NYSE · MSFT
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
$535.07
Up+$12.46 (+2.38%)
Updated Oct 10, 2026, 11:13 PM
SID Score
7.5/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
49/100
Neutral
Price performance · MSFT
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 9, 2026
MSFT closed at $535.07 after 21 trading sessions, up 7.96% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | $528.235 | $537.22 | $526.2401 | $535.07 | 18.5M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $529.805 | $533.51 | $518.79 | $522.61 | 20.23M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $530.725 | $531.73 | $524.69 | $529.76 | 16.79M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $531.68 | $535.69 | $528.78 | $529.30 | 21.11M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $521.62 | $532.35 | $521.47 | $525.18 | 26.6M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $519.385 | $522.50 | $513.66 | $517.53 | 17.82M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $519.88 | $522.85 | $512.17 | $512.80 | 19.73M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $511.61 | $519.83 | $510.31 | $512.90 | 27.22M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $508.31 | $513.64 | $502.40 | $508.96 | 21.34M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $505.47 | $513.33 | $502.22 | $509.22 | 19.63M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $499.035 | $519.40 | $497.25 | $516.17 | 38.19M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $495.07 | $498.90 | $491.22 | $497.93 | 16.66M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $500.755 | $509.44 | $495.88 | $500.59 | 19.45M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $507.32 | $508.50 | $493.65 | $498.00 | 21.65M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $494.945 | $501.87 | $491.33 | $501.61 | 27.96M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $497.965 | $498.65 | $491.10 | $493.78 | 39.62M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $497.795 | $501.47 | $493.17 | $497.75 | 17.84M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $493.03 | $495.97 | $487.23 | $490.30 | 16.67M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $500.06 | $505.90 | $495.54 | $497.12 | 17.79M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $497.06 | $509.95 | $495.3416 | $505.41 | 23.09M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $495.65 | $498.97 | $492.58 | $495.63 | 14.52M |
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Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | — |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | — |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Overweight | — |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Stifel | Buy | — |
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Microsoft Corporation shares closed at $535.07, reflecting a single-session decline of 0.93% per SID market data. Despite the daily pullback, MSFT has demonstrated strong momentum across broader timeframes, gaining 6.3% over the past month and surging 35.71% over the trailing three-month period, according to Massive/Polygon data. On a year-over-year basis, the stock has appreciated 10.5%. Technically, MSFT trades well above both its 50-day moving average of $498.77 and its 200-day moving average of $424.40, confirming a sustained bullish trend structure. The 14-day RSI registers at 70.5, placing the stock at the upper boundary of neutral territory and approaching overbought conditions. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 24.76 million shares. Microsoft's market capitalization currently sits at roughly $3.59 trillion, reinforcing its position among the world's most valuable publicly traded companies. The stock's beta of 1.07 indicates volatility closely aligned with the broader market.
Microsoft Corporation trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.27, reflecting a premium valuation relative to the broader market, according to SID market data. The PEG ratio stands at 11.45, suggesting the current earnings multiple significantly exceeds the company's near-term earnings growth rate. The price-to-book ratio registers at 9.90, while the price-to-sales ratio sits at 12.33, both elevated metrics consistent with Microsoft's dominant positioning within the Technology sector, per SEC filings. The company offers a modest dividend yield of approximately 0.70%, providing shareholders with a baseline income component alongside capital appreciation. These valuation metrics collectively indicate that the market is pricing in sustained long-term revenue and earnings expansion, particularly driven by Microsoft's cloud computing and artificial intelligence initiatives. At a $3.59 trillion market capitalization, Microsoft's premium multiples reflect its recurring revenue model and high-margin business segments that continue to scale across enterprise and consumer markets.
Microsoft Corporation's composite smart money score stands at 49 out of 100 with a neutral signal, according to SID market data. Institutional positioning scores a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating maximum confidence from large asset managers and pension funds as reflected in 13F institutional filings. Congressional trading activity scores 14.5 out of 25, suggesting moderate buying interest among U.S. lawmakers. In contrast, insider activity scores 0 out of 25, and dark pool activity registers at just 9.1 out of 25, both relatively subdued readings. SEC Form 4 filings reveal 20 insider transactions over the past 90 days, comprising 11 purchases and 9 sales, producing a modestly buy-leaning insider ratio. The near-balanced insider activity suggests company executives and directors are neither aggressively accumulating nor liquidating positions at current price levels. The divergence between maximum institutional conviction and muted insider and dark pool signals creates the overall neutral composite reading, indicating mixed sentiment across different categories of sophisticated market participants tracking MSFT.
Microsoft Corporation has delivered consecutive earnings beats in its two most recently reported quarters, according to company earnings reports. In the quarter reported on July 29, 2026, MSFT posted actual earnings per share of $4.74 against a consensus estimate of $4.23, representing a positive surprise of $0.51 or approximately 12.1%. The prior quarter reported on April 29, 2026 also exceeded expectations, with actual EPS of $4.27 versus an estimate of $4.07, a $0.20 beat. Looking ahead, analyst estimates project EPS of $4.04 for the quarter expected on February 4, 2026, and $4.72 for the quarter anticipated on October 28, 2026, per consensus analyst estimates. The upward trajectory in estimates across sequential quarters reflects expectations for continued earnings growth. Microsoft's pattern of outperformance relative to Wall Street projections underscores the company's operational execution and its ability to consistently deliver results ahead of market expectations across its cloud and productivity segments.
Wall Street consensus on Microsoft Corporation remains decisively bullish, with recent analyst actions uniformly maintaining or upgrading positive ratings, per Wall Street analyst reports. On October 7, 2026, Evercore ISI Group reiterated its Outperform rating, while Scotiabank maintained a Sector Outperform designation on October 5, according to SID consensus data. Wells Fargo reaffirmed its Overweight rating on October 1, followed by Piper Sandler maintaining its own Overweight call on September 30. Notably, Stifel upgraded MSFT to Buy from Hold on September 23, representing the sole rating change among recent coverage actions and signaling increased conviction from a previously neutral voice. Across these five most recent analyst updates, zero downgrades or negative revisions have been issued. The uniformity of bullish sentiment across major sell-side institutions — spanning Evercore, Scotiabank, Wells Fargo, Piper Sandler, and Stifel — reflects broad confidence in Microsoft's fundamental trajectory and competitive positioning within the Technology sector at current valuation levels.
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