Alphabet Inc [NASDAQ: GOOGL] stock went on an upward path that rose over 2.88% on Friday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 7.14%.
Over the last 12 months, GOOGL stock dropped by -5.69%. The one-year Alphabet Inc stock forecast points to a potential downside of -20599338.65. The average equity rating for GOOGL stock is currently 1.43, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $2165.04 billion, with 5.83 billion shares outstanding and 5.80 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 41.10M shares, GOOGL stock reached a trading volume of 107546589 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on 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 $199.52 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 1.43. 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.
Citizens JMP have made an estimate for Alphabet Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Mkt Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on June 27, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on June 27, 2025, representing the official price target for Alphabet Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $167 to $175, while Wells Fargo kept a Equal Weight rating on GOOGL stock. On April 25, 2025, analysts increased their price target for GOOGL shares from 173 to 186.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 6.29, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 7.86. Price to Free Cash Flow for GOOGL in the course of the last twelve months was 28.91 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.77.
GOOGL Stock Performance Analysis:
Alphabet Inc [GOOGL] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 7.14. With this latest performance, GOOGL shares gained by 3.58% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -8.27% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -5.69% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Alphabet Inc Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Alphabet Inc [GOOGL] shares currently have an operating margin of 32.60% and a Gross Margin at 58.54%. Alphabet Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 30.89%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 25.15%, with Return on Assets sitting at 25.15%.
GOOGL Stock EPS
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 12.87%.
Alphabet Inc [GOOGL] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $81.09%, or 81.30% of GOOGL stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of GOOGL stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 504.37 million shares, which is approximately 4.0863%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 421.08 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$76.7 billion in GOOGL stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$41.61 billion in GOOGL stock with ownership which is approximately 1.8507%.
