Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Microsoft ( MSFT ). Our analysis of options history for Microsoft ( MSFT ) revealed 122 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 36% of traders were bullish, while 47% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 40 were puts, with a value of $3,448,965, and 82 were calls, valued at $5,000,337.

Predicted Price Range

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $110.0 to $500.0 for Microsoft ( MSFT ) over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Microsoft's ( MSFT ) options for a given strike price.

Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Microsoft's ( MSFT ) whale activity within a strike price range from $110.0 to $500.0 in the last 30 days.

Microsoft Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Significant Options Trades Detected:

About Microsoft

Microsoft ( MSFT ) develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office ( MSFT ), cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).

In light of the recent options history for Microsoft ( MSFT ), it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.

Where Is Microsoft Standing Right Now?

With a trading volume of 10,489,701, the price of MSFT is down by -0.34%, reaching $423.11.

Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching oversold.

Next earnings report is scheduled for 19 days from now.

What Analysts Are Saying About Microsoft

Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $524.0.

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* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from UBS keeps a Buy rating on Microsoft ( MSFT ) with a target price of $525.

* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Piper Sandler continues to hold a Overweight rating for Microsoft ( MSFT ), targeting a price of $520.

* An analyst from Mizuho persists with their Outperform rating on Microsoft ( MSFT ), maintaining a target price of $510.

* An analyst from Stifel has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Microsoft ( MSFT ), which currently sits at a price target of $515.

* An analyst from Loop Capital persists with their Buy rating on Microsoft ( MSFT ), maintaining a target price of $550.

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