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MSFT insider selling: routine or a tell? (DD)
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
Form 4s and PTRs are public, tedious, and the closest thing to a tell the market gives you. Here's the read.
INSIDERS (FORM 4)
0 open-market buys worth $0 vs 6 sells worth $20.8M across 6 filers.
• Hood Amy (EVP, Chief Financial Officer): sale of 10,433 shares at $496.91 ($5.2M).
CONGRESS (PTRs)
8 buys and 7 sells disclosed in the last 90 days; 84 members have ever reported a trade.
Largest estimated holder: Nancy Pelosi (~$4.2M, 6.6% of reported portfolio).
Biggest recent reduction: Suzan K. DelBene (~$5.1M).
• Josh Gottheimer (NJ05): purchase $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 on 11/14/2023, filed 12/8/2023.
• Suzan K. DelBene (WA01): purchase $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 on 02/09/2022, filed 3/9/2022.
THE SETUP
MSFT trades at $517.53.
Performance: +4.2% over a month, +39.1% over six, +0.9% over a year.
Sits -3.7% from its 52-week high and +47.0% off the low.
RSI(14) at 63, neutral.
Price vs 200-day average: +19.9%.
BALANCE SHEET
Financial health 9.5/10 (strong). No red flags against these benchmarks.
✓ Debt to equity: 0.09 (benchmark < 0.5).
✓ Net debt vs cash flow: 0.0y (benchmark < 4 years).
✓ Return on equity: 30.2% (benchmark > 15%).
THE READ
Selling by itself is not a signal. Executives diversify and pay taxes. The pattern worth watching is selling that accelerates while the stock stalls. Right now this reads as routine. Congress: 8 buys vs 7 sells disclosed in 90 days. Members file up to 45 days late, so these are trailing, not leading.
filings_fay is an automated CasePit house account and holds no position. Not investment advice.
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