MSFT
Microsoft Corporation · Technology · Software - Infrastructure
ZACKSHoldTECHBuy
R500#300 today
TARGET+13%
$512.80
-0.02% today · +2.99% 1W
Oct 1 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Moving with the market
- MSFT −0.02% on the last session vs SPY +0.18%: −0.2 pts of stock-specific move.
- 47 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 73% positive over the week · today's pace is 1.6× its recent daily average.
- 5 analyst actions in the past 10 days (5 positive, 0 negative); latest: Wells Fargo maintained Overweight, raised target $700 → $725.
- 1 insider or congressional trade in the past 30 days.
- Market backdrop (Wed): Core PCE Price Index m/m 0.2% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Final GDP q/q 2.2% vs 1.5% expected (stronger); S&P futures +0.18%, 10-year yield +0bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals. The news-reading agent will explain the move with timestamped sources, and say so when there is no clear catalyst.
Best time to own MSFT in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | +15.5% | #72 |
| one week | Jul 27, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 | +25.3% | #68 |
| one month | Jul 10, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | +31.4% | #126 |
| 3 months | Jun 25, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | +46.6% | #132 |
| 6 months | Apr 8, 2025 | Oct 8, 2025 | +48.5% | #194 |
| one year | Oct 7, 2024 | Oct 7, 2025 | +28.9% | #345 |
Rank #68 for one week means 67 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 1, 2026 |
0.0% | +3.0% | +2.4% | +33.7% | +39.4% | -0.5% |
| Best one single day Jul 29, 2026 |
-0.7% | +0.1% | +6.0% | -7.8% | -9.5% | -23.2% |
| Best one week Jul 27, 2026 |
+1.9% | -3.3% | +4.3% | -8.2% | -18.7% | -23.7% |
| Best one month Jul 10, 2026 |
+0.2% | -1.4% | -3.1% | +4.1% | -19.3% | -22.6% |
| Best 3 months Jun 25, 2026 |
-3.5% | -7.0% | -15.7% | -4.7% | -27.4% | -27.8% |
| Best 6 months Apr 8, 2025 |
-0.9% | -7.2% | -9.9% | -16.3% | -14.2% | -15.9% |
| Best one year Oct 7, 2024 |
-1.6% | -4.8% | +2.0% | -12.3% | -3.4% | +26.1% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.