New Analyst Forecast: $MSFT Given $470.0 Price Target

We just received data on a new analyst forecast for $MSFT. An analyst from Scotiabank set a price target of 470.0 for MSFT.

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 7 analysts offer price targets for $MSFT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $497.0.

Here are some recent targets:

• An analyst from Scotiabank set a target price of $470.0 on 03/19/2025
• Gil Luria from D.A. Davidson set a target price of $425.0 on 10/31/2024
• Tyler Radke from Citigroup set a target price of $497.0 on 10/23/2024
• Brent Bracelin from Piper Sandler set a target price of $470.0 on 10/18/2024
• Jackson Ader from KeyBanc set a target price of $505.0 on 10/18/2024
• Bradley Sills from Bank of America Securities set a target price of $510.0 on 10/17/2024
• Kash Rangan from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $500.0 on 10/10/2024

$MSFT Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $MSFT stock 36 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 14 have been purchases and 22 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 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $65,000 on 02/26, 01/24 and 0 sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER has traded it 10 times. They made 0 purchases and 10 sales worth up to $5,170,000 on 02/24, 02/21, 02/14, 01/31, 01/21, 01/16, 11/14, 11/12, 10/03, 10/02.
• REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $100,000 on 02/24.
• SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 02/14, 02/05 and 0 sales.
• SENATOR MARKWAYNE MULLIN purchased up to $100,000 on 02/13.
• REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE has traded it 4 times. They made 4 purchases worth up to $60,000 on 02/12, 12/24, 11/25, 10/21 and 0 sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN has traded it 4 times. They made 0 purchases and 4 sales worth up to $60,000 on 02/10, 01/30, 01/13.
• REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM R. KEATING has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 02/05, 10/31 and 0 sales.
• SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO has traded it 4 times. They made 0 purchases and 4 sales worth up to $60,000 on 02/04, 01/17, 01/03, 12/16.
• REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS H. KEAN, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 01/31.
• SENATOR TOMMY TUBERVILLE has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $100,000 on 01/10, 10/29.
• REPRESENTATIVE JAMES COMER purchased up to $15,000 on 01/02.
• REPRESENTATIVE PETE SESSIONS purchased up to $15,000 on 12/18.
• REPRESENTATIVE MORGAN MCGARVEY sold up to $15,000 on 11/13.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

$MSFT Insider Trading Activity

$MSFT insiders have traded $MSFT stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.

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

• JUDSON ALTHOFF (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 25,000 shares for an estimated $10,425,000
• TAKESHI NUMOTO (EVP, Chief Marketing Officer) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 9,000 shares for an estimated $3,908,546.
• CHRISTOPHER DAVID YOUNG (EVP, Business Development) sold 7,200 shares for an estimated $3,050,340

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

$MSFT Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 2,616 institutional investors add shares of $MSFT stock to their portfolio, and 2,384 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• PROFICIO CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC added 16,788,816 shares (+34643.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $7,076,485,944
• BLACKROCK, INC. added 14,744,532 shares (+2.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $6,214,820,238
• LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC removed 14,385,041 shares (-21.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $6,063,294,781
• FMR LLC removed 14,118,025 shares (-6.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $5,950,747,537
• NORTHERN TRUST CORP added 11,600,470 shares (+16.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $4,889,598,105
• VANGUARD GROUP INC added 10,431,988 shares (+1.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $4,397,082,942
• NORGES BANK added 8,131,702 shares (+8.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $3,427,512,393

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

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