Alphabet Stock Forecast, Price & 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. Since then, GOOG shares have increased by 42.8% and is now trading at $1,736.19.
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23 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alphabet in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating, 21 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Alphabet stock.
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Alphabet is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 1st 2021.
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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 3rd. The information services provider reported $16.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $11.35 by $5.05. The information services provider had revenue of $46.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $42.84 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 20.80%. Alphabet's revenue was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $10.12 earnings per share.
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Alphabet shares split on the morning of 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 closing bell 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.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Alphabet's shares. Their forecasts range from $1,600.00 to $2,250.00. On average, they anticipate Alphabet's share price to reach $1,836.32 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.8% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to Alphabet include Omnicom Group (OMC), The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), National CineMedia (NCMI) and MDC Partners (MDCA).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Alphabet investors own include Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Alibaba Group (BABA), The Walt Disney (DIS), Visa (V), Intel (INTC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), salesforce.com (CRM) and Mastercard (MA).

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

Alphabet's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.02%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.02%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.01%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%), Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL (0.01%) and James Hambro & Partners (0.01%). Company insiders that own Alphabet stock include Amie Thuener O'toole, Ann Mather, Capitalg Lp, David C Drummond, John L Hennessy and Philipp Schindler.
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GOOG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Hexavest Inc., Diversified Trust Co, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA, Brookstone Capital Management, and Gillespie Robinson & Grimm Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Alphabet company stock in the last year include Amie Thuener O'toole, Ann Mather, Capitalg Lp, John L Hennessy, and Philipp Schindler.
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GOOG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, Salvus Wealth Management LLC, James Hambro & Partners, Pennsylvania Capital Management Inc. ADV, Boston Trust Walden Corp, and 4J Wealth Management LLC.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of GOOG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,736.19.

Alphabet has a market capitalization of $1.17 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 132,121 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.