How to Trade Alphabet After Q1 2025 Performance

Alphabet Inc, is the parent company of Google, YouTube and other companies such as Waymo and Nest. Founded in 1998, Google went public in 2004 and then restructured into Alphabet in 2015. Learn more about Alphabet's first-quarter 2025 performance and what analysts are forecasting for the stock. 

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Alphabet Q1 2025 Performance

Here are some of the key highlights from the first-quarter 2025 earnings report from Alphabet: 

• Earnings per share: $2.81 vs $2.01 expected 
• Revenue: $90.23 billion vs $89.12 billion expected 
• YouTube advertising revenue: $8.93 billion vs $8.97 billion 
• Google Cloud revenue: $12.26 billion vs $12.27 billion 

Alphabet beat analyst estimates on both earnings and revenue headline figures. Overall, revenue was up 12% year over year, which was higher than analyst estimates of 10%. Even though YouTube advertising revenue was lower than estimates, the group’s overall advertising revenue was 8.5% higher than the prior year, showing signs of growth. The company’s ‘Search and other’ division reported revenue of $50.7 billion, which was up 9.8% from the prior year.  

However, the company’s management team did highlight that they are not immune to the global macroeconomic environment and Trump’s trade tariffs. Currently, there is a trade exemption which allows shipments under $800 to enter the United States duty-free. This is a key part of business for online Chinese e-commerce retailers like Temu and Shein.  

This exemption will close on 2 May 2025, likely resulting in lower advertising revenue from them, according to Philipp Schindler, Google’s business chief. This is why the management team stated that the closure of this loophole will cause some headwinds to its Ad business this year, especially from APAC (Asia-Pacific) retailers. 

The uncertainty around the impact of US trade tariffs has caused some analysts to have a more cautious outlook and move to a hold rating on the stock as highlighted below.

Alphabet Stock Forecast - What do the Analysts Say?

According to 39 analysts polled by TipRanks for an Alphabet stock forecast in the past 3 months, there are currently 29 buy, 10 hold and 0 sell ratings on the stock. The highest price level for a Alphabet stock forecast is $226.00 with the lowest price target at $160.00. 

The average price target for a Alphabet stock forecast is $198.59.

An Example Trading Idea for the Alphabet Stock Price

The following trading examples are for educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Investors should conduct independent research before making trading decisions.

An example trading idea for the Alphabet share price could be as follows:  

• Buy the stock on a break above its post-earnings high at $167.00 to allow for volatility. 
• Target just below the highest analyst price target of $226.00. 
• Keep your risk small at a maximum of 5% of your total account.   
• Time Line = 1 – 12 months  
• If you buy 10 Alphabet shares:  
  • If target is reached = $590.00 potential profit [($226.00 - $167.00) * 10 shares].

Remember that markets go up and down. In fact, the stock price may even go much further down, especially due to the uncertainty around the impact of US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs and the potential of retaliatory tariffs from China.

It is important to exercise good risk management and always know how much you could potentially lose on a trade and the risks involved, as well as the costs.

With the Admiral Markets Invest.MT5 account, you can buy and sell US stocks with a commission from $0.02 per share. This means buying 10 shares in Alphabet stock would result in a commission of $0.20 ($0.02 * 10 shares) for executing a per-side transaction.

However, there is a minimum transaction fee of $1. So, the example trading idea above would result in a commission of $1 overall.

How to Buy Alphabet Stock in 4 Steps  

With Admiral Markets, you can buy shares in US companies like Alphabet with a commission from $0.02 per share and a minimum commission of $1. 

1. Open an account with Admiral Markets to access the dashboard.
2. Click on Trade or Invest on one of your live or demo accounts to open the web platform.
3. Search for your stock in the search window at the top.
4. Input your entry, stop-loss and take profit levels in the trading ticket.

Do You See the Alphabet Stock Price Moving Differently?   

If you believe there is a higher chance the share price of Alphabet will move lower, then you can also trade short using CFDs (Contracts for Difference). However, these have higher associated risks and are not suitable for all investors. Learn more about CFDs in this How to Trade CFDs article.

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