiterated its “Sector outperform” rating for MSFT. Earlier on May 01, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for MSFT stock.
Analyzing MSFT Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 9.64%. Over the course of the year, Microsoft Corporation shares have jumped approximately 2.81%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $448.38 on 01/28/25 and a 52-week low of $344.79 on 04/07/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $388.73, while a 200-day SMA reached $414.09.
Support And Resistance Levels for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 430.27, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 427.18. In the upper region, resistance lies at 437.28. The next price resistance is at 441.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.17 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 34.90, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 7.34%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
