Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Alphabet (GOOG)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG):

• 9/8/2025 – Alphabet was downgraded by analysts at Phillip Securities from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating.
• 9/3/2025 – Alphabet was given a new $265.00 price target on by analysts at KeyCorp.
• 9/3/2025 – Alphabet had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $232.00 to $260.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/3/2025 – Alphabet had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $270.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $235.00.
• 9/3/2025 – Alphabet had its price target raised by analysts at Pivotal Research from $245.00 to $300.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2025 – Alphabet had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $200.00 to $232.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2025 – Alphabet had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $210.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $185.00.
• 7/24/2025 – Alphabet had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $235.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $220.00.
• 7/24/2025 – Alphabet had its price target raised by analysts at Pivotal Research from $225.00 to $245.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/22/2025 – Alphabet was given a new $185.00 price target on by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc..
• 7/22/2025 – Alphabet had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $200.00 to $240.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 8th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 8th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 8.95%.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.92, for a total transaction of $6,497,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,462,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $492,281,408.64. This represents a 1.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 23,820 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.70, for a total transaction of $4,637,754.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,371,905.30. This trade represents a 35.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 254,710 shares of company stock worth $49,208,380. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.