Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) - Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Alphabet in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the information services provider will earn $2.31 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.13. The consensus estimate for Alphabet's current full-year earnings is $8.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alphabet's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.83 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.24 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $2.70 EPS.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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. Alphabet had a net margin of 31.12% and a return on equity of 34.31%. The firm had revenue of $96.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $93.67 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.89 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Citizens Jmp raised shares of Alphabet from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Lake Street Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Pivotal Research upped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $225.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and five have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $215.19.
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Alphabet Trading Down 0.6%
GOOG opened at $203.03 on Thursday. Alphabet has a fifty-two week low of $142.66 and a fifty-two week high of $208.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.46 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.62, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.02. The company's 50 day moving average price is $183.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $174.75.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alphabet
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Alphabet by 1.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 416,753,033 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $73,927,821,000 after purchasing an additional 5,182,111 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC boosted its position in Alphabet by 580,897.4% during the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 135,087,705 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $23,963,208,000 after purchasing an additional 135,064,454 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Alphabet by 0.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 107,760,033 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $19,022,926,000 after purchasing an additional 441,177 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Alphabet by 9.9% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 102,232,997 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $15,971,861,000 after purchasing an additional 9,243,959 shares during the period. Finally, Capital International Investors boosted its position in Alphabet by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 91,236,069 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $17,376,706,000 after purchasing an additional 5,758,244 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 27.26% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider John Kent Walker sold 23,820 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.70, for a total value of $4,637,754.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 42,999 shares in the company, valued at $8,371,905.30. This represents a 35.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.23, for a total transaction of $6,377,475.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,494,892 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $489,572,657.16. The trade was a 1.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 274,219 shares of company stock worth $49,674,273. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company's stock.
Alphabet Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 8th will be issued a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 8th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio is currently 8.95%.
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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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