Alphabet Inc [GOOG] stock prices are up 9.88% to $161.06 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GOOG shares have gain 1.38% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.96%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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.
The stock price of Alphabet Inc [GOOG] has been fluctuating between $142.66 and $208.70 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $210.13 within the next 12 months. Alphabet Inc [NASDAQ: GOOG] shares were valued at $161.06 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 30.47% based on the average GOOG price forecast.
Analyzing the GOOG fundamentals
The Alphabet Inc [NASDAQ:GOOG] reported sales of 349.81B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 11.94%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.58% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.32%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.34%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.29%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.22, Equity is 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.31. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.08.
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 150.62 points at the first support level, and at 140.19 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 166.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 172.31.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Alphabet Inc [NASDAQ:GOOG]’s Current Ratio is 1.84. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.84, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.26. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.57, the price to book ratio is 6.05 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.02.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Pichai Sundar, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Apr 02 ’25 when 32500.0 shares were sold. Director, SUNDAR PICHAI completed a deal on Apr 02 ’25 to buy 32500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director PICHAI FAMILY FOUNDATION bought 4000.0 shares on Apr 02 ’25.
