Research Analysts Set Expectations for Alphabet Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:GOOG)

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alphabet in a research note issued to investors on Friday, April 26th. William Blair analyst R. Schackart anticipates that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.06 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Alphabet’s current full-year earnings is $6.80 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:GOOG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The information services provider reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. Alphabet had a return on equity of 30.01% and a net margin of 25.90%. The company had revenue of $80.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.17 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

GOOG has been the subject of several other reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Alphabet from $154.00 to $174.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $172.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 8th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $165.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Finally, Raymond James lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $165.67.

Alphabet Stock Performance

GOOG opened at $173.69 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $149.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $142.78. The company has a market capitalization of $2.16 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.05. Alphabet has a 1 year low of $104.42 and a 1 year high of $176.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 2.10.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 2,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director now owns 5,891 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,035,402.16. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other Alphabet news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 22,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.41, for a total value of $3,541,725.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,303,011 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $362,516,961.51. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 2,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.76, for a total value of $369,096.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 5,891 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,035,402.16. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 253,439 shares of company stock valued at $36,746,578. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alphabet

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Riverwater Partners LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 30.4% in the 1st quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC now owns 4,599 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $700,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. James Hambro & Partners increased its holdings in Alphabet by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. James Hambro & Partners now owns 864,134 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $131,502,000 after purchasing an additional 8,577 shares in the last quarter. Hourglass Capital LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 11.1% in the 1st quarter. Hourglass Capital LLC now owns 3,776 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $575,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares in the last quarter. Nadler Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Alphabet by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Nadler Financial Group Inc. now owns 30,418 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $4,631,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Finer Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Alphabet by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Finer Wealth Management Inc. now owns 5,552 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $845,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

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.