Alphabet (GOOG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$192.96 +3.26 (+1.72%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

Alphabet - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 21 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
5

Buy
16

Based on 21 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Alphabet in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 21 analysts, 5 have given a hold rating, 13 have given a buy rating, and 3 have given a strong buy rating for GOOG.

Consensus Price Target

$200.56
3.94% Upside

According to the 21 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Alphabet, the average price target is $200.56. The highest price target for GOOG is $235.00, while the lowest price target for GOOG is $160.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 3.94% from the current price of $192.96.

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GOOG Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	13 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$200.56	$200.56	$182.86	$131.93
Forecasted Upside	3.94% Upside	18.33% Upside	11.06% Upside	-7.56% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Buy

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GOOG Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

GOOG Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Alphabet Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Alphabet	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.90	2.69	2.51
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	3.94% Upside	265.03% Upside	14.52% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent GOOG News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/1/2024	Phillip Securities 0 of 5 stars	J. Woo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
10/30/2024	Oppenheimer 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$185.00 ➝ $215.00	+18.50%
10/30/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$208.00 ➝ $212.00	+23.88%
10/30/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$200.00 ➝ $220.00	+28.55%
10/30/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$212.00 ➝ $216.00	+26.21%
10/30/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$182.00 ➝ $187.00	+9.27%
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10/30/2024	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$220.00 ➝ $225.00	+31.47%
10/30/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$187.00 ➝ $192.00	+12.19%
10/30/2024	Pivotal Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Wlodarczak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$215.00 ➝ $225.00	+31.47%
10/30/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$220.00 ➝ $235.00	+37.31%
10/29/2024	Seaport Res Ptn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Kessler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
10/11/2024	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	N. Schindler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Sector Outperform	$212.00	+29.92%
9/10/2024	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Luria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
9/5/2024	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Mathivanan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
7/16/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Khajuria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
7/10/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$200.00 ➝ $220.00	+14.83%
6/28/2024	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	B. Crockett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$181.00	-3.14%
4/16/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$154.00 ➝ $174.00	+11.30%
4/11/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$165.00	+4.02%
1/31/2024	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Positive ➝ Positive	$150.00 ➝ $170.00	+11.07%
1/24/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$150.00 ➝ $160.00	+6.32%
8/21/2023	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform
7/26/2023	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$123.00 ➝ $140.00	+7.83%
4/26/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$120.00 ➝ $125.00	+18.83%
2/6/2023	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Shmulik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$130.00	+25.29%
2/3/2023	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	R. Kulkarni Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
2/3/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Eric Sheridan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$128.00	+17.65%
2/3/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Stephen Ju Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$136.00	+25.00%
2/3/2023	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Brad Erickson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$130.00	+19.49%
2/3/2023	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight	$122.00 ➝ $120.00	+10.29%
1/31/2023	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$116.00 ➝ $119.00	+20.96%
1/11/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$135.00 ➝ $125.00	+40.07%

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Should I Buy Alphabet Stock? GOOG Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Sunday, December 15, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these Alphabet pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Alphabet
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Google:

Google's diverse product offerings, including popular services like YouTube and Google Cloud, provide multiple revenue streams, reducing dependency on any single source.
The company's strong position in digital advertising continues to drive significant revenue growth, making it a leader in the advertising industry.
Recent advancements in AI and machine learning technologies enhance Google's product capabilities, potentially leading to increased user engagement and higher revenues.
As of December 15, 2024, Google's stock price is performing well, reflecting investor confidence and the company's robust financial health.
Google's commitment to innovation and expansion into new markets, such as healthcare and cloud services, positions it for long-term growth and profitability.

Alphabet
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Google for these reasons:

Increased scrutiny and regulatory challenges in various regions could impact Google's operations and profitability, particularly in the advertising sector.
Competition from other tech giants in cloud services and digital advertising may pressure Google's market share and profit margins.
Concerns over data privacy and security could lead to reputational damage and potential legal issues, affecting investor sentiment.
Recent reports highlight issues with search results, including fake reviews, which could undermine user trust and impact advertising revenue.
Market volatility and economic uncertainties may affect overall tech sector performance, potentially leading to fluctuations in Google's stock price.

GOOG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 21 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Alphabet is $200.56, with a high forecast of $235.00 and a low forecast of $160.00.
: 21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alphabet in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 13 buy ratings and 3 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GOOG shares.
: According to analysts, Alphabet's stock has a predicted upside of 3.94% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Alphabet's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.
: Alphabet has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Canaccord Genuity Group, Citigroup, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Oppenheimer, Phillip Securities, Pivotal Research, Scotiabank, Seaport Res Ptn, UBS Group, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Alphabet more than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Alphabet is 2.90 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.69. Learn more on how GOOG compares to other companies.

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Alphabet (GOOG) Stock Forecast & Price Target