Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Alphabet Q2 Earnings

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alphabet in a report issued on Thursday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now expects that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.19 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.12. The consensus estimate for Alphabet's current full-year earnings is $8.89 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Alphabet's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.21 EPS.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The information services provider reported $2.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.02 by $0.79. Alphabet had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 28.60%. The firm had revenue of $90.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $89.30 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.89 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Alphabet from $209.00 to $173.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Westpark Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $210.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Alphabet from $232.00 to $200.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Citizens Jmp cut shares of Alphabet from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $203.94.

Alphabet Stock Up 1.2 %

GOOG stock traded up $1.90 during trading on Monday, reaching $162.79. 21,825,033 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,189,810. The firm has a market cap of $1.98 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.04. Alphabet has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $208.70. The firm's 50 day moving average is $162.48 and its 200 day moving average is $177.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 1,941 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $370,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 14,423 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $2,747,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,659 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,078,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 7,300 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,395,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Alphabet by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 5,073 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $966,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O'toole sold 1,340 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.08, for a total value of $270,787.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 17,848 shares in the company, valued at $3,606,723.84. The trade was a 6.98 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,690 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.51, for a total transaction of $3,281,671.90. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 43,111 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,997,521.61. This trade represents a 29.09 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 148,164 shares of company stock worth $25,357,390 in the last three months. Insiders own 12.99% of the company's stock.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, June 9th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 9th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.52%. This is an increase from Alphabet's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.36%.

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.