Alphabet Inc [NASDAQ: GOOGL] plunged by -$0.03 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $177.66.
Alphabet Inc stock has also loss -4.00% of its value over the past 7 days. However, GOOGL stock has inclined by 13.88% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 23.82% and gained 27.18% year-on date.
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The market cap for GOOGL stock reached $2195.52 billion, with 5.90 billion shares outstanding and 5.86 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 25.06M shares, GOOGL reached a trading volume of 18721803 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Alphabet Inc [GOOGL]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for GOOGL shares is $196.73 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on GOOGL stock is a recommendation set at 1.63. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Wolfe Research have made an estimate for Alphabet Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on July 16, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Mizuho raised their target price from $155 to $170. The new note on the price target was released on January 17, 2024, representing the official price target for Alphabet Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $170, while BMO Capital Markets analysts kept a Outperform rating on GOOGL stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Alphabet Inc is set at 3.66, with the Price to Sales ratio for GOOGL stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 6.91. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 7.51, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.75. Price to Free Cash Flow for GOOGL in the course of the last twelve months was 31.77 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.15.
GOOGL stock trade performance evaluation
Alphabet Inc [GOOGL] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -4.00. With this latest performance, GOOGL shares gained by 1.47% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 23.82% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 45.59% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for GOOGL stock in for the last two-week period is set at 42.29, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 34.06, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 47.58 for Alphabet Inc [GOOGL]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 178.32, while it was recorded at 181.36 for the last single week of trading, and 151.34 for the last 200 days.
Alphabet Inc [GOOGL]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Alphabet Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 2.15 and a Current Ratio set at 2.15.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Alphabet Inc [GOOGL] stock
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for GOOGL. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Alphabet Inc go to 21.30%.
Alphabet Inc [GOOGL]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $852.77 billion, or None% of GOOGL stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of GOOGL stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.5034%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $178.43 billion in GOOGL stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $135.36 billion in GOOGL stock with ownership which is approximately 5.1238%.
