Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Stock Price Up 1.2% – What’s Next?

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s stock price traded up 1.2% during mid-day trading on Monday. The stock traded as high as $296.33 and last traded at $288.15. Approximately 36,115,385 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 15% from the average session volume of 31,492,295 shares. The stock had previously closed at $284.78.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google introduced two versions of its eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), broadening its AI hardware offering as it competes with Nvidia. The development could help Alphabet serve large and sensitive-data workloads and support Google Cloud growth. Alphabet stock rises as Google expands AI chip lineup to challenge Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan removed Alphabet from its Analyst Focus List but retained an Overweight rating, signaling caution rather than a change to its overall positive stance. The firm cited slower AI search monetization and substantial infrastructure spending. JPMorgan Just Removed Alphabet From Its Analyst Focus List
• Negative Sentiment: Federal safety regulators are investigating Waymo after reports that its robotaxis continued passing stopped school buses despite a software update and recall. The probe adds regulatory and reputational risk to Alphabet’s autonomous-driving business. Waymo robotaxis kept illegally passing school buses after software fix, feds say
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized the same securities class action concerning investors who bought Alphabet shares from May 19 to July 16, 2026. The complaint alleges investors were misled about the timing of the Gemini 3.5 Pro launch; the allegations are not findings of wrongdoing, but the case creates legal uncertainty. Alphabet deadline alert on securities class action

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. KeyCorp cut their price target on Alphabet from $410.00 to $385.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $460.00 to $400.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Moffett Nathanson set a $345.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, DA Davidson lowered their price target on shares of Alphabet from $350.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $412.51.

Alphabet Trading Up 1.2%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.79 and a quick ratio of 2.69. The business’s 50-day moving average is $332.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $338.97. The firm has a market cap of $3.54 trillion, a P/E ratio of 15.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.23.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.02 by ($0.90). The business had revenue of $127.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $127.96 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 50.03%. As a group, analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Investors of record on Monday, December 7th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 7th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 4.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at $6,494,424.20. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders sold 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238 in the last ninety days. 11.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alphabet

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GOOGL. EMC Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the second quarter worth about $35,000. Core Capital Management & Research inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth about $41,000. Intelligent Financial Strategies purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Premier Financial Group acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the second quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 38.5% during the second quarter. Graney & King LLC now owns 180 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company whose largest business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company reorganized its businesses under the holding-company structure in 2015.

Google’s products and services include Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Cloud. The company also generates revenue from digital advertising and offers devices, subscriptions and artificial intelligence products and services.

Alphabet serves consumers, businesses and organizations around the world.