$MSFT stock rose 2% this week, according to our price data from Polygon.

It has been the 3rd 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:

• 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 Government Contracts

We have seen $461,626,333 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: $52,106,045
• MICROSOFT CONSULTING SERVICES (MCS) AND UNIFIED SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. NAVY / PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE DIGITA...: $35,419,844
• THE ENTERPRISE CLOUD MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ECMA) REQUIRES MICROSOFT AZURE CLOUD COMPUTING CAPABILITIES AT DEPA...: $33,395,436
• MICROSOFT CONSULTING SERVICES (MCS) AND MICROSOFT PREMIER SUPPORT (MPS) FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS ...: $28,622,189
• MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS SERVICES (METSS) MICROSOFT CONSULTING SERVICES (MCS) AND MICROSOFT...: $20,728,616

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Quiver Quantitative API government contracts endpoint.

$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 MATTHEW VAN EPPS sold up to $15,000 on 06/16.
• 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 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 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:

• 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

You can track data on $MSFT on Quiver Quantitative.

This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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