How did Alphabet Inc (GOOG) surprise investors with its report?

A share price of Alphabet Inc [GOOG] is currently trading at $173.02, up 0.02%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The GOOG shares have gain 2.12% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.21%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Alphabet Inc [NASDAQ: GOOG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 30, 2024, when Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $200 for it. Previously, Scotiabank started tracking the stock with Sector Outperform rating on October 11, 2024, and set its price target to $212. On October 01, 2024, Pivotal Research Group initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $215 on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $220 on July 10, 2024. Rosenblatt downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $181 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 28, 2024. Oppenheimer reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on April 08, 2024, and upped its price target to $185.

Alphabet Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $129.40 and $193.31. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $166.47 within the next 12 months. Alphabet Inc [NASDAQ: GOOG] shares were valued at $173.02 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.79% based on the average GOOG price forecast.

Analyzing the GOOG fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Alphabet Inc [NASDAQ:GOOG] were 339.52B which represents 15.07% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.58% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.33%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.28%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.22, Equity is 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.3. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.03.

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 172.25 points at the first support level, and at 171.47 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 174.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 175.09.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Alphabet Inc [NASDAQ:GOOG] is 1.95. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.95 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.21, the price to book ratio is 6.76 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.95.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved O’Toole Amie Thuener, VP, Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Dec 02 ’24 when 1367.0 shares were sold. Director, ARNOLD FRANCES completed a deal on Nov 29 ’24 to sell 111.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director ARNOLD FRANCES bought 111.0 shares on Nov 29 ’24.

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