Alphabet (GOOG) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) is projected to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 22nd. Analysts expect Alphabet to post earnings of $2.12 per share and revenue of $93.67 billion for the quarter.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The information services provider reported $2.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.02 by $0.79. Alphabet had a net margin of 30.86% and a return on equity of 34.54%. The company had revenue of $90.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $89.30 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.89 earnings per share. Alphabet’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Alphabet to post $9 EPS for the current fiscal year and $10 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Alphabet Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $182.81 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. Alphabet has a 52 week low of $142.66 and a 52 week high of $208.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.22 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.38, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.01. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $171.84 and a 200 day moving average of $174.68.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 9th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This is a positive change from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 9th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.46%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.36%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Alphabet from $232.00 to $200.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Alphabet from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Westpark Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $210.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and six have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $207.13.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, Director Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 10,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.00, for a total transaction of $1,837,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 261,966 shares in the company, valued at $45,844,050. This trade represents a 3.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.00, for a total transaction of $105,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,192,275. This represents a 8.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 215,443 shares of company stock valued at $36,298,548. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Alphabet stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 5.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 120,253 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,410 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 0.7% of Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $22,901,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.