Roth Capital Issues Negative Forecast for Alphabet Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Alphabet to $2.13 per share, down from $2.34, while maintaining a "Buy" rating and a price target of $265.00.
• Alphabet's recent quarterly earnings revealed a net margin of 31.12% and $96.43 billion in revenue, surpassing analyst estimates.
• Insider trading activity includes CEO Sundar Pichai selling 32,500 shares at an average price of $250.15, indicating a 1.35% decrease in his stock ownership.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Alphabet in a research report issued on Thursday, October 16th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now forecasts that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.34. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $265.00 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 FY2025 earnings at $9.70 EPS.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.15 by $0.16. 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 the consensus estimate of $93.60 billion.

GOOGL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Westpark Capital boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $237.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $210.00 to $217.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $230.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Citizens Jmp boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $252.24.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of GOOGL opened at $253.30 on Monday. The company's 50 day moving average price is $231.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $192.14. Alphabet has a 52 week low of $140.53 and a 52 week high of $256.96. The company has a market capitalization of $3.06 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.98, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 1.90.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.15, for a total transaction of $8,129,875.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,369,619 shares in the company, valued at $592,760,192.85. This represents a 1.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.92, for a total transaction of $145,752.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,116 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,242,778.72. The trade was a 10.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 246,150 shares of company stock valued at $55,805,379 in the last three months. Company insiders own 11.55% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alphabet

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Breakwater Investment Management raised its stake in Alphabet by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Breakwater Investment Management now owns 4,228 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,028,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,045 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $983,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Alphabet by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,572 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $382,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. LongView Wealth Management increased its holdings in Alphabet by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. LongView Wealth Management now owns 3,817 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $928,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Finally, Towerpoint Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Towerpoint Wealth LLC now owns 3,037 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $738,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is currently 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.

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