Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alphabet in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 15th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.45 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.42. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alphabet's current full-year earnings is $8.89 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Alphabet's Q1 2026 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.65 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.96 EPS.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.12 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $96.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $93.67 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 34.31% and a net margin of 31.12%.Alphabet's quarterly revenue was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.89 earnings per share.
Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on GOOG. Hsbc Global Res raised Alphabet to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Alphabet from $215.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $232.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Pivotal Research boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $245.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $244.68.
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Alphabet Stock Up 0.1%
Shares of NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $251.88 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.05 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.82, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Alphabet has a 12-month low of $142.66 and a 12-month high of $257.58. The business's 50 day moving average is $231.15 and its 200 day moving average is $192.08.
Alphabet Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 8th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 8th. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio is currently 8.95%.
Insider Transactions at Alphabet
In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.50, for a total transaction of $8,108,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,397,392 shares of the company's stock, valued at $598,149,304. This represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.00, for a total value of $200,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,916 shares in the company, valued at $1,383,200. This represents a 12.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 210,872 shares of company stock worth $46,980,865 over the last quarter. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Higgins & Schmidt Wealth Strategies LLC grew its holdings in Alphabet by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Higgins & Schmidt Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,818 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $443,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Meritas Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Alphabet by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Meritas Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,458 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $355,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. First Financial Bank Trust Division grew its holdings in Alphabet by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. First Financial Bank Trust Division now owns 7,208 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,756,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning grew its holdings in Alphabet by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning now owns 11,881 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $2,894,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co of the South grew its holdings in Alphabet by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Trust Co of the South now owns 8,800 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $2,143,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company's stock.
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