DA Davidson Predicts Alphabet’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:GOOG)

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Alphabet in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 5th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria anticipates that the information services provider will earn $2.00 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Alphabet’s current full-year earnings is $8.02 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Alphabet’s FY2026 earnings at $10.03 EPS.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.03. Alphabet had a return on equity of 31.66% and a net margin of 27.74%.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $208.00 to $212.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Alphabet from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Pivotal Research lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Alphabet from $187.00 to $192.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price target on Alphabet from $212.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $209.13.

Alphabet Stock Down 6.9 %

Shares of GOOG stock opened at $193.30 on Thursday. Alphabet has a one year low of $131.55 and a one year high of $208.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.95. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $191.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $175.91. The stock has a market cap of $2.37 trillion, a P/E ratio of 25.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GOOG. Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in Alphabet by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 127,636 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $24,395,000 after purchasing an additional 2,046 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Alphabet during the fourth quarter worth about $31,987,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 21.3% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 119,583 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $22,773,000 after buying an additional 20,993 shares during the period. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 19,519 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $3,717,000 after acquiring an additional 2,327 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bailard Inc. raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 98,278 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $18,716,000 after acquiring an additional 694 shares during the period. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider John Kent Walker sold 16,820 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.62, for a total value of $3,239,868.40. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 43,981 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,471,620.22. This trade represents a 27.66 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 22,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.67, for a total transaction of $3,975,075.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,061,806 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $364,259,266.02. This represents a 1.08 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 89,529 shares of company stock valued at $16,600,078. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.