What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for Alphabet Q1 Earnings?

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alphabet in a report issued on Monday, October 27th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler forecasts that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.46 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Alphabet’s current full-year earnings is $8.89 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Alphabet’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.88 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on GOOG. KeyCorp set a $265.00 price target on Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Alphabet from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Alphabet from $210.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Alphabet from $230.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $297.56.

Alphabet Stock Performance

GOOG opened at $275.17 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $241.46 and its 200-day moving average is $199.27. The stock has a market cap of $3.33 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Alphabet has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $275.97.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a return on equity of 34.31% and a net margin of 31.12%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.12 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 11.8% in the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 370 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Higgins & Schmidt Wealth Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 2.2% during the third quarter. Higgins & Schmidt Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,818 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $443,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 2.3% in the third quarter. Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,813 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $442,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Riverbend Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 1.0% in the third quarter. Riverbend Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,198 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,023,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meritas Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 3.0% during the third quarter. Meritas Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,458 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $355,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,816 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $247.42, for a total transaction of $4,408,034.72. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 42,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,635,348.70. The trade was a 29.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.92, for a total transaction of $145,752.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,116 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,242,778.72. This trade represents a 10.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 246,150 shares of company stock worth $55,805,379. Insiders own 12.99% 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.