Cantor Fitzgerald Comments on Microsoft FY2026 Earnings

Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for Microsoft in a note issued to investors on Monday, June 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey anticipates that the software giant will post earnings per share of $15.19 for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $512.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Microsoft’s current full-year earnings is $13.08 per share.

MSFT has been the subject of a number of other reports. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $475.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of Microsoft from $510.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.89.

Microsoft Stock Performance

MSFT stock opened at $472.62 on Tuesday. 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 market cap of $3.51 trillion, a P/E ratio of 38.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $423.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $417.84. Microsoft has a 52 week low of $344.79 and a 52 week high of $475.47.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The software giant reported $3.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $70.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $68.54 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.43% and a return on equity of 33.36%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.94 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Microsoft

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kondo Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 17.2% in the 1st quarter. Kondo Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,914 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,094,000 after buying an additional 428 shares during the period. Compass Financial Services Inc increased its holdings in Microsoft by 108.4% in the 1st quarter. Compass Financial Services Inc now owns 1,949 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $732,000 after buying an additional 1,014 shares during the period. Birchbrook Inc. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Birchbrook Inc. now owns 6,326 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $2,375,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. now owns 73,560 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $27,614,000 after buying an additional 4,400 shares during the period. Finally, eCIO Inc. bought a new stake in Microsoft in the 1st quarter valued at $258,000. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.00, for a total transaction of $1,389,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 43,930 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,339,590. The trade was a 6.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.17, for a total transaction of $2,599,020.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 471,036 shares in the company, valued at $204,038,664.12. This trade represents a 1.26% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 135,743 shares of company stock valued at $60,224,683. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.66%.

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.