John W Stanton bought $2.0M of MSFT
director at MICROSOFT CORP. 5,000 shares at an average of $397.35, traded Feb 18, 2026, filed Feb 18, 2026.
Score components
- +15RoleDirector
- +25Trade size$2.0M at market
- +3Relative to holdingsHoldings up 6%
- +4Price context26% below the 52-week high
- 0ClusterNo other insider buying within 14 days
- 0Repeat buyingFirst buy in 90 days
- 0Track recordToo few past buys to judge (0 with prices)
What happened after comparable buys
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m -4.2%, 3m +5.6%, 6m +21.7%.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0000789019-26-000028, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock | +5,000 | $397.35 | $2.0M | 83,905 | Feb 18, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at MICROSOFT CORP and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Weak | MICROSOFT CORP | Amy Hood EVP, Chief Financial Officer | $21M 41,674 shares | -7% | |
| 43Moderate | MICROSOFT CORP | Satya Nadella Chief Executive Officer | $43M 86,525 shares | -15% | |
| 58Moderate | MICROSOFT CORP | Judson Althoff CEO Microsoft Commercial | $4.9M 10,000 shares | -9% | |
| 53Moderate | MICROSOFT CORP | Takeshi Numoto EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | $2.4M 4,810 shares | -10% | |
| 48Moderate | MICROSOFT CORP | Takeshi Numoto EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | $1.8M 4,500 shares | -9% | |
| 48Moderate | MICROSOFT CORP | Takeshi Numoto EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | $1.0M 2,500 shares | -5% | |
| 63Notable | MICROSOFT CORP | Judson Althoff CEO Microsoft Commercial | $7.1M 15,500 shares | -12% | |
| 33Weak | MSFTsell MICROSOFT CORP | Amy Coleman EVP, Chief Human Resources Off | $519k 1,262 shares | -3% | |
| 40Moderate | MSFTsell MICROSOFT CORP | Kathleen T Hogan EVP, Strategy | $5.0M 12,321 shares | -8% | |
| 54Moderate | MSFTbuy MICROSOFT CORP | Bradford L Smith Vice Chair and President | $1.5M 3,842 shares | +1% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.