$90,000 of MICROSOFT CORPORATION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Issues related to artificial intelligence; Issues related to government innovation; Issues related to innovation in the technology sector; Issues related to government acquisition. Issues related to cybersecurity; Issues related to S. 2983 - Extending Expired Cybersecurity Authorities Act; Issues related to the PACT Act Protecting America from Cyber Threats; Issues related to H.R. 5079 - Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government (WIMWIG) Act; Issues related to H.R. 5078 - Protecting Information by Local Leaders for Agency Resilience (PILLAR) Act; Issues related to S. 3251- State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Reauthorization Act. Issues related to competition in the technology sector. Issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60); Issues related to H.R. 8800/S. 4784 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. Issues related to H.R. 6048/S. 3663 - NDO Fairness Act of 2026; Issues related to H.R. 7786/S. 3982 - AI Fraud Accountability Act of 2026; Issues related to S. 1748 - Kids Online Safety Act. Issues related to H.R. 9340 - Ratepayer Protection Act. Issues related to high-skilled immigration visas."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
MSFT Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $MSFT stock 30 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 18 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 GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 5 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $150,000 on 05/15, 03/13 and 3 sales worth up to $150,000 on 06/16, 04/14, 02/10.
- REPRESENTATIVE MATTHEW VAN EPPS sold up to $15,000 on 06/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE CLEO FIELDS has traded it 4 times. They made 4 purchases worth up to $60,000 on 06/11, 03/12 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS H. KEAN, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 06/02, 01/23.
- REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON sold up to $50,000 on 05/12.
- REPRESENTATIVE MARIA ELVIRA SALAZAR purchased up to $50,000 on 04/17.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MCGUIRE has traded it 3 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 04/15, 01/21 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 01/30.
- 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 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 03/19 and 0 sales.
- SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 03/05, 02/13 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 02/26, 02/09, 01/29 and 0 sales.
- SENATOR ANGUS S. KING JR. sold up to $15,000 on 02/13.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER sold up to $15,000 on 02/02.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW sold up to $15,000 on 02/02.
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 Congress trades endpoint.
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:
- JUDSON ALTHOFF (CEO Microsoft Commercial) sold 15,500 shares for an estimated $7,145,314
- KATHLEEN T HOGAN (EVP, Strategy) sold 12,320 shares for an estimated $5,045,642
- TAKESHI NUMOTO (EVP, Chief Marketing Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 7,000 shares for an estimated $2,843,905.
- JOHN W STANTON purchased 5,000 shares for an estimated $1,986,750
- AMY COLEMAN (EVP, Chief Human Resources Off) sold 1,262 shares for an estimated $519,241
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 insider transaction endpoint.
MSFT Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 3,105 institutional investors add shares of MSFT stock to their portfolio, and 2,427 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 26,747,859 shares (-32.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $9,758,421,398
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 22,768,626 shares (+31.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $8,306,677,823
- TCI FUND MANAGEMENT LTD removed 14,053,541 shares (-83.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $5,127,153,363
- CORIENT PRIVATE WEALTH LLC removed 12,153,795 shares (-68.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $4,434,069,029
- FMR LLC removed 10,737,378 shares (-5.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $3,917,317,615
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 9,857,082 shares (+19.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $3,596,159,226
- AMUNDI added 9,814,598 shares (+30.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $3,580,659,788
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 13F endpoint.
MSFT Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MSFT in the last several months. We have seen 10 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Wolfe Research issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/06/2026
- 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
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 29 analysts offer price targets for $MSFT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $545.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Keith Bachman from BMO Capital set a target price of $515.0 on 07/07/2026
- Alex Zukin from Wolfe Research set a target price of $525.0 on 07/06/2026
- Gil Luria from DA Davidson set a target price of $550.0 on 07/06/2026
- Brad Reback from Stifel set a target price of $400.0 on 06/25/2026
- Derrick Wood from TD Cowen set a target price of $540.0 on 06/04/2026
- Patrick Walravens from Citizens set a target price of $550.0 on 06/04/2026
- Thomas Blakey from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $502.0 on 06/04/2026
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