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Alphabet (GOOG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$195.75 +5.80 (+3.05%)
Closing price 08/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Alphabet Stock (NASDAQ:GOOG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$190.92
▼
$196.08
50-Day Range
$166.01
▼
$197.44
52-Week Range
$142.66
▼
$208.70
Volume
23.35 million shs
Average Volume
26.14 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.37 trillion
P/E Ratio
20.85
Dividend Yield
0.43%
Price Target
$215.19
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Alphabet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

GOOG MarketRank™: 

Alphabet scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 83rd out of 1,308 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Alphabet has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on 17 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Alphabet has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Alphabet's stock forecast and price target.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Alphabet are expected to grow by 15.07% in the coming year, from $8.89 to $10.23 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Alphabet is 20.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.10.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Alphabet is 20.85, 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 49.55.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Alphabet has a PEG Ratio of 1.26. 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 7.34. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.28% 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 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alphabet has recently decreased by 15.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

  • Dividend Yield

    Alphabet has a dividend yield of 0.44%, 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.

  • Read more about Alphabet's dividend.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.28% 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 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alphabet has recently decreased by 15.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

  • News Sentiment

    Alphabet has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 160 news articles for Alphabet this week, compared to 138 articles on an average week.

  • Search Interest

    210 people have searched for GOOG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 34% compared to the previous 30 days.

  • MarketBeat Follows

    92 people have added Alphabet to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 124% compared to the previous 30 days.

  • 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 $43,525,794.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    12.99% 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

    Only 27.26% of the stock of Alphabet is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Alphabet's insider trading history.
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GOOG Stock News Headlines

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Director Sells $19,827.31 in Stock
August 1, 2025  |  insidertrades.comhttps://www.insidertrades.com/alerts/nasdaq-goog-insider-buying-and-selling-2025-08-01/
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Waymo plans to dispatch robotaxis in Dallas next year as its driverless expansion races ahead
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July 28, 2025  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/articles/waymo-plans-to-dispatch-robotaxis-in-dallas-next-year-as-its-driverless-expansion-races-ahead-2025-07-28/
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Asian shares retreat after Alphabet and AI stocks nudge Wall Street to more records
Asian shares are lower after Wall Street inched to more records as gains for Alphabet and artificial-intelligence stocks offset a steep tumble for EV-maker Tesla...
July 25, 2025  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/articles/asian-shares-retreat-after-alphabet-and-ai-stocks-nudge-wall-street-to-more-records-2025-07-25/
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Google's AI push pays off with solid second quarter, but doubts about company's future persist
Google’s accelerating shift into artificial intelligence helped propel its corporate parent to another quarter of solid growth while a crackdown on its internet empire looms in the background...
July 23, 2025  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/articles/googles-ai-push-pays-off-with-solid-second-quarter-but-doubts-about-companys-future-persist-2025-07-23/
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Is Now the Time to Buy Alphabet?
August 4 at 10:09 PM  |  fool.comhttps://www.fool.com/investing/2025/08/04/is-now-the-time-to-buy-alphabet-googl-stock/
Adtech company OpenX sues Google, accusing it of anticompetitive tactics that 'crippled' its growth
August 4 at 2:19 PM  |  businessinsider.comhttps://www.businessinsider.com/adtech-company-openx-sues-google-antitrust-digital-advertising-market-2025-8
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GOOG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Alphabet's stock was trading at $190.44 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GOOG stock has increased by 2.8% and is now trading at $195.75.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.19. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

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.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Alphabet: Alphabet Capital US LLC, Google, and XXVI Holdings Inc..

Top institutional investors of Alphabet include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (1.11%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.11%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.10%) and Bessemer Group Inc. (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include 2021 Gp LLC Gv, Sundar Pichai, Ruth Porat, Prabhakar Raghavan, Kavitark Ram Shriram, Philipp Schindler, John Kent Walker, John Kent Walker, Frances Arnold, Amie Thuener O'toole, John L Hennessy, Ann Mather, 2019 Gp LLC Gv and 2017 Gp LLC Gv.
View institutional ownership trends.

Shares of GOOG 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Alphabet investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Chevron (CVX) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

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
8/04/2025
Record date for 9/15 Dividend
9/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
9/08/2025
Dividend Payable
9/15/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025
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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Computer and Technology
Industry
INTERNET SERVICES
Sub-Industry
Advertising
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:GOOG
CIK
1652044
Web
www.google.com
Phone
(650) 253-0000
Fax
650-253-0001
Employees
190,200
Year Founded
2015

Price Target and Rating

Average Price Target for Alphabet
$215.19
High Price Target
$245.00
Low Price Target
$171.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.77
Research Coverage
31 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$9.39
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.85
Forward P/E Ratio
22.02
P/E Growth
1.26
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
6.76
Cash Flow
$9.76 per share
Price / Cash Flow
20.06
Book Value
$26.67 per share
Price / Book
7.34

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
12,094,000,000
Free Float
10,522,989,000
Market Cap
$2.37 trillion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.02

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This page (NASDAQ:GOOG) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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