MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT)

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$513.53
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MSFT Bull Case vs. Bear Case

A data-driven read of MSFT's strengths and risk factors, built from its financials, earnings history, analyst activity, and insider trading, not opinion or speculation.

Strengths
Operating margin is the highest in the last 8 years on record.
Holds more cash & investments than debt (net cash position).
Total debt has fallen for 7 straight years on record.
On a 9-quarter EPS beat streak.
Beats EPS estimates 100% of the time.
Analyst coverage has grown 22% over the history on record.
Watch Items
Gross margin has declined for 2 straight years on record.
Inventory grew 48.9%, notably faster than revenue's 17.8%.
Cluster insider selling on record: 4 instance(s) of 2+ insiders selling within a 30-day window.
Who's Bullish on MSFT, and Who Isn't

Five independent market signals, analysts, institutions, insiders, short sellers, and price trend, each scored from real, current data. See exactly where the smart money agrees, and where it's split.

Signals are mixed: 3 of 5 available lean bullish, 2 lean bearish.

Institutions
121.87M shares net this 13F cycle
Insiders
Net selling
Analysts
Strong Buy consensus, 14 analysts
Short Sellers
Short interest falling, 1 straight reports
Price Trend
Longer-term downtrend, but price has bounced above the 50-day average
Valuation check: Revenue growth trend and analyst price target trend are roughly in line.
MSFT's Biggest Trading Days

Every trading day in the last 2 years where MSFT moved 4% or more in a single session, most recent first, a quick read on how volatile this stock has really been. See full daily price history →

DateMoveClose
Aug 3, 2026+4.93%$487.65
Jul 30, 2026+15.51%$451.10
Jun 26, 2026+5.71%$372.97
Jun 2, 2026-4.17%$441.31
May 29, 2026+5.45%$450.24
Apr 15, 2026+4.61%$411.22
Feb 5, 2026-4.95%$393.67
Jan 29, 2026-9.99%$433.50
May 1, 2025+7.63%$425.40
Apr 9, 2025+10.13%$390.49
Jan 30, 2025-6.18%$414.99
Jan 22, 2025+4.13%$446.20
Oct 31, 2024-6.05%$406.35
The MSFT Timeline: Earnings, Insider Trades & Analyst Calls

Every major event from the past 12 months, earnings reports, insider transactions, and analyst upgrades or downgrades, merged into a single chronological feed so you can see what clustered together.

IAug 5, 2026Althoff Judson: Sale$4,879K
IAug 4, 2026Numoto Takeshi: Sale$2,388K
EJul 29, 2026Q4 '26 earnings: beat EPS+13.3% surprise
IJun 10, 2026Numoto Takeshi: Sale$1,813K
IJun 8, 2026Numoto Takeshi: Sale$1,031K
IJun 1, 2026Althoff Judson: Sale$7,145K
IMay 14, 2026Coleman Amy: Sale$519K
EApr 29, 2026Q3 '26 earnings: beat EPS+5.1% surprise
IMar 6, 2026Hogan Kathleen T: Sale$5,046K
IFeb 18, 2026STANTON JOHN W: Purchase$1,987K
EJan 28, 2026Q2 '26 earnings: beat EPS+34.5% surprise
IDec 4, 2025Numoto Takeshi: Sale$1,364K
IDec 2, 2025Althoff Judson: Sale$6,267K
INov 3, 2025SMITH BRADFORD L: Sale$19,968K
EOct 29, 2025Q1 '26 earnings: beat EPS+1.3% surprise
ISep 3, 2025Nadella Satya: Sale$75,315K
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Exchange
NASDAQ

Microsoft Corporation, a technology company, develops and supports a portfolio of technology solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide. It operates through three segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Microsoft 365 Commercial, Enterprise Mobility + Security, Power BI, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Windows Commercial on-premises and Office licensed on-premises. This segment also provides Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services; LinkedIn, including talent solutions, marketing solutions, subscriptions, and sales solutions; Dynamics 365, a set of cloud-based applications; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services; cloud and AI consumption-based services, GitHub cloud services, health and life sciences cloud services, as well as virtual desktop offerings, and other cloud services; SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related client access licenses; and enterprise support services, industry solutions, Microsoft partner network, and learning experience. The More Personal Computing segment provides Windows OEM licensing and devices comprising Surface and PC accessories; XBOX hardware, and XBOX first- and third-party content and services; XBOX Game Pass and other subscriptions; XBOX Cloud Gaming, advertising, and other cloud services; and search advertising consisting of Bing, Copilot, Microsoft News, Microsoft Edge, and third-party affiliates. It sells its products through partners and retail networks. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, 98052-6399, United States, 425 882 8080

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MSFT By the Numbers

A complete statistical profile built from MSFT's full price, financial, and ownership history, not an isolated snapshot. Explore any category in depth below.

Price & Momentum
Full price insights →
Volatility regime
Unusually wild
52-week range position
86%
Trend
Longer-term downtrend, but price has bounced above the 50-day average
Current streak
6d up
View full historical prices →
Financial Health
Full financial statements →
Revenue growth
Stable
FCF conversion
50%
Net cash
$36.55B
Share count, 1yr
-0.1%
Valuation
P/E (ttm)
30.9x
PEG
1.74

P/E uses trailing 12-month earnings where 4 recent quarters are on record, otherwise the latest fiscal year. PEG divides P/E by trailing revenue growth (a proxy, not true forward earnings growth, which this data doesn't include).

Earnings
Full earnings history →
EPS beat rate
+100%
Current streak
9q beat
Analyst Coverage
Full analyst ratings →
Consensus
Strong Buy
Avg target upside
+6.1%
Target agreement
Wide disagreement
Insider Activity
Full insider transactions →
Net flow
-$126.31M
Transactions on record
13
Short Interest
Full short interest →
Shares short
81.3M
Days-to-cover percentile
59th
Days to cover
2.0
Institutional Ownership
Full institutional holders →
Total holders
5,764
Net flow this cycle
-$437.96B
Top 10 concentration
+59%
This overview draws together MSFT's price action, fundamentals, and market activity into one view, click through any section above for the full underlying analysis. The bull/bear breakdown and agreement matrix combine independently-sourced signals and are not a recommendation; any single signal can be wrong, and agreement between them is not a guarantee of future performance. This is historical data, not investment advice. Read disclaimer →