Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Alphabet Q3 Earnings

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGLFree Report) – Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Alphabet in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 16th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the information services provider will earn $2.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.34. Roth Capital currently has a “Buy” rating and a $265.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alphabet’s current full-year earnings is $8.90 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Alphabet’s FY2025 earnings at $9.70 EPS.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGLGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.16. Alphabet had a return on equity of 34.31% and a net margin of 31.12%.The company had revenue of $96.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $93.60 billion.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. KeyCorp upped their target price on Alphabet from $230.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Wedbush increased their price target on Alphabet from $225.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on Alphabet from $187.00 to $247.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Alphabet from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Alphabet currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $257.60.

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Alphabet Price Performance

Alphabet stock opened at $250.46 on Monday. Alphabet has a 12 month low of $140.53 and a 12 month high of $257.33. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $233.60 and its 200-day moving average is $193.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a market capitalization of $3.03 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.67, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOGL. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 110,330 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $20,886,000 after acquiring an additional 4,110 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 14,930 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,826,000 after acquiring an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 103,870 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $16,062,000 after acquiring an additional 9,900 shares during the last quarter. HFG Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 16.8% in the 1st quarter. HFG Advisors Inc. now owns 2,094 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $324,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Luken Investment Analytics LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 22.9% in the 1st quarter. Luken Investment Analytics LLC now owns 922 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $143,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Alphabet news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was 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 directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.92, for a total value of $145,752.00. Following the sale, the director owned 5,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,242,778.72. The trade was a 10.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 246,150 shares of company stock valued at $55,805,379. Corporate insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

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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.

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