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In the latest session, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) closed at $166.28 up 2.22% from its previous closing price of $162.67. In other words, the price has increased by $2.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 24.92 million shares were traded. GOOG stock price reached its highest trading level at $168.1334 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $163.06.
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 21.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.67. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.84 and its Current Ratio is at 1.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.07.
On October 11, 2024, Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Outperform rating and target price of $212.
On October 01, 2024, Pivotal Research Group started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $215.Pivotal Research Group initiated its Buy rating on October 01, 2024, with a $215 target price.
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 Mar 13 ’25 when HENNESSY JOHN L sold 200 shares for $165.53 per share. The transaction valued at 33,107 led to the insider holds 7,813 shares of the business.
The Lawrence Page Trust III bought 16,480 shares of GOOG for $2,736,504 on Mar 13 ’25. On Mar 13 ’25, another insider, The Lawrence Page Trust II, who serves as the Affiliate of the company, bought 9,440 shares for $166.05 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 1969553408000 and an Enterprise Value of 1959616053248. As of this moment, Alphabet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.599 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.133.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GOOG is 1.02, which has changed by 0.117923856 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GOOG has reached a high of $208.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $147.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.00%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, GOOG has traded an average of 19.01M shares per day and 20926010 over the past ten days. A total of 5.51B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 5.10B. Insiders hold about 58.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 27.33% stake in the company. Shares short for GOOG as of 1740700800 were 38855537 with a Short Ratio of 2.04, compared to 1738281600 on 43984363.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for GOOG is 0.80, from 0.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004917932The current Payout Ratio is 7.46% for GOOG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1741564800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-07-18 when the company split stock in a 20:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Alphabet Inc (GOOG) is currently drawing attention from 37.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.17, with high estimates of $2.35 and low estimates of $1.98.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.89 and $8.17 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.98. EPS for the following year is $10.23, with 46.0 analysts recommending between $11.43 and $9.19.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 37 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $89.3B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $91.27B to a low estimate of $86.4B. As of the current estimate, Alphabet Inc’s year-ago sales were $80.54BFor the next quarter, 37 analysts are estimating revenue of $94.34B. There is a high estimate of $96.35B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $92.37B.
A total of 55 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GOOG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $399.96B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $380.96B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $389.75B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $350.02BBased on 50 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $432.35B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $450.57B and the low estimate is $414B.
