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What the tape says about MSFT
Microsoft Corporation is −4.4% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 27 points behind the market.
−4.4%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +14%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 49
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −7.6%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $497.68
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- +30%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- −4.4%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +82%
- vs 50-day average$432.69
- +15%
- 52-week high
- $538.66
- 52-week low
- $356.00
- Annualised volatility
- 31%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$14M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +3.4% |
| 2025 | +16% |
| 2024 | +13% |
| 2023 | +58% |
| 2022 | −28% |
| 2021 | +52% |
| 2020 | +43% |
| 2019 | +58% |
| 2018 | +21% |
| 2017 | +41% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.90% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.4% |
| Apr | 10 | 8 of 10 | +4.2% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +4.5% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.1% |
| Jul | 11 | 9 of 11 | +4.4% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +3.8% |
| Sep | 10 | 5 of 10 | −2.0% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.7% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +4.1% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 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.
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