Microsoft (MSFT) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is expected to issue its Q3 2025 quarterly earnings data 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) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The software giant reported $3.23 earnings per share 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 last 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 Price Performance

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $391.16 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Microsoft has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $468.35. The firm has a market cap of $2.91 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $384.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $411.17.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company 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 $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.85%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.73%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Microsoft

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MSFT. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in Microsoft during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Microsoft during the 4th quarter valued at about $126,000. Navigoe LLC purchased a new position in Microsoft during the 4th quarter valued at about $145,000. Vestment Financial LLC purchased a new position in Microsoft during the 4th quarter valued at about $264,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 629 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on MSFT shares. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Westpark Capital started coverage on Microsoft in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Microsoft from $510.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Microsoft from $475.00 to $430.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Microsoft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $493.89.

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.