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After finishing at $149.86 in the prior trading day, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) closed at $153.90, up 2.70%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.75 million shares were traded. GOOG stock price reached its highest trading level at $154.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $150.871.
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 19.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.58. 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:
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 Apr 16 ’25 when Pichai Sundar sold 32,500 shares for $156.16 per share. The transaction valued at 5,075,149 led to the insider holds 2,685,196 shares of the business.
SUNDAR PICHAI bought 32,500 shares of GOOG for $5,157,100 on Apr 16 ’25. On Apr 16 ’25, another insider, PICHAI FAMILY FOUNDATION, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 4,000 shares for $158.68 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 1859773661184 and an Enterprise Value of 1808520970240. As of this moment, Alphabet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.167 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.966.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GOOG is 1.00, which has changed by -0.044692755 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.042615533 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 $142.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.75%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 22.28M shares per day over the past 3-months and 24200110 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 1743379200 were 38529868 with a Short Ratio of 1.73, compared to 1740700800 on 38855537.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GOOG’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 0.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005338316The 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.
