Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $425.04

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the fifty-six ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-seven have issued a buy rating and five have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $426.04.

GOOGL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $450.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Morgan Stanley set a $400.00 price target on Alphabet and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $440.00 price objective (up from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of GOOGL opened at $344.18 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a current ratio of 2.72. The company has a market capitalization of $4.21 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.29, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.21. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $344.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $352.27. Alphabet has a 1 year low of $244.15 and a 1 year high of $408.61.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.89 by $6.22. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%. The company had revenue of $119.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $117.07 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Alphabet will post 20.55 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud’s 82% second-quarter growth remains the key catalyst. Investors expect another strong performance, potentially exceeding 100% revenue growth, as demand for AI computing capacity remains high. Google Cloud revenue outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators continue to highlight Alphabet’s AI advantages, including Gemini, internally developed tensor processing units (TPUs), strong cash generation and a lower valuation relative to some large technology peers. KeyCorp maintained an “overweight” rating despite lowering its price target to $410 from $435. Alphabet AI strategy
• Positive Sentiment: Google reported a major quantum-computing error-reduction breakthrough, while its carbon-removal and lower-carbon power initiatives could strengthen Alphabet’s long-term technology and infrastructure positioning. Quantum computing breakthrough
• Neutral Sentiment: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly owns a 1% stake in Anthropic. The investment underscores the competitive AI landscape but does not directly change Alphabet’s financial results. Schmidt Anthropic stake
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that a reported delay to Google’s next TPU could postpone revenue and profit benefits from Alphabet’s custom-chip strategy. Upcoming results will need to show that TPU demand is translating into meaningful earnings. Google TPU delay
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms publicized a securities-fraud class action covering investors who purchased Alphabet securities from May 19 through July 16, 2026. The complaints allege Alphabet failed to disclose adverse information related to the delayed Gemini 3.5 Pro launch; the lead-plaintiff deadline is December 1, 2026. Alphabet shareholder lawsuit alert
• Negative Sentiment: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Google’s challenge to a patent-agency review policy, leaving the company exposed to potentially less favorable patent-review procedures. Supreme Court patent ruling

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total value of $149,606.80. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,386 shares in the company, valued at $9,125,015.20. This trade represents a 1.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 118,138 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.90, for a total value of $2,232,808.20. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 402,479 shares of company stock worth $7,946,534 over the last three months. 11.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Alphabet by 6.0% in the first quarter. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 477 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $137,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Rockbridge Investment Management LCC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 0.5% in the first quarter. Rockbridge Investment Management LCC now owns 5,460 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,570,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Ruggaard & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 0.9% in the first quarter. Ruggaard & Associates LLC now owns 2,921 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $840,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Cadia Private Client LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.1% in the first quarter. Cadia Private Client LLC now owns 2,589 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $744,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evansbrook LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Evansbrook LLC now owns 9,522 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,738,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company best known for its Google subsidiary. Google operates a global internet-services business centered on online search, digital advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play, and a broad range of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools.

Google Cloud provides infrastructure, data analytics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and enterprise software services to businesses, governments, and other organizations. Alphabet also develops consumer hardware, including Pixel devices and products for connected homes, while investing in emerging businesses through its “Other Bets” segment, including autonomous transportation and life sciences initiatives.

Alphabet was established in 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring that made Google a subsidiary and provided a separate structure for its expanding portfolio of businesses.