Roth Capital Predicts Alphabet's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Alphabet in a report released on Tuesday, July 8th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the information services provider will earn $2.23 per share 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.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The information services provider reported $2.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 30.86% and a return on equity of 34.54%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.89 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Citizens Jmp upgraded shares of Alphabet from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $220.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $185.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $220.00 to $180.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $199.61.

Alphabet Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOGL traded up $3.17 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $180.79. 23,907,560 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 31,816,422. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.19 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.00. The business's 50 day moving average is $169.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $173.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. Alphabet has a one year low of $140.53 and a one year high of $207.05.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th were given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.46%. This is a boost from Alphabet's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 9th. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alphabet news, Director Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 9,000 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 transaction of $1,575,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 255,400 shares in the company, valued at $44,695,000. This trade represents a 3.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the business'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 $105,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,813 shares in the company, valued at $1,192,275. This represents a 8.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 215,643 shares of company stock valued at $36,330,928. Insiders own 11.64% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in 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. purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the first quarter worth $28,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the first quarter worth $28,000. NBZ Investment Advisors LLC raised its position 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 worth $30,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the first quarter worth $39,000. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.