Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s stock price has increased by 0.88 compared to its previous closing price of 172.35. However, the company has seen a 2.10% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. pymnts.com reported 2025-03-09 that The Justice Department has dropped its bid to force Google to sell its artificial intelligence (AI) investments.
Is It Worth Investing in Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Right Now?
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 21.61x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.00. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 38 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 15 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GOOGL is 5.82B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.14% of that float. On March 10, 2025, the average trading volume of GOOGL was 30.52M shares.
GOOGL’s Market Performance
The stock of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) has seen a 2.10% increase in the past week, with a -9.13% drop in the past month, and a 1.47% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.42%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.49% for GOOGL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.56% for GOOGL’s stock, with a -1.09% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GOOGL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GOOGL stocks, with DZ Bank repeating the rating for GOOGL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for GOOGL in the upcoming period, according to DZ Bank is $198 based on the research report published on February 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GOOGL reach a price target of $225, previously predicting the price at $210. The rating they have provided for GOOGL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 27th, 2025.
Cantor Fitzgerald gave a rating of “Neutral” to GOOGL, setting the target price at $210 in the report published on January 22nd of the current year.
GOOGL Trading at -7.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GOOGL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.42%, as shares sank -9.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.17% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GOOGL rose by +2.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.25% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $178.44. In addition, Alphabet Inc saw -8.16% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GOOGL starting from O’Toole Amie Thuener, who sale 1,374 shares at the price of $173.47 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, O’Toole Amie Thuener now owns 15,024 shares of Alphabet Inc, valued at $238,348 using the latest closing price.
ARNOLD FRANCES, the Director of Alphabet Inc, proposed sale 121 shares at $170.30 during a trade that took place back on Feb 28 ’25, which means that ARNOLD FRANCES is holding shares at $20,606 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GOOGL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for Alphabet Inc stands at 0.29. The total capital return value is set at 0.31. Equity return is now at value 32.91, with 23.48 for asset returns.
Based on Alphabet Inc (GOOGL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.92. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 522.74.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 112.39 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.09. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.68for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.78. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.84.
Conclusion
To sum up, Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) has seen a mixed 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.
