MSFTMicrosoft Corporation

$524.72+3.2% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 2 neutral
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +20% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$75.4M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest0.8% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 9.2% since the previous count, down from 1.2% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 86% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How MSFT is trading

Microsoft Corporation is +3.2% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 13 points behind the market.

+3.2%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+20%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
50

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
3.5%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$351.11 – $543.51 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$524.72
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+5.5%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+3.2%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+85%
vs 50-day average$508.28
+3.2%
52-week high
$543.51
52-week low
$353.97
Annualised volatility
31%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$18M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+9.0%
2025+16%
2024+13%
2023+58%
2022−28%
2021+52%
2020+43%
2019+58%
2018+21%
2017+41%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+1.9%
Feb104 of 10−0.90%
Mar106 of 10+1.4%
Apr108 of 10+4.2%
May107 of 10+4.5%
Jun106 of 10+2.3%
Jul119 of 11+4.2%
Aug117 of 11+4.1%
Sep116 of 11−1.7%
Oct116 of 11+2.7%
Nov108 of 10+4.1%
Dec105 of 10−0.28%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.