Alphabet Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides online advertising services in the United States and internationally. The company offers performance and brand advertising services. It operates through Google and Other Bets segments. The Google segment includes principal Internet products, such as Ads, Android, Chrome, Commerce, Google Cloud, Google Maps, Google Play, Hardware, Search, and YouTube, as well as technical infrastructure and newer efforts, including Virtual Reality. This segment also offers digital content, enterprise cloud services, and hardware products, as well as other miscellaneous products and services. The Other Bets segment includes businesses, such as Access, Calico, CapitalG, GV, Nest, Verily, Waymo, and X, as well as fiber Internet and Television services. Alphabet Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Industry Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorComputer and Technology
SymbolNASDAQ:GOOGL
CUSIPN/A
Phone650-253-0000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.02
Current Ratio4.87
Quick Ratio4.85
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio35.02
Forward P/E Ratio29.36
P/E Growth1.71
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$110.86 billion
Price / Sales7.51
Cash Flow$42.3579 per share
Price / Cash28.28
Book Value$219.50 per share
Price / Book5.46
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$32.05
Net Income$12.66 billion
Net Margins14.19%
Return on Equity15.58%
Return on Assets12.48%
Miscellaneous
Employees80,110
Outstanding Shares694,950,000
Market Cap$832,460.75
Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Alphabet Inc Class A's stock symbol?
Alphabet Inc Class A trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GOOGL."
How will Alphabet Inc Class A's stock buyback program work?
Alphabet Inc Class A announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Friday, February 2nd 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $8,589,870,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Alphabet Inc Class A's earnings last quarter?
Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) announced its earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The information services provider reported $9.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $9.21 by $0.72. The information services provider earned $24.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.20 billion. Alphabet Inc Class A had a return on equity of 15.58% and a net margin of 14.19%. During the same period last year, the company posted $7.73 EPS. View Alphabet Inc Class A's Earnings History.
When is Alphabet Inc Class A's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for GOOGL?
37 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Alphabet Inc Class A's shares. Their forecasts range from $970.00 to $1,400.00. On average, they anticipate Alphabet Inc Class A's stock price to reach $1,221.8143 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Alphabet Inc Class A.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Alphabet Inc Class A?
37 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alphabet Inc Class A in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings, 32 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Alphabet Inc Class A stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Alphabet Inc Class A stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Alphabet is currently suffering from increasing litigation issues which might hurt its profitability. Moreover, it's increased spending on its consumer gadgets, YouTube video app and cloud computing services remain concerns. Also, estimates have been going down ahead of the company’s Q2 earnings release. The company has mixed record of earnings surprises in recent quarters. However, Alphabet's focus on innovation, AI, cloud, home automation space, strategic acquisitions and Android OS should continue to aid its top-line growth. Further, its recent partnership with PayPal remains positive. Also, the company has shown good execution to date, more or less maintaining its dominant share in a competitive, fast-growing search market. Notably, the stock has outperformed the industry it belongs to on a 12-months basis. But, rising competition in the online advertisement market poses serious risk to the company's position." (7/2/2018)
- 2. Stifel Nicolaus analysts commented, "We remain Hold rated with a $1,150 price target, however we are incrementally positive on Alphabet’s long-term position given strategic challenges facing Facebook. GOOGL shares currently trade at ~12x EV / 2019E adj. EBITDA and 23x 2019E GAAP EPS." (4/23/2018)
- 3. Bank of America Corp analysts commented, "Sprint’s wireless revenue declined by 3% YOY in F3Q17, a 1% beat. Consolidated cash EBITDA of $1.73B beat our $1.69B estimate, growing 7% YOY, and a still low 21% margin. Phone adds of 184K were below our Street-low 225K estimate as T/VZ had strong quarters (BoGo/Unlimited/Video Bundling). Postpaid phone churn rose 13 bps to 1.71%, in line with our estimate, as Sprint keeps prices high. The company maintained EBITDA guidance but lowered CAPX guidance. Network speeds are up 60% YoY. Sprint has deployed 80K Magic Boxes and plans to deploy more than 1M, a very smart strategy. We look for color on 3Q trends from expiring promotional offers. Our main concerns are weak network coverage and revenue growth ." (2/2/2018)
Who are some of Alphabet Inc Class A's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Alphabet Inc Class A include Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG), Facebook, Inc. Common Stock (FB), Baidu (BIDU), Twitter (TWTR), Red Hat (RHT), IHS Markit (INFO), Weibo (WB), Snap (SNAP), Yandex (YNDX), Line (LN), Match Group (MTCH), 58.com (WUBA), Tripadvisor Inc Common Stock (TRIP), FactSet Research Systems (FDS) and Stars Group (TSG).
Who are Alphabet Inc Class A's key executives?
Alphabet Inc Class A's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Lawrence Edward Page, Co-Founder, CEO & Director (Age 45)
- Mr. Sergey Brin, Co-Founder, Pres & Director (Age 44)
- Ms. Ruth Myrna Porat, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 60)
- Mr. David C. Drummond, Sr. VP of Corp. Devel., Chief Legal Officer & Sec. (Age 55)
- Ms. Amie Thuener O'Toole, Chief Accounting Officer & VP (Age 43)
Has Alphabet Inc Class A been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about GOOGL stock have trended somewhat negative recently, Accern reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Alphabet Inc Class A earned a coverage optimism score of -0.02 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the information services provider an impact score of 46.43 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.
Who are Alphabet Inc Class A's major shareholders?
Alphabet Inc Class A's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC (0.20%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (0.20%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.18%), DnB Asset Management AS (0.07%), NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.05%) and Calamos Advisors LLC (0.04%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Alphabet Inc Class A.
Which major investors are selling Alphabet Inc Class A stock?
GOOGL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Hartford Investment Management Co., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Clinton Group Inc., Milestone Resources Group Ltd, Columbia Partners L L C Investment Management, Jensen Investment Management Inc. and Selz Capital LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alphabet Inc Class A.
Which major investors are buying Alphabet Inc Class A stock?
GOOGL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Boston Advisors LLC, ADAMCAPITAL Gestao de Recursos Ltda., DnB Asset Management AS, Cullinan Associates Inc., Rathbone Brothers plc and Calamos Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alphabet Inc Class A.
How do I buy shares of Alphabet Inc Class A?
Shares of GOOGL 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Alphabet Inc Class A's stock price today?
One share of GOOGL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,197.88.
How big of a company is Alphabet Inc Class A?
Alphabet Inc Class A has a market capitalization of $833.31 billion and generates $110.86 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $12.66 billion in net income (profit) each year or $32.05 on an earnings per share basis. Alphabet Inc Class A employs 80,110 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Alphabet Inc Class A?
Alphabet Inc Class A's mailing address is 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, 94043. The information services provider can be reached via phone at 650-253-0000 or via email at [email protected]
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