Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also pursues advanced technology and long‑term innovation through a group of investments often referred to as “Other Bets,” which include autonomous vehicle technology, life sciences and genomics research, robotics, and moonshot projects. Alphabet has a significant focus on artificial intelligence research and applied AI across both consumer products and cloud services.

Alphabet traces its roots to Google Inc., founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998; the restructuring that created Alphabet occurred in 2015 to give greater operational independence to distinct businesses. The company operates globally with major operations and data centers in North America, Europe and Asia, serving users, advertisers and enterprise customers around the world.

Alphabet is led by Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai, who became CEO of Google in 2015 and of Alphabet in 2019; other senior executives include Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat and an independent board chaired by John L. Hennessy. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped back from day‑to‑day management in 2019 but remain influential as founders and long‑time shareholders. The company continues to balance mature, high‑scale ad and platform businesses with investments in longer‑term technology opportunities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $340.27 to $349.14
• 50-Day Range: $317.69 to $377.65
• 52-Week Range: $206.20 to $408.61
• Volume: 10.88 million shs
• Average Volume: 31.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.23 trillion
• P/E Ratio: 17.36
• Dividend Yield: 0.25%
• Price Target: $420.19
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Alphabet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alphabet scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 246 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Alphabet has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.04, and is based on 6 strong buy ratings, 44 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Alphabet has a consensus price target of $420.19, representing about 20.6% upside from its current price of $348.54.

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -28.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alphabet are expected to decrease by -28.10% in the coming year, from $20.50 to $14.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alphabet is 17.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.46.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alphabet is 17.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 24.51.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Alphabet has a PEG Ratio of 0.96. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alphabet has a P/B Ratio of 6.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.67% 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 2.67, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alphabet has recently increased by 3.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Alphabet has a dividend yield of 0.26%, 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 5.97% next year. This indicates that Alphabet will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Alphabet has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 169 news articles for Alphabet this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 283 people have searched for GOOGL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

314 people have added Alphabet to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 52% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $12,382,714.00 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/15 Dividend: 6/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend: 6/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Today: 8/28/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/14 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Record date for 9/14 Dividend: 9/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GOOGL
• CIK: 1652044
• Web: www.abc.xyz
• Phone: (650) 253-0000
• Fax: 650-253-0001
• Employees: 190,820
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Alphabet: $420.19
• High Price Target: $515.00
• Low Price Target: $255.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.04
• Research Coverage: 54 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $19.91
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.89
• P/E Growth: 0.96
• 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: 10.51
• Cash Flow: $12.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.99
• Book Value: $50.90 per share
• Price / Book: 6.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,230,000,000
• Free Float: 10,810,097,000
• Market Cap: $4.23 trillion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24