Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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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 44 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
10

Buy
34

Based on 44 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 44 analysts, 10 have given a hold rating, 29 have given a buy rating, and 5 have given a strong buy rating for GOOGL.

Consensus Price Target

$200.74
32.53% Upside

According to the 44 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Alphabet, the average price target is $200.74. The highest price target for GOOGL is $230.00, while the lowest price target for GOOGL is $159.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 32.53% from the current price of $151.47.

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GOOGL Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 4/22/24 to 4/22/25	1 Month Ago 3/23/24 to 3/23/25	3 Months Ago 1/23/24 to 1/22/25	1 Year Ago 4/23/23 to 4/22/24
Strong Buy	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	29 Buy rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	30 Buy rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)
Hold	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$200.74	$210.59	$208.67	$158.71
Forecasted Upside	32.53% Upside	28.42% Upside	5.19% Upside	1.55% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

GOOGL 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.

GOOGL 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	2.89	2.66	2.54
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	32.47% Upside	144.24% Upside	25.46% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent GOOGL 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
4/17/2025	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Brian Nowak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$210.00 ➝ $185.00	+22.52%
4/17/2025	BMO Capital Markets 4 of 5 stars	Brian Pitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$230.00 ➝ $200.00	+33.29%
4/17/2025	Truist Financial 2 of 5 stars	Youssef Squali Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$220.00 ➝ $200.00	+30.81%
4/16/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Deepak Mathivanan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$200.00 ➝ $159.00	+3.72%
4/16/2025	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Laura Martin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$178.00 ➝ $178.00	+13.88%
4/15/2025	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Devitt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$190.00	+21.02%
4/14/2025	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Gil Luria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$200.00 ➝ $160.00	+0.38%
4/10/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Ronald Josey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$229.00 ➝ $195.00	+27.24%
4/10/2025	JMP Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Boone Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform
4/10/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Thomas Champion Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$208.00 ➝ $185.00	+16.56%
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4/9/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	James Lee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$230.00 ➝ $205.00	+41.67%
4/8/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Doug Anmuth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$220.00 ➝ $180.00	+20.10%
4/1/2025	Westpark Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Shauger Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
3/31/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Ken Gawrelski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$184.00 ➝ $167.00	+8.55%
3/31/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Brent Thill Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$235.00 ➝ $200.00	+29.59%
3/27/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$190.00	+20.99%
3/19/2025	Roth Mkm Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Rohit Kulkarni Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$220.00 ➝ $220.00	+35.53%
3/19/2025	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Barton Crockett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$205.00 ➝ $205.00	+27.59%
3/18/2025	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Justin Patterson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$220.00 ➝ $202.00	+22.95%
2/6/2025	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$198.00	+3.49%
1/13/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Kelley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$200.00 ➝ $225.00	+18.44%
1/3/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Khajuria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$220.00 ➝ $230.00	+20.24%
1/2/2025	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Boone Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
12/23/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$210.00 ➝ $210.00	+8.31%
12/12/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$210.00 ➝ $210.00	+7.47%
12/10/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$205.00 ➝ $205.00	+16.90%
11/6/2024	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$170.00 ➝ $185.00	+5.43%
11/1/2024	Phillip Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Woo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
10/31/2024	China Renaissance Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy
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	+28.15%
10/30/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$180.00 ➝ $185.00	+4.67%
10/30/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$200.00 ➝ $205.00	+14.60%
10/30/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$204.00 ➝ $210.00	+17.40%
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	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
9/26/2024	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Strong-Buy ➝ Strong-Buy	$210.00 ➝ $220.00	+35.05%
7/24/2024	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$195.00 ➝ $205.00	+17.88%
7/16/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$200.00 ➝ $215.00	+15.47%
7/10/2024	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$200.00 ➝ $220.00	+15.15%
4/29/2024	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Positive ➝ Positive	$170.00 ➝ $225.00	+32.55%
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4/26/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$185.00 ➝ $205.00	+19.65%
4/26/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$170.00 ➝ $200.00	+16.10%
4/26/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$160.00 ➝ $200.00	+16.10%
4/26/2024	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$190.00 ➝ $210.00	+34.62%
4/26/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$173.00 ➝ $200.00	+28.21%
1/31/2024	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$150.00 ➝ $165.00	+8.94%
10/25/2023	Monness Crespi & Hardt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
7/17/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$135.00 ➝ $150.00	+19.60%
6/27/2023	51job Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Downgrade
6/26/2023	888 Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Downgrade

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Should I Buy Alphabet Stock? GOOGL 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 Monday, April 21, 2025. 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 Alphabet Inc.:

Alphabet Inc. has a diverse range of products and services, including Google Services and Google Cloud, which contribute to its robust revenue streams. This diversification helps mitigate risks associated with reliance on a single product line.
The company is a leader in the digital advertising space, with platforms like YouTube and Google Search driving significant ad revenue. This dominance positions Alphabet favorably in a growing market.
Recent analyst ratings indicate strong confidence in Alphabet's stock, with many analysts issuing buy ratings and setting price targets above the current stock price of $180.00, suggesting potential for growth.
Alphabet's investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing is expected to yield substantial returns as these sectors continue to expand, positioning the company for future growth.
With approximately 40.03% of its stock owned by institutional investors, there is a level of confidence from large investment firms, which can be a positive indicator for retail investors.

Alphabet
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Alphabet Inc. for these reasons:

Recent price target reductions by analysts, such as from $220.00 to $200.00, may indicate concerns about the company's short-term performance and could lead to decreased investor confidence.
Alphabet faces increasing competition in the cloud services market, which could impact its market share and profitability in this segment.
Regulatory scrutiny and potential antitrust actions could pose risks to Alphabet's business model, particularly in its advertising and data practices.
The company's reliance on advertising revenue makes it vulnerable to economic downturns, which can lead to reduced ad spending by businesses.
Recent adjustments in institutional holdings, such as Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. reducing its stake, may signal a lack of confidence among major investors.

GOOGL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 44 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Alphabet is $200.74, with a high forecast of $230.00 and a low forecast of $159.00.
: 44 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alphabet in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings, 29 buy ratings and 5 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GOOGL shares.
: According to analysts, Alphabet's stock has a predicted upside of 32.53% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Alphabet's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Alphabet has been rated by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, DA Davidson, DZ Bank, Jefferies Financial Group, JMP Securities, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Piper Sandler, Rosenblatt Securities, Roth Mkm, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Wedbush, Wells Fargo & Company, and Westpark Capital in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Alphabet more than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Alphabet is 2.89 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.66. Learn more on how GOOGL compares to other companies.

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Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Forecast & Price Target