Microsoft MSFT

$496.25

−$4.34 (-0.87%)

Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET

After hours $500.31 -0.05%

Open$494.80

Prev close$500.59

Day range$491.22 – $496.98

Volume8.43M

Market cap$3.68T

P/E (TTM)27.6

Dividend yield0.72%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership75.3%-0.07 pts vs. prior quarter

Institutions holding7,435-54 vs. prior quarter

Insider trades (recent)10 buys / 7 sellsNet buying

Short interest1.00% of floatDays to cover 3.2 · as of 31 Aug 2026

Short-sale volume share11.0%5-day average of daily volume

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$341.58M (15 inflow days, 5 outflow days).

Institutional holders7,435

Institutional ownership75.3%

Total transactions22

Bought10

Sold7

Report date	Shares short	% of float	Days to cover
31 Aug 2026	74,451,155	1.0%	3.2
14 Aug 2026	68,544,953	0.9%	2.1
31 Jul 2026	81,311,791	1.1%	2.0
15 Jul 2026	92,373,474	1.2%	2.9
30 Jun 2026	89,063,316	1.2%	1.5
15 Jun 2026	95,188,264	1.3%	2.6