Microsoft (MSFT) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) is anticipated to announce its Q3 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $3.20 per share and revenue of $68.54 billion for the quarter. Microsoft has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.08. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.43% and a return on equity of 33.36%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.93 EPS. On average, analysts expect Microsoft to post $13 EPS for the current fiscal year and $15 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Microsoft Trading Up 3.4 %

NASDAQ MSFT traded up $12.91 during trading on Thursday, hitting $387.30. The stock had a trading volume of 22,177,077 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,264,537. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.88 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $385.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $411.70. Microsoft has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $468.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.35.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.86%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.73%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MSFT. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $480.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Microsoft from $500.00 to $450.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Microsoft from $515.00 to $500.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $500.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $500.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $493.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. LSV Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $126,000. Navigoe LLC purchased a new stake in Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth approximately $145,000. Vestment Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth approximately $264,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 629 shares of the software giant's stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Microsoft Company Profile

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services.