Alphabet Inc (GOOG) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 23.93x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.04. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for GOOG is 5.19B, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.73% of that float. On October 25, 2024, the average trading volume of GOOG was 17.09M shares.

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GOOG) stock’s latest price update

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)’s stock price has soared by 1.38 in relation to previous closing price of 164.53. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 1.06% in its stock price over the last five trading days. nypost.com reported 2024-10-25 that Google faces an investigation by the Missouri AG’s office for allegedly “manipulating search results” and exhibiting anti-conservative bias ahead of the election.

GOOG’s Market Performance

Alphabet Inc (GOOG) has seen a 1.06% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 1.81% gain in the past month and a -2.53% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.81% for GOOG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.56% for GOOG’s stock, with a 2.58% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of GOOG

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GOOG stocks, with Scotiabank repeating the rating for GOOG by listing it as a “Sector Outperform.” The predicted price for GOOG in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $212 based on the research report published on October 11, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Pivotal Research Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GOOG reach a price target of $215. The rating they have provided for GOOG stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 01st, 2024.

TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to GOOG, setting the target price at $220 in the report published on July 10th of the current year.

GOOG Trading at 2.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought GOOG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.71% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 1.81%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.53%, as shares surge +0.97% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.28% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, GOOG rose by +1.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $165.88. In addition, Alphabet Inc saw 18.36% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GOOG starting from Pichai Sundar, who sale 22,500 shares at the price of $166.30 back on Oct 16 ’24. After this action, Pichai Sundar now owns 2,106,806 shares of Alphabet Inc, valued at $3,741,762 using the latest closing price.

SUNDAR PICHAI, the Director of Alphabet Inc, proposed sale 22,500 shares at $166.90 during a trade that took place back on Oct 16 ’24, which means that SUNDAR PICHAI is holding shares at $3,755,250 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for GOOG

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.3 for the present operating margin
  • 0.57 for the gross margin

The net margin for Alphabet Inc stands at 0.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.29. Equity return is now at value 30.87, with 21.97 for asset returns.

Based on Alphabet Inc (GOOG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 7.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 283.05.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 100.03 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.79. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.08.

Conclusion

To sum up, Alphabet Inc (GOOG) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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