Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Receives $345.71 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the forty-one brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twenty-nine have assigned a buy recommendation and nine have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $345.7097.

A number of research firms have commented on GOOG. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Long-term TPU and networking deals deepen Alphabet’s hardware advantage and reduce AI cost exposure, supporting Google Cloud margins and enterprise wins. Broadcom and Google seal five-year AI chip partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Waymo’s expansion to Nashville signals commercial progress for autonomous ride‑hailing, turning an “Other Bets” narrative into potential revenue growth. Alphabet Climbs 4% on Waymo’s Nashville Expansion: The Self-Driving Bet Is Starting to Pay Off
• Positive Sentiment: Google Finance’s AI overhaul and real‑time insights broaden product monetization and user engagement — a near‑term product catalyst that supports ad and subscription upside. Google Finance Gets AI Overhaul – Rolls Out Real-Time Insights To 100+ Countries
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud remains the fastest‑growing major cloud platform with a surging cloud backlog and AI-native offerings (Vertex/Gemini + TPUs), improving revenue visibility and margin trajectory. Google Cloud Is the World’s Fastest-Growing Major Cloud Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Wing and DoorDash drone expansion into Atlanta adds another commercialization channel for logistics and local revenue opportunities. Alphabet’s Wing Drone Unit, DoorDash Expand Into Atlanta. Google Stock Turns Green In 2026.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad market tailwinds — including a temporary geopolitical ceasefire — lifted tech stocks broadly, amplifying Alphabet’s gains alongside stock‑specific news. Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia lead tech rally after Trump announces ceasefire with Iran
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitors (Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI) continue product launches; heightened competition could pressure share if monetization or market share shifts. Meta debuts new AI model, attempting to catch Google, OpenAI after spending billions
• Negative Sentiment: Some institutional selling has occurred (TCW sold shares), and environmental/community pushback on large data‑center projects raises operational/permit risk for capacity expansion. TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund Sold Alphabet Inc (GOOG) After Meeting Valuation Characteristics While Amazon, Microsoft, Google Struggle With AI On Land — China Looks To The Sea

Alphabet Price Performance

NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $314.74 on Monday. Alphabet has a 52 week low of $145.81 and a 52 week high of $350.15. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The company has a market capitalization of $3.81 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.13. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $307.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $298.03.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.The company had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.15 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Alphabet will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th were issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is currently 7.77%.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In related news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $303.41, for a total value of $318,580.50. Following the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,405,091.71. The trade was a 18.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,993 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.89, for a total value of $2,481,078.77. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 51,808 shares in the company, valued at $14,293,309.12. This represents a 14.79% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 2,069,344 shares of company stock worth $104,708,426. 12.99% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GOOG. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 38,409.2% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 179,836,276 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $5,643,262,000 after buying an additional 179,369,280 shares during the period. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its holdings in Alphabet by 28,482.8% during the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 112,091,870 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $35,174,429,000 after purchasing an additional 111,699,704 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the 4th quarter valued at about $18,093,665,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its position in Alphabet by 850.3% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 17,692,600 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $5,551,938,000 after purchasing an additional 15,830,754 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Alphabet by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 421,013,782 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $132,114,125,000 after purchasing an additional 8,128,234 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a multinational technology holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Formed in 2015 through a corporate restructuring of Google, Alphabet serves as the parent to Google LLC and a portfolio of businesses collectively known as “Other Bets.” Google was originally founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin; Alphabet is led by CEO Sundar Pichai, who oversees Google and the broader company while the founders remain prominent shareholders and influential figures in the company’s history.

Alphabet’s core business centers on internet search and advertising, with Google Search and the company’s ad platforms (including Google Ads and AdSense) generating the majority of revenue by connecting advertisers with consumers worldwide.