Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Alphabet Q1 Earnings

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alphabet in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now anticipates that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.04. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $220.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alphabet's current full-year earnings is $8.89 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Alphabet's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.33 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.68 EPS.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.03. Alphabet had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 28.60%.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Benchmark reissued a "negative" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. 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. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Westpark Capital started coverage on Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "buy" rating and a $210.00 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $210.88.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOG traded down $2.14 during trading on Thursday, reaching $153.36. 19,461,666 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,435,374. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $167.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $177.47. Alphabet has a 12 month low of $142.66 and a 12 month high of $208.70. The firm has a market cap of $1.87 trillion, a PE ratio of 19.05, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.04. 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

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. LSV Asset Management bought a new position in Alphabet in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 111.8% in the first quarter. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 161 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. WealthTrak Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Alphabet during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In related news, Director Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 29,066 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.89, for a total transaction of $5,374,012.74. Following the sale, the director now owns 272,466 shares of the company's stock, valued at $50,376,238.74. The trade was a 9.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O'toole sold 1,340 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.08, for a total transaction of $270,787.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 17,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,606,723.84. This trade represents a 6.98 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 148,163 shares of company stock worth $25,361,647. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.52%. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.94%.

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.