Analysts Offer Predictions for Alphabet FY2025 Earnings

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Alphabet in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the information services provider will post earnings of $10.54 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $9.83. The consensus estimate for Alphabet’s current full-year earnings is $8.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Alphabet’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.56 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.73 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.90 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.90 EPS.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The business had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 36.08% and a net margin of 32.23%.Alphabet’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.12 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on GOOG. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Alphabet from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Scotiabank set a $336.00 price target on shares of Alphabet and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $285.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on Alphabet from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $324.81.

Alphabet Stock Performance

GOOG opened at $292.99 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $260.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $212.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.90. The firm has a market cap of $3.54 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.89, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.05. Alphabet has a 1-year low of $142.66 and a 1-year high of $304.25.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 8th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.05, for a total transaction of $694,638.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,629,725.80. This represents a 16.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.15, for a total transaction of $8,129,875.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,369,619 shares in the company, valued at $592,760,192.85. This represents a 1.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 195,452 shares of company stock worth $49,255,209 over the last quarter. Insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alphabet

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 15.6% in the 3rd quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA now owns 8,974 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,186,000 after purchasing an additional 1,214 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 20.0% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 42,586 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $10,372,000 after acquiring an additional 7,105 shares during the last quarter. Penobscot Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth about $204,000. AdviceOne Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 2.9% during the third quarter. AdviceOne Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,335 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $325,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Alphabet by 13.5% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 156,332 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $38,075,000 after purchasing an additional 18,653 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Alphabet

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.