William Blair Comments on Alphabet Inc.'s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:GOOG)

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Alphabet in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, April 26th. William Blair analyst R. Schackart forecasts that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.06 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Alphabet's current full-year earnings is $6.80 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Alphabet's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.14 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.17 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on GOOG. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $154.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $172.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 8th. Raymond James boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 24th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $165.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Alphabet has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $165.67.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of GOOG stock traded down $5.79 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $167.90. The company had a trading volume of 35,888,579 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,805,301. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $149.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $142.78. Alphabet has a one year low of $104.50 and a one year high of $176.42. The firm has a market cap of $2.09 trillion, a PE ratio of 25.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.15.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The information services provider reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.38. Alphabet had a net margin of 25.90% and a return on equity of 29.52%. The firm had revenue of $80.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.17 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Silicon Valley Capital Partners raised its stake in Alphabet by 4.6% during the first quarter. Silicon Valley Capital Partners now owns 11,461 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,745,000 after purchasing an additional 503 shares in the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in Alphabet by 2.6% during the first quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 23,513 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $3,580,000 after purchasing an additional 606 shares in the last quarter. Sierra Capital LLC raised its stake in Alphabet by 159.5% during the first quarter. Sierra Capital LLC now owns 29,377 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $4,473,000 after purchasing an additional 18,057 shares in the last quarter. Yarger Wealth Strategies LLC raised its stake in Alphabet by 9.0% during the first quarter. Yarger Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 6,530 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $994,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI raised its stake in Alphabet by 1.8% during the first quarter. Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI now owns 217,548 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $33,124,000 after purchasing an additional 3,818 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In other news, Director Frances Arnold sold 230 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.06, for a total value of $35,433.80. Following the transaction, the director now owns 15,104 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,326,922.24. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other news, Director Frances Arnold sold 230 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.06, for a total value of $35,433.80. Following the transaction, the director now owns 15,104 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,326,922.24. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O'toole sold 660 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.59, for a total transaction of $94,769.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 27,920 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,009,032.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 253,439 shares of company stock valued at $36,746,578 over the last 90 days. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a -- dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 10th.

About Alphabet

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.