Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alphabet in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 8th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the information services provider will post earnings per share of $2.23 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.18. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $205.00 price target 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $2.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.71 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.23 EPS.
Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BNP Paribas Exane restated a "neutral" rating and set a $172.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $171.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Alphabet from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 price objective (down from $230.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Westpark Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $210.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Ten equities research 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 company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Alphabet has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $200.13.
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Alphabet Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL traded up $1.00 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $177.62. The stock had a trading volume of 29,191,793 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,845,344. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $169.67 and a 200-day moving average of $173.69. The firm has a market cap of $2.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.69, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. Alphabet has a fifty-two week low of $140.53 and a fifty-two week high of $207.05.
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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.02 by $0.79. Alphabet had a return on equity of 34.54% and a net margin of 30.86%. The company had revenue of $76.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $89.30 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.89 EPS.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Alphabet by 242.9% during the first quarter. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. now owns 168 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. von Borstel & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in Alphabet during the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. NBZ Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 85.7% during 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. bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the first quarter worth approximately $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity
In other Alphabet news, Director Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 10,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.00, for a total value of $1,837,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 261,966 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,844,050. This trade represents a 3.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.00, for a total value of $105,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,813 shares in the company, valued at $1,192,275. The trade was a 8.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 215,643 shares of company stock worth $36,330,928. 11.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Alphabet Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th were paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 9th. This is an increase from Alphabet's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.47%. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio is 9.36%.
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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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