NASDAQ:GOOGAlphabet Stock Price, Forecast & News

Alphabet's stock was trading at $1,215.41 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, GOOG stock has increased by 23.0% and is now trading at $1,494.49.
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26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alphabet in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 23 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Alphabet is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 26th 2020.
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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The information services provider reported $10.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $8.43 by $1.70. The information services provider had revenue of $31.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.58 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 15.62% and a net margin of 18.99%.
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Shares of Alphabet split on Thursday, April 3rd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, February 10th 2014. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, April 2nd 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Alphabet stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

26 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Alphabet's shares. Their forecasts range from $1,500.00 to $1,975.00. On average, they expect Alphabet's stock price to reach $1,679.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.4% from the stock's current price.
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News coverage about GOOG stock has trended very positive on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Alphabet earned a daily sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the information services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.
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Some companies that are related to Alphabet include Omnicom Group (OMC), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), CLEAR CHANNEL O/SH (CCO), National CineMedia (NCMI), MDC Partners (MDCA) and Harte Hanks (HHS).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Alphabet investors own include Netflix (NFLX), Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Walt Disney (DIS), Visa (V), Intel (INTC), Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Boeing (BA).

Alphabet trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GOOG."

Alphabet's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Jennison Associates LLC (0.23%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.21%), Swiss National Bank (0.18%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.13%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.12%) and Bessemer Group Inc. (0.10%). Company insiders that own Alphabet stock include Amie Thuener O'toole, Ann Mather, Capitalg Lp, David C Drummond, John L Hennessy, L John Doerr and Sundar Pichai.
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GOOG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Manning & Napier Group LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, First Trust Advisors LP, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Great Lakes Advisors LLC, and WELLCOME TRUST LTD THE as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST. Company insiders that have sold Alphabet company stock in the last year include Amie Thuener O'toole, Ann Mather, Capitalg Lp, David C Drummond, and John L Hennessy.
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GOOG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Platinum Investment Management Ltd., Bessemer Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., AKO Capital LLP, and Marathon Asset Management LLP.
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Shares of GOOG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of GOOG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,494.49.

Alphabet has a market capitalization of $1.02 trillion and generates $161.86 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $34.34 billion in net income (profit) each year or $51.56 on an earnings per share basis. Alphabet employs 98,771 workers across the globe.

The official website for Alphabet is www.google.com.

Alphabet's mailing address is 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, 94043. The information services provider can be reached via phone at 650-253-0000.