What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for Microsoft Q3 Earnings?

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Microsoft in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 15th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria anticipates that the software giant will earn $3.14 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $450.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Microsoft’s current full-year earnings is $13.08 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Microsoft’s FY2025 earnings at $12.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.20 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 company earned $2.93 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $475.00 price objective (down from $500.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Microsoft from $530.00 to $472.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Microsoft from $510.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their target price on Microsoft from $550.00 to $595.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $499.97.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT opened at $367.78 on Wednesday. Microsoft has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year high of $468.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.73 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.61, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.35. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $389.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $413.21.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Microsoft

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 5,967 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $2,515,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC now owns 263,534 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $113,399,000 after acquiring an additional 18,544 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its stake in Microsoft by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 76,296 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $32,830,000 after purchasing an additional 1,489 shares in the last quarter. Campbell Wealth Management acquired a new position in Microsoft during the third quarter worth $3,314,000. Finally, Romano Brothers AND Company boosted its position in Microsoft by 2.3% during the third quarter. Romano Brothers AND Company now owns 42,176 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $18,148,000 after purchasing an additional 962 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.90%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.73%.

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.