Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Outlook for Alphabet Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Alphabet to $2.34 per share, up from a previous estimate of $2.30, while also maintaining a "Buy" rating and a price target of $210.00.
• Alphabet's recent earnings report showed a significant earnings per share of $2.81, surpassing analysts' expectations of $2.02, despite revenue of $76.49 billion falling short of the estimated $89.30 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, with an annualized dividend yield of 0.43%, to be paid on September 15th.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Alphabet in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 24th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now forecasts that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.34 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.30. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $210.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alphabet's current full-year earnings is $8.90 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Alphabet's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.65 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.52 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on GOOGL. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Alphabet from $208.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Wedbush lifted their price target on Alphabet from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. JMP Securities lifted their price target on Alphabet from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Mizuho reduced their price target on Alphabet from $230.00 to $205.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on Alphabet from $192.00 to $202.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $211.32.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL traded down $1.49 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $191.69. The company had a trading volume of 18,891,251 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,950,398. The company has a market capitalization of $2.33 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.00. Alphabet has a 1 year low of $140.53 and a 1 year high of $207.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $175.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $172.79.

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

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 8th will be paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 8th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.44%. Alphabet's payout ratio is currently 8.95%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.98, for a total value of $72,792.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,013 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,245.74. This represents a 6.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.38, for a total value of $5,992,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,527,392 shares in the company, valued at $466,000,536.96. The trade was a 1.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 249,409 shares of company stock worth $43,523,710 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 11.64% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Alphabet

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Missouri Trust & Investment Co lifted its position in Alphabet by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co now owns 16,916 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $2,981,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. AM Investment Strategies LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. AM Investment Strategies LLC now owns 6,477 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,141,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc lifted its position in Alphabet by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 618 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Nia Impact Advisors LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Nia Impact Advisors LLC now owns 17,161 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $3,249,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bfsg LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 10,428 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,838,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.

Alphabet Company Profile

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.