Q2 Earnings Forecast for Alphabet Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Alphabet in a report released on Thursday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now forecasts that the information services provider will earn $2.19 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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.

GOOG has been the subject of several other reports. KeyCorp dropped their price target on Alphabet from $202.00 to $185.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Rosenblatt Securities upgraded shares of Alphabet from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "negative" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $203.94.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of Alphabet stock traded down $0.36 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $162.06. 15,933,127 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 19,304,472. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.98 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.13, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.04. The business has a 50-day moving average of $163.76 and a 200 day moving average of $177.34. Alphabet has a fifty-two week low of $142.66 and a fifty-two week high of $208.70. The company has a quick ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

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

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th will be paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 9th. This is a boost from Alphabet's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.52%. Alphabet's payout ratio is presently 9.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,690 shares of the company's 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 sale, the insider now directly owns 43,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,997,521.61. This represents a 29.09 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O'toole sold 1,340 shares of the 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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 148,163 shares of company stock valued at $25,361,647. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 111.8% in the 1st quarter. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 161 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Alphabet in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new position in Alphabet during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Goodman Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.