Alphabet (GOOGL) News Today

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) shares are reacting to a mix of bullish analyst actions, sector spotlight mentions, and intensifying challenges around its Other Bets and core services.

• Citi raised its price target on Alphabet after reporting stronger-than-expected YouTube and search advertising trends.
• Citizens JMP upgraded GOOGL to “Strong-Buy” and JMP Securities gave it a Market Outperform rating.
• Bank of America reiterated long-term upside for Alphabet despite mixed near-term sentiment.
• MarketBeat’s consensus of 42 analysts remains a “Moderate Buy,” reflecting broad support.
• Alphabet was highlighted in MarketBeat screeners as one of the top Space stocks to consider, alongside GE Aerospace and Boeing.
• It also appeared on lists of leading Healthcare stocks (with UnitedHealth and Merck) and Cybersecurity names (with CrowdStrike and Palo Alto).
• BNP Paribas downgraded Alphabet to a Hold and assigned a Neutral rating, signaling caution.
• Waymo continues to burn cash while facing growing competition from Tesla’s faster-rolling robotaxi rollout.
• Reports that OpenAI is developing an AI-native workspace platform threaten to erode Google Workspace’s enterprise franchise over time.

Overall, positive analyst upgrades and strong ad-business data are being offset by mixed sector head­lines and renewed scrutiny over Waymo’s path to profitability and potential challenges to Google’s core services.