Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.21 on March 16th

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a dividend of 0.21 per share by the information services provider on Monday, March 16th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th.

Alphabet has a dividend payout ratio of 8.3% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Alphabet to earn $10.23 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.84 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 8.2%.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $331.25 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.00 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. Alphabet has a 52 week low of $140.53 and a 52 week high of $349.00. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $321.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $269.25.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.25. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 36.21%. The company had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $111.24 billion. Equities analysts forecast that Alphabet will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and milestone revenue — Alphabet reported EPS of $2.82 and $113.8B revenue, topped estimates, pushed full‑year revenue past $400B, and Google Cloud grew ~48% (strong fundamentals supporting long‑term growth). Alphabet Crushes Earnings Again, Reports 48% Cloud Revenue Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Heavy analyst optimism — Multiple firms raised price targets and reiterated buy/outperform calls after the quarter (JPMorgan, Deutsche, RBC, Mizuho, Needham, etc.), signaling continued institutional confidence. Analyst Price Target Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: AI traction and partner demand — Gemini MAUs and API token volumes, plus a surging cloud backlog ($240B), validate the company’s AI roadmap and create durable enterprise demand that should support revenue and monetization over time. Earnings Report Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend announced — Alphabet set a quarterly dividend of $0.21/share (small yield ~0.3%); a signal of capital return but not material to valuation. Dividend Announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Marketing push for AI products — Google and peers are paying big to creators to promote AI offerings; helps awareness but short‑term ROI is uncertain. Google and Microsoft offer lucrative deals to promote AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Filing wording flagged by Michael Burry — A noted investor flagged language changes in Alphabet filings; impact is unclear and likely more headline than fundamental at this point. Michael Burry flags wording …
• Negative Sentiment: Massive 2026 capex spooked investors — Alphabet guided $175–$185B capex for 2026 (near‑doubling), which triggered a sharp post‑earnings selloff as markets fret about near‑term cash use and margin impacts despite long‑term strategic rationale. Alphabet forecasts sharp surge in 2026 capex
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — Reports of insider sales have added to near‑term selling pressure and investor caution. Shares Down After Insider Selling

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc is the holding company created in 2015 to organize Google and a portfolio of businesses developing technologies beyond Google’s core internet services. Its principal operations are led by Google, which builds and operates consumer-facing products such as Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps and Google Workspace, as well as advertising platforms (Google Ads and AdSense) that historically generate the majority of its revenue. Google also develops consumer hardware (Pixel phones, Nest smart-home devices, Chromecast) and developer and distribution platforms such as Google Play.

Beyond Google’s consumer and advertising businesses, Alphabet invests in enterprise and infrastructure offerings through Google Cloud, which provides cloud computing, data analytics and productivity services to businesses and institutions.