Analysts Issue Forecasts for Alphabet Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Alphabet in a report issued on Friday, April 26th. William Blair analyst R. Schackart forecasts that the information services provider will earn $2.06 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Alphabet’s current full-year earnings is $6.82 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Alphabet’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.14 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.17 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The information services provider reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.40. Alphabet had a return on equity of 29.52% and a net margin of 25.90%. The company had revenue of $80.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $66.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.17 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $200.00 target price (up previously from $160.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Friday. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $170.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Citigroup boosted their price target on Alphabet from $168.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Alphabet from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and two 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 $189.44.

Alphabet Stock Down 3.4 %

Alphabet stock opened at $166.15 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.07 trillion, a PE ratio of 25.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50 day moving average of $148.36 and a 200-day moving average of $141.62. Alphabet has a twelve month low of $103.71 and a twelve month high of $174.71.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 10th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.48%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 10th.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 2,100 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.76, for a total transaction of $369,096.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,891 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,035,402.16. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 2,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.76, for a total transaction of $369,096.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 5,891 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,035,402.16. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 300 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.51, for a total transaction of $41,853.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 9,291 shares in the company, valued at $1,296,187.41. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 253,209 shares of company stock valued at $36,711,144. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 2.8% during the first quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,653,753 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $400,531,000 after purchasing an additional 73,184 shares in the last quarter. Mcdaniel Terry & Co. raised its stake in Alphabet by 12.0% during the first quarter. Mcdaniel Terry & Co. now owns 16,697 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,520,000 after buying an additional 1,791 shares during the last quarter. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 4.0% in the first quarter. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH now owns 63,916 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $9,647,000 after acquiring an additional 2,433 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Alphabet by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 11,433,226 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,725,617,000 after purchasing an additional 236,502 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its holdings in Alphabet by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 27,670 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $4,176,000 after acquiring an additional 1,892 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% 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.