What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Alphabet Q4 Earnings?

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alphabet in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now forecasts that the information services provider will post earnings of $2.58 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.51. The consensus estimate for Alphabet’s current full-year earnings is $8.90 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Alphabet’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.96 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.25 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $333.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on Alphabet from $260.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $306.00 price target (up previously from $255.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday. Guggenheim upped their price target on Alphabet from $280.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on Alphabet from $260.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $302.20.

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOGL stock opened at $281.31 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $244.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $199.98. Alphabet has a 12-month low of $140.53 and a 12-month high of $291.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.40 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.74, a PEG ratio of 1.86 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 (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its 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 36.08% and a net margin of 32.23%.The company had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOGL. First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 14.4% in the 3rd quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 9,177 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,231,000 after purchasing an additional 1,157 shares in the last quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 15.9% in the 3rd quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC now owns 13,923 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,385,000 after purchasing an additional 1,914 shares in the last quarter. Tandem Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tandem Financial LLC now owns 4,156 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,010,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Flagstone Financial Management bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter worth $240,000. Finally, Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter worth $4,157,000. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.50, for a total transaction of $8,108,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,397,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $598,149,304. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.00, for a total transaction of $680,610.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 17,293 shares in the company, valued at $4,236,785. The trade was a 13.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 246,150 shares of company stock valued at $55,805,379. Corporate insiders own 11.64% 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.