
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alphabet in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.55 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.67. The consensus estimate for Alphabet's current full-year earnings is $8.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alphabet's Q2 2027 earnings at $2.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.51 EPS.
A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Roth Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Piper Sandler reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $210.00 target price (up from $185.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday. Lake Street Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, BNP Paribas downgraded Alphabet from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and five have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $215.19.
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Alphabet Trading Down 0.6%
Shares of NASDAQ GOOG traded down $1.08 during trading on Friday, reaching $193.01. The stock had a trading volume of 15,549,912 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,222,178. Alphabet has a fifty-two week low of $142.66 and a fifty-two week high of $208.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 1.90. The business's 50-day moving average price is $176.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $174.38. The company has a market cap of $2.34 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.55, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.01.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.12 by $0.19. Alphabet had a return on equity of 34.31% and a net margin of 31.12%. The business had revenue of $96.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $93.67 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.89 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
Alphabet Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 8th will be issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 8th. Alphabet's payout ratio is 8.95%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 18,566 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.76, for a total value of $3,448,820.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 243,400 shares in the company, valued at $45,213,984. This trade represents a 7.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.52, for a total transaction of $5,801,900.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,559,892 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $456,991,919.84. This represents a 1.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 249,409 shares of company stock worth $43,523,710 in the last three months. Insiders own 12.99% of the company's stock.
Institutional Trading of Alphabet
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 39.3% in the fourth quarter. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,964 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $945,000 after acquiring an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Independence Bank of Kentucky grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 10.2% in the first quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 14,907 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $2,329,000 after acquiring an additional 1,376 shares during the period. Harvest Investment Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Harvest Investment Services LLC now owns 4,329 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $824,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the period. Fermata Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.7% in the first quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 9,771 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,527,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the period. Finally, jvl associates llc grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 3.5% in the first quarter. jvl associates llc now owns 10,055 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,571,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the period. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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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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