Shares of Google's parent company, $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$, were trading higher intraday Wednesday after it posted better-than-expected results for the third quarter. Shares were up more than 5% just past 12.40 PM ET.
Alphabet's earnings per share came in at $2.12, a 37% increase over the same quarter last year, far exceeding the consensus estimate of $1.55, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
Revenue reached $88.27 billion, representing a 15% year-over-year rise and surpassing the $86.39 billion that analysts anticipated.
Google advertising business was a key factor leading to the rise in revenue, totaling $65.9 billion, up from $59.6 billion last year.
“The momentum across the company is extraordinary. Our commitment to innovation, as well as our long-term focus and investment in AI, are paying off with consumers and partners benefiting from our AI tools," said company CEO, Sundar Pichai, in the company's press release.
"In Search, our new AI features are expanding what people can search for and how they search for it. In Cloud, our AI solutions are helping drive deeper product adoption with existing customers, attract new customers and win larger deals. And YouTube’s total ads and subscription revenues surpassed $50 billion over the past four quarters for the first time."
"We generated strong revenue growth in the quarter, and our ongoing efforts to improve efficiency helped deliver improved margins. I’m looking forward to driving more advances for consumers, customers and creators globally.”
