$MSFT stock fell 3% this week. Here's what we see in our data.

$MSFT stock fell 3% this week, according to our price data from Polygon.

It has been the 6th most-searched ticker on Quiver Quantitative over the last week, out of 50 total tickers searched.

Here is what we see in our data on $MSFT (you can track the company live on Quiver's $MSFT stock page):

$MSFT Insider Trading Activity

$MSFT insiders have traded $MSFT stock on the open market 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MSFT stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• BRADFORD L SMITH (Vice Chair and President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 38,500 shares for an estimated $19,967,707.
• JUDSON ALTHOFF (CEO Microsoft Commercial) sold 12,750 shares for an estimated $6,266,829
• KATHLEEN T HOGAN (EVP, Strategy) sold 12,320 shares for an estimated $5,045,642
• JOHN W STANTON purchased 5,000 shares for an estimated $1,986,750
• TAKESHI NUMOTO (EVP, Chief Marketing Officer) sold 2,850 shares for an estimated $1,364,352

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API.

$MSFT Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 3,058 institutional investors add shares of $MSFT stock to their portfolio, and 2,630 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 178,000,181 shares (-74.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $86,084,447,535
• AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE CO removed 59,992,081 shares (-99.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $21,886,910,911
• CARDANO RISK MANAGEMENT B.V. removed 21,143,944 shares (-89.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $7,713,945,089
• VANGUARD GROUP INC added 15,955,898 shares (+2.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $7,716,591,390
• CORIENT PRIVATE WEALTH LLC added 12,492,886 shares (+234.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $6,041,809,527
• JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 11,048,048 shares (-7.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $5,343,056,973
• BLACKROCK, INC. added 10,037,437 shares (+1.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $4,854,305,281

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API.

$MSFT Government Contracts

We have seen $385,704,000 of award payments to $MSFT over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

• MICROSOFT AZURE STRATUS HSTXXX0000002144 93A34F: $36,680,310
• MICROSOFT CONSULTING SERVICES (MCS) AND UNIFIED SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. NAVY / PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE DIGITA...: $35,419,844
• MICROSOFT CONSULTING SERVICES (MCS) AND MICROSOFT PREMIER SUPPORT (MPS) FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS ...: $31,125,253
• ARMY CYBER COMMANDS MICROSOFT CONSULTING SERVICES AND MICROSOFT PREMIER SUPPORT: $22,811,133
• THE ENTERPRISE CLOUD MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ECMA) REQUIRES MICROSOFT AZURE CLOUD COMPUTING CAPABILITIES AT DEPA...: $21,498,806

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.

$MSFT Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $MSFT stock 36 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 24 have been purchases and 12 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MSFT stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

• REPRESENTATIVE LIZZIE FLETCHER sold up to $15,000 on 04/08.
• SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 03/30, 03/27 and 0 sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD MCCORMICK has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 03/19, 11/05 and 0 sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 5 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $165,000 on 03/13, 11/18, 11/12 and 2 sales worth up to $100,000 on 02/10, 12/19.
• REPRESENTATIVE CLEO FIELDS has traded it 4 times. They made 4 purchases worth up to $60,000 on 03/12, 12/11 and 0 sales.
• SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 03/05, 02/13, 12/17 and 0 sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR has traded it 6 times. They made 6 purchases worth up to $90,000 on 02/26, 02/09, 01/29, 01/16, 01/08 and 0 sales.
• SENATOR ANGUS S. KING JR. sold up to $15,000 on 02/13.
• REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW sold up to $15,000 on 02/02.
• REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER sold up to $15,000 on 02/02.
• REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MCGUIRE has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 01/21 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 01/30.
• REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS H. KEAN, JR. sold up to $15,000 on 01/23.
• SENATOR MARKWAYNE MULLIN has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $750,000 on 12/29, 11/03 and 0 sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 12/18, 11/13.
• SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO sold up to $15,000 on 12/16.
• REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT EVANS sold up to $15,000 on 11/21.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API.

$MSFT Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MSFT in the last several months. We have seen 11 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

• Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 04/30/2026
• Guggenheim issued a "Buy" rating on 04/30/2026
• Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/30/2026
• Benchmark issued a "Buy" rating on 04/30/2026
• Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/30/2026
• Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/29/2026
• DA Davidson issued a "Buy" rating on 01/29/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $MSFT, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MSFT forecast page.

$MSFT Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MSFT recently. We have seen 28 analysts offer price targets for $MSFT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $542.5.

Here are some recent targets:

• Brad Reback from Stifel set a target price of $415.0 on 05/01/2026
• John Difucci from Guggenheim set a target price of $586.0 on 04/30/2026
• Billy Fitzsimmons from Piper Sandler set a target price of $540.0 on 04/30/2026
• Dan Ives from Wedbush set a target price of $575.0 on 04/30/2026
• Terry Tillman from Truist Securities set a target price of $575.0 on 04/30/2026
• Patrick Colville from Scotiabank set a target price of $550.0 on 04/30/2026
• Kirk Materne from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $510.0 on 04/30/2026

You can track data on $MSFT on Quiver Quantitative.

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