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The closing price of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) was $185.32 for the day, down -0.62% from the previous closing price of $186.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 20.02 million shares were traded. GOOGL stock price reached its highest trading level at $186.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $184.28.
Ratios:
Our analysis of GOOGL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.18. 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 January 27, 2025, Needham reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $210 to $225.
Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated its Neutral rating for the stock on January 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $215 to $210.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 03 ’25 when O’Toole Amie Thuener sold 1,340 shares for $202.08 per share. The transaction valued at 270,787 led to the insider holds 17,848 shares of the business.
P RAGHAVAN & S P RAGHAVAN CO-T bought 25,174 shares of GOOGL for $5,175,774 on Feb 03 ’25. On Jan 31 ’25, another insider, Shriram Kavitark Ram, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 14,000 shares for $205.00 each. As a result, the insider received 2,870,000 and left with 301,532 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, GOOGL now has a Market Capitalization of 2268668887040 and an Enterprise Value of 2462356602880. As of this moment, Alphabet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.245 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.943.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GOOGL is 1.00, which has changed by 0.27771688 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21313763 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GOOGL has reached a high of $207.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $130.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.88%.
Shares Statistics:
GOOGL traded an average of 28.97M shares per day over the past three months and 34255950 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 5.83B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 5.81B. Insiders hold about 52.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 38.04% stake in the company. Shares short for GOOGL as of 1736899200 were 65507753 with a Short Ratio of 2.26, compared to 1734048000 on 70957721. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 65507753 and a Short% of Float of 1.1199999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The current Payout Ratio is 7.46% for GOOGL, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1733702400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-07-18 when the company split stock in a 20:1 ratio.
