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After finishing at $243.55 in the prior trading day, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) closed at $245.54, up 0.82%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 23.95 million shares were traded. GOOG stock price reached its highest trading level at $247.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $239.2.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GOOG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 44.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.90 and its Current Ratio is at 1.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.10.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Robert W. Baird on September 22, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $275 from $215 previously.
On September 03, 2025, Pivotal Research Group reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $245 to $300.
Pivotal Research Group reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on July 24, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $225 to $245.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 29 ’25 when WALKER JOHN KENT sold 17,816 shares for $247.42 per share. The transaction valued at 4,408,122 led to the insider holds 42,985 shares of the business.
PICHAI FAMILY FOUNDATION bought 4,000 shares of GOOG for $974,200 on Oct 01 ’25. On Oct 01 ’25, another insider, SUNDAR PICHAI, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 32,500 shares for $243.55 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GOOG now has a Market Capitalization of 2985129934848 and an Enterprise Value of 2916080680960. As of this moment, Alphabet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.852 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.705.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GOOG is 1.00, which has changed by 0.45655167 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GOOG has reached a high of $256.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $142.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.12%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 23.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 21750590 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 5.44B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 5.04B. Insiders hold about 58.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 26.79% stake in the company. Shares short for GOOG as of 1757894400 were 39567333 with a Short Ratio of 1.70, compared to 1755216000 on 40160380.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GOOG’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.01, compared to 0.82 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004146992. The current Payout Ratio is 7.46% for GOOG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-07-18 when the company split stock in a 20:1 ratio.
