Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifty-three analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $397.4790.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on GOOGL. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Alphabet from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. HSBC increased their price objective on Alphabet from $385.00 to $435.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. CICC Research raised their target price on shares of Alphabet from $388.00 to $407.91 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday. Finally, China Renaissance increased their price target on shares of Alphabet from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $307.89, for a total value of $10,006,425.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,642,060 shares in the company, valued at $505,573,853.40. The trade was a 1.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 102 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $371.00, for a total value of $37,842.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,621 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,908,391. This represents a 0.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 191,986 shares of company stock valued at $59,159,207. Corporate insiders own 11.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GOOGL. Global Assets Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.1% during the first quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC now owns 20,913 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $6,014,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in Alphabet by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 58,694 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $17,455,000 after buying an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its position in Alphabet by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 74,188 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $21,333,000 after buying an additional 513 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Alphabet by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 477 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $137,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Finally, ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Alphabet by 211.4% in the 1st quarter. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 24,663 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $7,092,000 after buying an additional 16,742 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $385.69 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $313.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $307.81. The company has a market capitalization of $4.67 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.12. Alphabet has a 1 year low of $147.84 and a 1 year high of $386.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 2.01.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The information services provider reported $5.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.64 by $2.47. Alphabet had a return on equity of 38.99% and a net margin of 37.92%.The business had revenue of $109.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $106.98 billion. As a group, analysts expect that Alphabet will post 11.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 8th. This is a positive change from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.71%.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 earnings & Google Cloud surge — Alphabet beat on EPS and revenue; Google Cloud grew ~63% to >$20B and backlog jumped near $460B, underpinning earnings momentum and revenue visibility. Alphabet’s Earnings Didn’t Just Beat—They Changed the Story
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street re-rating — Dozens of brokers raised price targets and reiterated buy/outperform views (Goldman, JPMorgan, Citi, Canaccord, etc.), lifting upside expectations and supporting momentum. JPMorgan price target note
• Positive Sentiment: Product & monetization catalysts — Gemini rollout into millions of vehicles and comments about ads in AI-driven Search/Gemini expand potential ad & cloud monetization paths. Google’s Gemini hits cars
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial & government demand — The Pentagon signed agreements with leading AI vendors (including Google) to deploy AI tools on classified networks, validating enterprise/government demand for secure AI infrastructure. Pentagon AI agreements
• Positive Sentiment: Market narrative uplift — Coverage arguing Alphabet could challenge Nvidia for top market-cap status and that Google is “winning” the AI cycle is driving momentum flows and investor positioning. Barron’s: The First $6 Trillion Company May Not Be Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: CapEx trajectory — Management signaled materially higher CapEx into 2027 to support AI/data centers; that supports future growth but raises near-term investment intensity and cash needs. Seeking Alpha: CapEx concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal risk — European scrutiny is rising: Italy asked the EU to investigate Google’s AI search features and Swiss regulators opened probes related to keyword bidding; these could lead to fines, remedies or product constraints. Italy asks EU to investigate Google AI search Switzerland probe

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc is the holding company created in 2015 to organize Google and a portfolio of businesses developing technologies beyond Google’s core internet services. Its principal operations are led by Google, which builds and operates consumer-facing products such as Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps and Google Workspace, as well as advertising platforms (Google Ads and AdSense) that historically generate the majority of its revenue. Google also develops consumer hardware (Pixel phones, Nest smart-home devices, Chromecast) and developer and distribution platforms such as Google Play.

Beyond Google’s consumer and advertising businesses, Alphabet invests in enterprise and infrastructure offerings through Google Cloud, which provides cloud computing, data analytics and productivity services to businesses and institutions.