Microsoft (MSFT) is set to report its second quarter fiscal 2026 results after market close on Wednesday, January 28. The stock is up about 5% over the past year. Ahead of the report, investors remain upbeat about the company’s growth outlook and AI-led gains in its Azure cloud business. Meanwhile, Wall Street expects Microsoft to post earnings of $3.91 per share on revenue of $80.28 billion, up 21% and 15%, respectively, from the year-ago quarter.
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Now, according to TipRanks’ Ownership Tool, public companies and individual investors own 55.41% of Microsoft. They are followed by mutual funds, ETFs, other institutional investors, and insiders at 21.86%, 21.81%, 0.89%, and 0.03%, respectively.
Digging Deeper into Microsoft’s Ownership Structure
Looking closely at the top shareholders, Vanguard owns the highest stake in Microsoft at 8.28%, followed by Vanguard Index Funds with a 6.69% holding.
Among the top ETF holders, the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) owns a 3.14% stake in MSFT, while the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) owns 2.53%.
Moving to mutual funds, Vanguard Index Funds holds about 6.69% of Microsoft. Meanwhile, Fidelity Concord Street Trust owns 1.75% of the company.
Is MSFT Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Currently, Wall Street has a Strong Buy consensus rating on Microsoft stock based on 32 Buys and two Hold recommendations. The average MSFT stock price target of $626.14 indicates 34.38% upside potential.
