Alphabet Inc. [GOOGL] stock is trading at $107.74, up 7.28%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GOOGL shares have gain 10.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 20.89%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Alphabet Inc. [NASDAQ: GOOGL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 25, 2023, when MKM Partners reiterated its Buy rating and also revised its price target to $120 from $130. Previously, New Street started tracking the stock with Buy rating on January 04, 2023, and set its price target to $118. On July 27, 2022, Wells Fargo reiterated its Overweight rating and revised its price target to $160 on the stock. UBS reiterated its Buy rating and decreased its price target to $132 on July 27, 2022. Truist reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and reduced its price target to $145 on July 27, 2022. Susquehanna reiterated a Positive rating for this stock on July 27, 2022, and downed its price target to $150. In a note dated July 27, 2022, Rosenblatt reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $205 to $154.
Alphabet Inc. [GOOGL] stock has fluctuated between $83.34 and $151.55 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $123.92 within the next 12 months. Alphabet Inc. [NASDAQ: GOOGL] shares were valued at $107.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.02% based on the average GOOGL price forecast.
Analyzing the GOOGL fundamentals
Alphabet Inc. [NASDAQ:GOOGL] reported sales of 68.45 billion for the most recent quarter, which represents a growth of 6.10%. Gross Margin for this corporation currently stands at +56.91% with Operating Margin at +30.51%, Pretax Margin comes in at +35.24%, and Net Margin reading is +29.53%.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 106.28 points at the first support level, and at 104.83 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 108.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 109.31.
Alphabet Inc. [GOOGL] reported earnings per share of $1.06 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 9/29/2022. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $1.25/share, meaning a difference of -$0.19 and a surprise factor of -15.20%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 6/29/2022 were $1.21 per share as compared to estimates of $1.28 per share, a difference of -$0.07 representing a surprise of -5.50%.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Alphabet Inc.’s Current Ratio is 2.50. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.91, while the Cash Ratio is 2.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.62, the price to book ratio is 7.62 and the P/E (TTM) ratio is 21.81.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved O’Toole Amie Thuener, VP, Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Feb 01 when 637.0 shares were sold. Director, MATHER ANN completed a deal on Jan 25 to sell 340.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, Global Affairs, CLO WALKER JOHN KENT sold 11313.0 shares on Jan 23.