Followed 153 TimesTop FollowedTrending NewsTrending NewsTop-Rated StocksTop-RatedTop MarketRank™ StocksTop MarketRank™NASDAQ:GOOGL Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $320.21 -4.01 (-1.24%) Closing price 10/23/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$321.11 +0.90 (+0.28%) As of 10/23/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Alphabet Stock (NASDAQ:GOOGL) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Alphabet alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$320.18▼$324.5350-Day Range$320.21▼$354.9752-Week Range$255.32▼$408.61Volume17.53 million shsAverage Volume23.90 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.92 trillionP/E Ratio16.08Dividend Yield0.27%Price Target$425.04Consensus RatingBuy 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.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Alphabet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks99th Percentile Overall ScoreGOOGL MarketRank™: 4.954684792745 of 5 starsAlphabet scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 237 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingAlphabet has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.02, and is based on 5 strong buy ratings, 47 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialAlphabet has a consensus price target of $425.04, representing about 32.7% upside from its current price of $320.21.Amount of Analyst CoverageAlphabet has been the subject of 17 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 and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-27.04% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Alphabet is 16.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.79.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Alphabet is 16.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.80.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAlphabet has a PEG Ratio of 0.94. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAlphabet has a P/B Ratio of 9.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Alphabet's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.74% of the float of Alphabet has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAlphabet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.93, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Alphabet has recently decreased by 8.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldAlphabet has a dividend yield of 0.26%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAlphabet has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Alphabet is 4.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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 and Social Media4.1 / 5News Sentiment0.59 News SentimentAlphabet has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 191 news articles for Alphabet this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.Search Interest280 people have searched for GOOGL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 4% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows300 people have added Alphabet to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 92% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.6 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $6,740,093.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders11.61% 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 Institutions40.03% 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. Receive GOOGL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Alphabet and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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GOOGL Stock News HeadlinesThe $500 Billion Question: Can Google Cloud's Massive AI Backlog Outrun Its Mind-Boggling CapEx Boom on Oct. 28?3 hours ago | 247wallst.comMarketBeat Week in Review – 10/19 - 10/23 (GOOGL)A market sell-off spread beyond tech as oil prices surged and AI concerns grew. MarketBeat analysts recap the week's top stories on earnings, from Halliburton to Meta Platforms and General Motors.October 24 at 7:00 AM | marketbeat.comA weekly dividend fund holding Nvidia and PalantirCrowdStrike, Palantir, Nvidia none of them pay a real dividend. But one fund holding the biggest AI names distributes income every single Thursday, with payouts reported as high as $1,051 a month. Chief Income Strategist Tim Plaehn breaks down the fund's real Thursday distribution history, how the income is generated, and how to buy it in any brokerage account.October 24 at 1:00 AM | Investors Alley (Ad)Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Shares Down 3.1% on Analyst DowngradeOctober 24 at 3:15 AM | americanbankingnews.comGoogle illegally cut down 250K trees in Finland for data center, driving wolves into villages and infuriating locals: reportOctober 24 at 3:01 AM | nypost.comNDoes the AI Sell-Off Put Alphabet's Breakout in Doubt?An AI sell-off pulled Alphabet stock back toward its 200-day moving average near $340, testing a breakout setup built on the strong reception of its Gemini 4 Argon model.October 22 at 4:29 PM | marketbeat.comThe AI Buildout Is Only 15% Complete—Here Is Where the Next Dollar Actually Goes (GOOGL)AI spending is less than 15% complete in Dan Ives' view, with NVIDIA, Palantir, Meta and the neoclouds anchoring a bull run he sees lasting 2 to 3 more years.October 21 at 8:00 AM | marketbeat.comCould Quantinuum's Breakthrough Make Its Sell-Off a Bargain? (GOOGL)Quantinuum hit 99.9995% logical fidelity on its Helios system and holds $2.1 billion in cash, even as shares trade near 52-week lows and Morgan Stanley issues an Overweight rating.October 20, 2026 | marketbeat.comSee More Headlines GOOGL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have GOOGL shares performed this year? Alphabet's stock was trading at $313.00 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, GOOGL stock has increased by 2.3% and is now trading at $320.21. How were Alphabet's earnings last quarter? Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.89 by $6.22. The information services provider had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $117.07 billion. Alphabet had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%. When did Alphabet's stock split? Shares of Alphabet split before market open on Monday, July 18th 2022.The 20-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 1st 2022. The newly issued shares were issued 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. Who are Alphabet's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Alphabet include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.07%), Ninety One UK Ltd (0.05%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.05%) and PineStone Asset Management Inc. (0.04%). 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, Ann Mather, John L Hennessy, 2019 Gp LLC Gv and 2017 Gp LLC Gv. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Alphabet? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Alphabet own? 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 Last Earnings7/22/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/14 Dividend9/04/2026Record date for 9/14 Dividend9/07/2026Dividend Payable9/14/2026Today10/24/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/28/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (1w+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 For the last 10 days, GOOGL's financial health has been in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorCommunication Services Industry Interactive Media & Services Sub-IndustryInteractive Media & Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:GOOGL CIK1652044 Webwww.abc.xyz Phone(650) 253-0000Fax650-253-0001Employees190,820Year Founded2015Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Alphabet$425.04 High Price Target$490.00 Low Price Target$310.00 Potential Upside/Downside+32.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.02 Research Coverage56 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$19.91 Trailing P/E Ratio16.08 Forward P/E Ratio15.54 P/E Growth0.94Net Income$132.17 billion Net Margins54.77% Pretax Margin67.12% Return on Equity51.32% Return on Assets35.42% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.16 Current Ratio2.72 Quick Ratio2.64 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$445.87 billion Price / Sales8.78 Cash Flow$12.52 per share Price / Cash Flow25.58 Book Value$34.33 per share Price / Book9.33Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares12,230,000,000Free Float10,810,097,000Market Cap$3.92 trillion OptionableOptionable Beta1.21 Social Links Don't Wait for the OpenAI IPOThe AI wave will soon hit public markets with Anthropic and OpenAI set to go public later this year. 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