Alphabet Inc provides online advertising services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It offers performance and brand advertising services. The company operates through Google and Other Bets segments. The Google segment offers products, such as Ads, Android, Chrome, Google Cloud, Google Maps, Google Play, Hardware, Search, and YouTube, as well as technical infrastructure.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry N/A
Sub-IndustryAdvertising
SectorN/A
WebN/A
PhoneN/A
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual SalesN/A
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees98,771
Next Earnings Date5/4/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Alphabet's stock symbol?
Alphabet trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GOOG."
When did Alphabet's stock split? How did Alphabet's stock split work?
Shares of Alphabet split before market open on Thursday, April 3rd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, February 10th 2014. The newly issued shares were issued 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.
How were Alphabet's earnings last quarter?
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 3rd. The information services provider reported $15.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $12.76 by $2.59. The information services provider had revenue of $46.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $46.87 billion. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $10.95 earnings per share. View Alphabet's Earnings History.
When is Alphabet's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for GOOG?
27 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Alphabet's stock. Their forecasts range from $1,287.00 to $1,769.00. On average, they expect Alphabet's share price to reach $1,595.85 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Alphabet.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Alphabet?
27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alphabet in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating, 25 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Alphabet.
Has Alphabet been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about GOOG stock has trended extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Alphabet earned a news sentiment score of -5.0 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 effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Alphabet.
Are investors shorting Alphabet?
Alphabet saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,480,000 shares, an increase of 7.7% from the January 15th total of 3,230,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,390,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Alphabet's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Alphabet's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Alphabet own?
Who are Alphabet's key executives?
Alphabet's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Lawrence Edward Page, Co-Founder, CEO & Director (Age 46)
- Mr. Sergey Brin, Co-Founder, Pres & Director (Age 45)
- Ms. Ruth Myrna Porat, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 61)
- Mr. David C. Drummond, Sr. VP of Corp. Devel., Chief Legal Officer & Sec. (Age 56)
- Ms. Amie Thuener O'Toole, Chief Accounting Officer & VP (Age 43)
Who are Alphabet's major shareholders?
Alphabet's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (1.70%), FMR LLC (1.29%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.48%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (0.36%), Magellan Asset Management Ltd (0.36%) and Jennison Associates LLC (0.26%). Company insiders that own Alphabet stock include Amie Thuener O'toole, Ann Mather, Capitalg Lp, David C Drummond, James Grier Campbell, John L Hennessy, L John Doerr and Sundar Pichai. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Alphabet.
Which institutional investors are selling Alphabet stock?
GOOG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sands Capital Management LLC, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, USS Investment Management Ltd, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec and Maverick Capital Ltd.. 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 for Alphabet.
Which institutional investors are buying Alphabet stock?
GOOG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Baillie Gifford & Co., Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Sanders Capital LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Madison Asset Management LLC and Magellan Asset Management Ltd. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alphabet.
How do I buy shares of 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.
What is Alphabet's stock price today?
One share of GOOG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,520.74.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Alphabet (NASDAQ GOOG)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Alphabet and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe GOOG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe GOOG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
