Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $193.89 to $197.86
• 50-Day Range: $165.19 to $196.53
• 52-Week Range: $140.53 to $207.05
• Volume: 31.56 million shs
• Average Volume: 40.28 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.35 trillion
• P/E Ratio: 20.73
• Dividend Yield: 0.43%
• Price Target: $211.53
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alphabet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alphabet scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 321st out of 1,302 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 2.86, and is based on 29 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alphabet has been the subject of 28 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 20.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alphabet is 20.73, 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 49.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Alphabet has a PEG Ratio of 1.32. 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 6.49. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.48% 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 1.4, 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 23.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Alphabet has a dividend yield of 0.43%, 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

0.48% 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 1.4, 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 23.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.12

News Sentiment

Alphabet has a news sentiment score of 1.12. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 178 news articles for Alphabet this week, compared to 143 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

461 people have searched for GOOGL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 135% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

352 people have added Alphabet to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 68% 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 $43,525,794.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.55% 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GOOGL stock has increased by 2.8% and is now trading at $194.67.

How were Alphabet's earnings last quarter?

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.15 by $0.16. The information services provider earned $96,428,000 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 the morning of Monday, July 18th 2022.The 20-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 1st 2022. The newly issued shares were distributed 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?

Alphabet's top institutional shareholders include Jennison Associates LLC (0.12%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.12%), Nordea Investment Management AB (0.11%) and MUFG Securities EMEA plc. 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: 8/05/2025
• 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

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: $211.53
• High Price Target: $240.00
• Low Price Target: $172.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 43 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.87
• P/E Growth: 1.28
• 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: 6.73
• Cash Flow: $9.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.97
• Book Value: $26.67 per share
• Price / Book: 7.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,094,000,000
• Free Float: 10,697,143,000
• Market Cap: $2.35 trillion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01