Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) - Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Alphabet in a report released on Thursday, July 24th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria anticipates that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Alphabet's current full-year earnings is $8.89 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Alphabet's FY2025 earnings at $9.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.27 EPS.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $96.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $93.67 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 31.12% and a return on equity of 34.31%. The business's revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.89 earnings per share.
Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on GOOG. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $210.00 target price (up previously from $185.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday. Westpark Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $210.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Lake Street Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Roth Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and set a $235.00 price objective (up previously from $220.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and five have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $215.19.
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Alphabet Stock Down 0.6%
GOOG traded down $1.25 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $192.84. The company's stock had a trading volume of 13,919,980 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,212,100. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.34 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.52, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Alphabet has a 1 year low of $142.66 and a 1 year high of $208.70. The stock's 50-day moving average is $176.86 and its 200-day moving average is $174.38.
Alphabet Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 8th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.44%. Alphabet's payout ratio is 8.95%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet
In related news, Director Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 18,566 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.76, for a total transaction of $3,448,820.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 243,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $45,213,984. This trade represents a 7.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.52, for a total transaction of $5,801,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,559,892 shares of the company's stock, valued at $456,991,919.84. The trade was a 1.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 249,409 shares of company stock valued at $43,523,710 over the last ninety days. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alphabet
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GOOG. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 120,253 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $22,901,000 after acquiring an additional 6,410 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 506,535 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $96,465,000 after acquiring an additional 20,855 shares during the last quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter worth about $151,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 8,117,784 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,567,788,000 after acquiring an additional 612,182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sava Infond d.o.o. bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter worth about $429,000. Institutional investors own 27.26% of the company's stock.
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Alphabet Inc offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube.
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