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Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$283.41 -41.48 (-12.77%)
As of 02:55 PM Eastern
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About Alphabet Stock (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$280.36
▼
$288.33
50-Day Range
$316.80
▼
$354.97
52-Week Range
$270.70
▼
$408.61
Volume
102.57 million shs
Average Volume
30.79 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.47 trillion
P/E Ratio
14.23
Dividend Yield
0.31%
Price Target
$418.98
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Alphabet Inc. is a technology holding company best known for its Google subsidiary. Google operates a global internet-services business centered on online search, digital advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play, and a broad range of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools.

Google Cloud provides infrastructure, data analytics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and enterprise software services to businesses, governments, and other organizations. Alphabet also develops consumer hardware, including Pixel devices and products for connected homes, while investing in emerging businesses through its “Other Bets” segment, including autonomous transportation and life sciences initiatives.

Alphabet was established in 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring that made Google a subsidiary and provided a separate structure for its expanding portfolio of businesses. The company serves users, advertisers, developers, and enterprise customers worldwide. Sundar Pichai serves as Alphabet’s chief executive officer and also leads Google.

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Alphabet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

GOOGL MarketRank™: 
4.89814337287 of 5 stars

Alphabet scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 231 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Alphabet has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 strong buy ratings, 46 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Alphabet has a consensus price target of $413.82, representing about 46.9% upside from its current price of $281.62.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Alphabet has been the subject of 25 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Alphabet's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Alphabet are expected to decrease by -27.04% in the coming year, from $20.60 to $15.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Alphabet is 14.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.08.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Alphabet is 14.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 26.67.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Alphabet has a PEG Ratio of 0.92. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Alphabet has a P/B Ratio of 8.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.73% of the float of Alphabet has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Alphabet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.42, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alphabet has recently decreased by 2.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Alphabet has a dividend yield of 0.27%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Alphabet has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Alphabet is 4.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Alphabet will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.85% next year. This indicates that Alphabet will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Alphabet's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Alphabet has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 246 news articles for Alphabet this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    373 people have searched for GOOGL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    284 people have added Alphabet to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 70% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Alphabet insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $232,894.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    11.61% of the stock of Alphabet is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    40.03% of the stock of Alphabet is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Alphabet's insider trading history.
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GOOGL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Alphabet's stock was trading at $313.00 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GOOGL shares have decreased by 10.0% and is now trading at $281.6230.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.02 by $0.90. The information services provider earned $127.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $127.96 billion. Alphabet had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%.

Alphabet shares split on the morning of Monday, July 18th 2022.The 20-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 1st 2022. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, July 15th 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 2,000 shares after the split.

Alphabet's top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.11%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.07%), Ninety One UK Ltd (0.05%) and Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Sundar Pichai, Ruth Porat, Prabhakar Raghavan, Kavitark Ram Shriram, John Kent Walker, Marsida Saraci, Frances Arnold, Amie Thuener O'toole, John L Hennessy, 2019 Gp LLC Gv and 2017 Gp LLC Gv.
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Shares of GOOGL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Alphabet investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Micron Technology (MU), Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 9/14 Dividend
9/04/2026
Record date for 9/14 Dividend
9/07/2026
Dividend Payable
9/14/2026
Last Earnings
10/28/2026
Today
10/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Interactive Media & Services
Sub-Industry
Interactive Media & Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:GOOGL
CIK
1652044
Employees
190,820
Year Founded
2015

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$490.00
Low Price Target
$300.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+46.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
56 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$19.91
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.14
Forward P/E Ratio
13.68
P/E Growth
0.92
Net Income
$132.17 billion
Net Margins
54.77%
Pretax Margin
67.12%
Return on Equity
51.32%
Return on Assets
35.42%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.16
Current Ratio
2.72
Quick Ratio
2.64

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$402.84 billion
Price / Sales
8.55
Cash Flow
$11.15 per share
Price / Cash Flow
25.27
Book Value
$34.33 per share
Price / Book
8.21

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
12,230,000,000
Free Float
10,810,097,000
Market Cap
$3.45 trillion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.21

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This page (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was last updated on 10/29/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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