DA Davidson Estimates Microsoft's Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Microsoft in a research note issued on Thursday, May 1st. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria forecasts that the software giant will post earnings per share of $3.46 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $500.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Microsoft's current full-year earnings is $13.08 per share.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on MSFT. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Microsoft from $450.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $472.00 to $482.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Raymond James upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $480.00 to $490.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Piper Sandler reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed a "sector weight" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $507.77.

Microsoft Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT traded up $9.88 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $435.28. The company had a trading volume of 30,732,671 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,372,060. The stock has a market cap of $3.24 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. Microsoft has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $468.35. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $384.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $411.07. 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 (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The software giant reported $3.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.24. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.43% and a return on equity of 33.36%. The business had revenue of $70.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.94 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.76%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.73%.

Institutional Trading of Microsoft

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 5,967 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,515,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Mcdaniel Terry & Co. raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Mcdaniel Terry & Co. now owns 315,594 shares of the software giant's stock worth $133,023,000 after buying an additional 18,052 shares during the period. Campbell Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Microsoft during the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,314,000. Centric Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Centric Wealth Management now owns 16,156 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $6,789,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, 1900 Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. 1900 Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the software giant's stock worth $4,274,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Microsoft

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.