Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Alphabet (GOOGL)

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/8/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $450.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Alphabet had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $417.00 price target on the stock, up from $411.00.
• 10/1/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Benchmark Co..
• 9/28/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $395.00 to $400.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/17/2026 – Alphabet had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Tigress Financial. They now have a $485.00 price target on the stock, up from $415.00.
• 9/16/2026 – Alphabet had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $450.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/3/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $410.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/20/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $410.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/19/2026 – Alphabet was upgraded by Rosenblatt Securities to “strong-buy”.
• 8/11/2026 – Alphabet was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 7th were paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 4th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4.42%.

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 118,138 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.90, for a total value of $2,232,808.20. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total value of $28,257.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,494,424.20. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 441,399 shares of company stock worth $8,677,053 over the last 90 days. 11.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Alphabet Inc is a technology and internet services company best known as the parent company of Google. Its primary business, Google Services, includes online search, digital advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play, and a range of hardware and subscription products.

Alphabet also operates Google Cloud, which provides infrastructure, data analytics, cybersecurity, productivity software, and artificial intelligence services to businesses, governments, and other organizations.