By Zacks Equity Research
Publication Date: 2026-01-02 22:45:00
Microsoft (MSFT) closed at $472.93 in the latest trading session, marking a -2.21% move from the prior day. The stock’s change was less than the S&P 500’s daily gain of 0.19%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.66%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.03%.
Shares of the software maker have appreciated by 0.58% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s gain of 0.02%, and the S&P 500’s gain of 0.54%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Microsoft in its upcoming earnings disclosure. In that report, analysts expect Microsoft to post earnings of $3.86 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 19.5%. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $80.16 billion, indicating a 15.12% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $15.61 per share and a revenue of $325.2 billion,…
