Key Takeaways
- Google parent Alphabet is set to report fourth-quarter results after the market closes Tuesday, with analysts mostly bullish on the tech giant’s stock.
- Analysts expect the tech giant to report growing revenue and profits.
- Alphabet’s AI plans will also likely be in focus after the rise of a sophisticated, cost-efficient AI model from Chinese startup DeepSeek raised concerns about Big Tech’s spending on AI.
Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) is slated to report its fourth-quarter results after the market closes Tuesday, with analysts mostly bullish on the tech giant’s stock.
Of the 19 analysts covering the stock tracked by Visible Alpha, 15 have issued “buy” or equivalent ratings, with four “hold” ratings. Their consensus price target is about $219, a roughly 7% premium above Friday’s closing price.
Alphabet is expected to report fourth-quarter revenue of $96.6 billion, up 12% year-over-year, and earnings of $26.19 billion, or $2.12 per share, up from $20,69 billion, or $1.64 per share, a year earlier.
Jefferies recently maintained a “buy” rating and $235 price target for the stock, above the consensus compiled by Visible Alpha, writing that Alphabet’s “fundamentals appear to be improving with solid ad spend,” and that the company is seeing growing demand for Google Cloud.
The tech giant’s spending on AI will also likely be in focus after the emergence of a sophisticated, cost-efficient AI model from Chinese startup DeepSeek raised concerns about the competitiveness of U.S. firms and their spending on the emerging tech.
Bank of America analysts told clients in a note Friday that they view last week’s strong results from Meta (META), which stood by its AI spending plans, as a positive signal for Alphabet. Earlier in the week, Raymond James and Bank of America analysts also suggested that DeepSeek’s rapid rise could push the tech giant to act with greater urgency on AI developments.
Shares of Alphabet have gained about 43% over the past 12 months, at $204.02 as of Friday’s close.