NASDAQ:GOOGAlphabet Stock Price, Forecast & News

Alphabet's stock was trading at $1,215.41 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, GOOG stock has increased by 20.5% and is now trading at $1,464.70. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

28 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alphabet in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating, 26 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Alphabet.

Alphabet is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Alphabet.

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The information services provider reported $9.87 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $11.27 by $1.40. The information services provider earned $41.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $40.29 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 20.71% and a return on equity of 17.43%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $9.50 earnings per share. View Alphabet's earnings history.

Alphabet shares split on Thursday, April 3rd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, February 10th 2014. The newly minted 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.

28 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Alphabet's stock. Their forecasts range from $1,360.00 to $1,800.00. On average, they expect Alphabet's share price to reach $1,584.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Alphabet.

News articles about GOOG stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Alphabet earned a coverage optimism score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories 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 effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Alphabet.

Some companies that are related to Alphabet include Omnicom Group (OMC), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), CLEAR CHANNEL O/SH (CCO), National CineMedia (NCMI), MDC Partners (MDCA) and Harte Hanks (HHS). View all competitors.

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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.00%), Thomasville National Bank (0.00%), M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.00%), Birch Capital Management LLC (0.00%), Modus Advisors LLC (0.00%) and Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE (0.00%). 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. View institutional ownership trends for Alphabet.

GOOG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Confluence Investment Management LLC, Thomasville National Bank, M&R Capital Management Inc., Birch Capital Management LLC, Boltwood Capital Management, and Park National Corp OH. 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. View insider buying and selling activity for Alphabet.

GOOG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE, Modus Advisors LLC, and First Financial Bank Trust Division. View insider buying and selling activity for Alphabet.

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 $1,464.70.

Alphabet has a market capitalization of $999.83 billion 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.