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The price of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) closed at $318.39 in the last session, down -0.70% from day before closing price of $320.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 20.77 million shares were traded. GOOG stock price reached its highest trading level at $323.099 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $315.6.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GOOG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 52.15. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.75 and its Current Ratio is at 1.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wolfe Research on October 30, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $350 from $290 previously.
On October 30, 2025, Pivotal Research Group reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $300 to $350.
Piper Sandler reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on October 30, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $285 to $330.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when PICHAI FAMILY FOUNDATION bought 4,000 shares for $316.02 per share.
SUNDAR PICHAI bought 32,500 shares of GOOG for $10,270,650 on Dec 03 ’25. On Dec 02 ’25, another insider, O’Toole Amie Thuener, who serves as the VP, Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 954 shares for $317.00 each. As a result, the insider received 302,418 and left with 11,740 shares of the company.
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 3843551395840 and an Enterprise Value of 3787711053824. As of this moment, Alphabet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.826 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.091.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GOOG is 1.09, which has changed by 0.8166468 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GOOG has reached a high of $328.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $142.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 54.70%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GOOG traded on average about 23.83M shares per day over the past 3-months and 36281600 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 5.42B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 5.02B. Insiders hold about 58.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 26.71% stake in the company. Shares short for GOOG as of 1763078400 were 35314387 with a Short Ratio of 1.48, compared to 1760486400 on 35835418.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GOOG is 0.82, which was 1.02 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0031813362. The current Payout Ratio is 7.46% for GOOG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-07-18 when the company split stock in a 20:1 ratio.
