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Nadella's $44M Microsoft Sale Fails to Spook Investors
Microsoft's stock price remains steady after CEO Satya Nadella announced his intention to sell 86,525 shares worth approximately $43.9 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
The proposed sale was made on August 31, 2026, and is not part of a broader pattern of insider selling by Nadella, according to the filing with the U.S. SEC.
Microsoft's technical picture also suggests that the market has interpreted the sale as routine rather than a warning sign about the company's prospects. The stock continues to trade above its 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages, preserving its longer-term uptrend.