Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alphabet Inc. is a multinational conglomerate and the holding company of Google, specializing in internet-related services and products. Its core business revolves around digital advertising, search, video platforms, and cloud computing. Google Search remains the most widely used web search engine globally, while YouTube, the company’s video-sharing platform, commands a significant share of online video viewership. Through its Google Cloud division, Alphabet provides infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and enterprise solutions, catering to businesses of all sizes worldwide.

Beyond its flagship offerings, Alphabet invests in a portfolio of “Other Bets,” which includes ventures in autonomous driving (Waymo), life sciences (Verily), smart home devices (Nest), and fiber-optic internet service (Google Fiber). These subsidiaries reflect the company’s commitment to innovation and long-term growth in emerging technology sectors. While some projects operate independently, they collectively benefit from Alphabet’s research and development expertise and robust financial backing.

Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University, Google evolved rapidly from a search engine startup to a diversified technology leader. In 2015, Google reorganized under the Alphabet parent structure to provide greater operational autonomy to its various businesses and streamline corporate governance. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Alphabet maintains regional offices and data centers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa to support its global user base.

Alphabet’s leadership team is headed by Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai, who has overseen the company’s core and cloud businesses since 2015 and was appointed CEO of Alphabet in 2019. The board of directors includes industry veterans and experts in technology, finance and public policy, guiding corporate strategy and ensuring governance standards. Under Pichai’s stewardship, Alphabet continues to expand its product portfolio, deepen its research in artificial intelligence and explore new markets while maintaining a focus on user privacy and regulatory compliance.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $231.90 to $235.76
• 50-Day Range: $174.36 to $235.00
• 52-Week Range: $140.53 to $235.76
• Volume: 46.56 million shs
• Average Volume: 33.71 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.84 trillion
• P/E Ratio: 25.03
• Dividend Yield: 0.36%
• Price Target: $222.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alphabet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alphabet scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 289th out of 649 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Alphabet has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.87, and is based on 31 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Alphabet has a consensus price target of $222.33, representing about 5.4% downside from its current price of $235.00.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alphabet has been the subject of 33 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alphabet are expected to grow by 14.94% in the coming year, from $8.90 to $10.23 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alphabet is 25.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 277.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alphabet is 25.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 440.20.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Alphabet has a PEG Ratio of 1.58. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alphabet has a P/B Ratio of 8.81. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.49% of the outstanding shares of Alphabet have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alphabet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alphabet has recently increased by 3.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Alphabet has a dividend yield of 0.36%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Alphabet has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Alphabet is 8.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Alphabet will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.21% next year. This indicates that Alphabet will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.49% of the outstanding shares of Alphabet have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alphabet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alphabet has recently increased by 3.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Alphabet has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 262 news articles for Alphabet this week, compared to 157 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 299 people have searched for GOOGL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1530 people have added Alphabet to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 371% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alphabet insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $49,208,380.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.64% of the stock of Alphabet is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

40.03% of the stock of Alphabet is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GOOGL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GOOGL shares performed this year?

Alphabet's stock was trading at $189.30 at the start of the year. Since then, GOOGL stock has increased by 24.1% and is now trading at $235.00.

How were Alphabet's earnings last quarter?

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.16. The information services provider earned $96.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $93.60 billion. Alphabet had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 34.31% and a net margin of 31.12%.

When did Alphabet's stock split?

Shares of Alphabet split on Monday, July 18th 2022.The 20-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 1st 2022. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, July 15th 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 2,000 shares after the split.

Who are Alphabet's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Alphabet include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.27%), State Street Corp (1.90%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.17%) and Norges Bank (1.03%). Insiders that own company stock include 2021 Gp LLC Gv, Sundar Pichai, Ruth Porat, Prabhakar Raghavan, Kavitark Ram Shriram, Philipp Schindler, John Kent Walker, Frances Arnold, Amie Thuener O'toole, John L Hennessy, Ann Mather, 2019 Gp LLC Gv and 2017 Gp LLC Gv.
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How do I buy shares of Alphabet?

Shares of GOOGL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 6/09/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 6/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/23/2025
• Today: 9/06/2025
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/08/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SERVICES
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GOOGL
• CIK: 1652044
• Web: www.abc.xyz
• Phone: (650) 253-0000
• Fax: 650-253-0001
• Employees: 183,323
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Alphabet: $222.33
• High Price Target: $280.00
• Low Price Target: $172.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.87
• Research Coverage: 45 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.40
• P/E Growth: 1.58
• Net Income: $100.12 billion
• Net Margins: 31.12%
• Pretax Margin: 37.61%
• Return on Equity: 34.31%
• Return on Assets: 24.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.07
• Current Ratio: 1.90
• Quick Ratio: 1.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $350.02 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.12
• Cash Flow: $9.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.82
• Book Value: $26.67 per share
• Price / Book: 8.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,094,000,000
• Free Float: 10,686,258,000
• Market Cap: $2.84 trillion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01