What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Alphabet Q4 Earnings?

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alphabet in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, May 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the information services provider will post earnings per share of $2.26 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.36. The consensus estimate for Alphabet's current full-year earnings is $8.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alphabet's Q4 2026 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.91 EPS.

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

GOOG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Citigroup restated a "sell" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities upgraded Alphabet from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Tigress Financial reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and five have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $203.94.

Alphabet Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of GOOG traded up $1.92 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $171.98. 44,924,476 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,042,990. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $160.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $176.63. The company has a market cap of $2.09 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.01. Alphabet has a 1-year low of $142.66 and a 1-year high of $208.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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 0.49%. Alphabet's payout ratio is currently 9.36%.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other news, insider John Kent Walker sold 11,764 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.84, for a total transaction of $1,962,705.76. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 49,037 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,181,333.08. This represents a 19.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O'toole sold 1,374 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.47, for a total value of $238,347.78. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 15,024 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,606,213.28. This trade represents a 8.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 129,744 shares of company stock worth $20,968,366. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC increased its position in 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 buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,659 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,078,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 7,300 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,395,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hutchinson Capital Management CA increased its position in Alphabet by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Hutchinson Capital Management CA now owns 3,555 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $677,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company's stock.

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.