Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Alphabet Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• William Blair analysts have increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Alphabet to $2.39 per share, up from a previous forecast of $2.20.
• Alphabet has received mixed rating updates from various analysts, with BMO Capital Markets increasing their price target to $225 while BNP Paribas downgraded the stock from "strong-buy" to "hold."
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, which represents an annualized yield of 0.43%.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Alphabet in a report released on Wednesday, July 23rd. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now expects that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.39 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.20. The consensus estimate for Alphabet's current full-year earnings is $8.90 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Alphabet's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.57 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.66 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.82 EPS.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The information services provider reported $2.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.02 by $0.79. The business had revenue of $76.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $89.30 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 34.31% and a net margin of 31.12%. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.89 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on GOOGL. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Alphabet from $235.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 31st. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. BNP Paribas Exane restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $172.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $210.00 to $217.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Guggenheim increased their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $190.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have assigned a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $211.32.

Alphabet Stock Up 0.5%

GOOGL stock traded up $1.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $193.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 39,738,342 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,427,228. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a market capitalization of $2.34 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.00. Alphabet has a 12 month low of $140.53 and a 12 month high of $207.05. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $175.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $172.93.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 8th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 8th. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio is currently 8.95%.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.52, for a total value of $5,801,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,559,892 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $456,991,919.84. The trade was a 1.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 18,566 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.76, for a total value 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. The trade was a 7.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 249,409 shares of company stock worth $43,523,710. Corporate insiders own 11.64% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Alphabet

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 242.9% in the first quarter. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. now owns 168 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. von Borstel & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. NBZ Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 85.7% in the first quarter. NBZ Investment Advisors LLC now owns 195 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.

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.