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In the latest session, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) closed at $298.06 down -3.14% from its previous closing price of $307.73. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 27.43 million shares were traded. GOOG stock price reached its highest trading level at $309.195 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $297.45.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Alphabet Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 36.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 48.80. 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, Pivotal Research Group on December 05, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $400 from $350 previously.
On October 30, 2025, Wolfe Research reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $290 to $350.
Pivotal Research Group reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on October 30, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $300 to $350.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 15 ’25 when Pichai Sundar sold 32,500 shares for $299.80 per share. The transaction valued at 9,743,373 led to the insider holds 2,239,619 shares of the business.
Hennessy John L. sold 600 shares of GOOG for $184,915 on Dec 15 ’25. The Director now owns 3,916 shares after completing the transaction at $308.19 per share. On Dec 15 ’25, another insider, O’Toole Amie Thuener, who serves as the VP, Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 2,778 shares for $312.30 each. As a result, the insider received 867,569 and left with 8,962 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 3598130610176 and an Enterprise Value of 3542389096448. As of this moment, Alphabet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.19 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.401.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GOOG is 1.09, which has changed by 0.622193 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15905356 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 4.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 40.62%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, GOOG has traded an average of 23.38M shares per day and 21825030 over the past ten days. A total of 5.42B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 5.02B. Insiders hold about 58.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 26.72% stake in the company. Shares short for GOOG as of 1764288000 were 35314387 with a Short Ratio of 1.78, compared to 1761868800 on 39496401.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for GOOG is 0.83, from 1.02 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0033145938. The current Payout Ratio is 7.46% for GOOG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-08 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.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 37.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Alphabet Inc (GOOG) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.52, with high estimates of $2.69 and low estimates of $2.36.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.52 and $9.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.55. EPS for the following year is $11.19, with 52.0 analysts recommending between $13.11 and $10.1.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 41 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $111.19B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $116.16B to a low estimate of $107.71B. As of. The current estimate, Alphabet Inc’s year-ago sales were $96.47BFor the next quarter, 41 analysts are estimating revenue of $103.28B. There is a high estimate of $106B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $100.7B.
A total of 58 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GOOG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $413.92B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $392.27B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $400.1B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $350.02BBased on 58 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $454.82B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $492.82B and the low estimate is $429.2B.
