Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Microsoft Corporation shares valued at $75,315,121 were sold by Nadella Satya on Sep 03 ’25. At $504.78 per share, Nadella Satya sold 149,205 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 790,852 shares worth approximately $413.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SATYA NADELLA purchased 149,205 shares, netting a total of over 75,366,430 in proceeds.
Before that, Numoto Takeshi had sold 4,850 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,557,506, the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer traded Microsoft Corporation shares for $527.32 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,850 shares, worth approximately $20.43 million.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on October 06, 2025, Microsoft Corporation [MSFT] has been retained to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $675. Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 31, 2025, Wells Fargo has reiterated its “an Overweight” rating for MSFT. Earlier on July 31, 2025, Wedbush resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for MSFT stock.
Analyzing MSFT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Microsoft Corporation [NASDAQ: MSFT] plunged -0.47% to $522.4. The stock’s lowest price that day was $517.4, but it reached a high of $524.325 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.29%. Over the course of the year, Microsoft Corporation shares have jumped approximately 27.56%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $555.45 on 07/31/25 and a 52-week low of $344.79 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 518.43, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 514.45. In the upper region, resistance lies at 525.35. The next price resistance is at 528.30. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.62 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Microsoft Corporation subject to short interest?
Stocks of Microsoft Corporation saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 9.06 million shares to 65.24 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 56.18 million shares. A jump of 13.88% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.09 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.09.
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In terms of Microsoft Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 630 in the next 12 months, up nearly 20.03% from the previous closing price of $524.85. Analysts anticipate Microsoft Corporation stock to reach 675 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 515. In spite of this, 40 analysts ranked Microsoft Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 31, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $650.
