Microsoft (MSFT) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is expected to post its Q3 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect Microsoft to post 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) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.08. Microsoft had a return on equity of 33.36% and a net margin of 35.43%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.93 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Microsoft to post $13 EPS for the current fiscal year and $15 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT opened at $391.16 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $384.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $411.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.91 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.49, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. Microsoft has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 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 Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 26.73%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on MSFT shares. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on Microsoft from $550.00 to $595.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $475.00 price target (down previously from $500.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $500.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $493.89.

Institutional Trading of Microsoft

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth about $126,000. Navigoe LLC acquired a new position in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth about $145,000. Vestment Financial LLC acquired a new position in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth about $264,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in Microsoft by 14.8% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 629 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

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.