NASDAQ · GOOG
Technology · Internet Content & Information
$347.41
Down-$3.46 (-0.99%)
Updated Sep 23, 2026, 5:29 AM
SID Score
7.4/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
59/100
Neutral
Price performance
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
GOOG closed at $347.41 after 20 trading sessions, up 1.19% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | $353.24 | $359.98 | $345.74 | $347.41 | 20.19M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $346.19 | $353.30 | $344.80 | $350.87 | 18.25M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $351.22 | $355.13 | $343.87 | $344.41 | 34.11M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $345.00 | $345.965 | $340.50 | $343.68 | 15.32M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $343.36 | $344.70 | $337.45 | $339.36 | 12.87M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $343.34 | $344.36 | $339.18 | $341.43 | 13.36M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $339.11 | $346.45 | $338.74 | $345.71 | 22.48M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $332.73 | $339.95 | $332.55 | $335.45 | 15.82M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $326.08 | $330.89 | $325.651 | $330.39 | 16.42M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $329.12 | $329.34 | $325.63 | $328.38 | 19.33M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $331.99 | $336.48 | $330.39 | $335.38 | 14.15M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $339.18 | $340.18 | $333.75 | $335.31 | 12.7M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $336.51 | $340.85 | $336.31 | $339.08 | 12.86M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $330.77 | $336.51 | $329.5201 | $333.78 | 13M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $332.25 | $333.9497 | $329.29 | $332.03 | 16.31M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $340.02 | $340.63 | $333.43 | $335.41 | 23.2M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $337.61 | $345.43 | $337.28 | $342.88 | 17.84M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $336.30 | $338.81 | $335.40 | $337.71 | 17.94M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $343.18 | $343.1911 | $337.01 | $339.10 | 16.18M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $345.97 | $346.70 | $342.145 | $343.34 | 14.03M |
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GOOG research
Company profile and research snapshot.
Alphabet is a holding company that wholly owns internet giant Google. The California-based company derives slightly less than 90% of its revenue from Google services, the vast majority of which is advertising sales. Alongside online ads, Google services houses sales stemming from Google's subscription services (YouTube TV and YouTube Music, among others), platforms (sales and in-app purchases on Play Store), and devices (Chromebooks, Pixel smartphones, and smart home products such as Chromecast). Google's cloud computing platform accounts for roughly 10% of Alphabet's revenue. The firm's investments in up-and-coming technologies such as self-driving cars (Waymo), health (Verily), and internet access (Google Fiber) make up the rest.
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Tigress Financial | Strong Buy | — |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | — |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Buy | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Roth Capital | Buy | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | RBC Capital | Outperform | — |
Generated Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 PM
Alphabet shares declined 0.99% today amid a mixed backdrop of AI competition concerns and regulatory headwinds. While the company continues to attract investor attention as a mega-cap tech leader, recent legal setbacks and intensifying competition in AI chip development are weighing on sentiment.
Bottom line: Alphabet faces a balancing act between its strong competitive positioning in AI chip development and mounting regulatory pressures that could constrain growth. Investors should monitor legal developments closely while recognizing that the company's infrastructure investments position it well for long-term AI leadership, though valuation at trillion-dollar levels leaves limited margin for error.
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Yahoo · Sep 22, 2026
Google is asking Android users to pay premium prices for Gemini-centered continuity.
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Meta stock is trading near a 2026 high as excitement builds about the Facebook parent company's Muse AI app.
Yahoo · Sep 22, 2026
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Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
Alphabet Inc. shares closed at $350.87, reflecting a modest 0.79% gain over the past month while posting an 11.36% return over the trailing twelve months, per SID market data. Over the three-month window, however, GOOG declined 6.27%, indicating a period of intermediate-term weakness within a broader uptrend. The stock currently trades above both its 50-day moving average of $343.48 and its 200-day moving average of $335.68, suggesting the longer-term technical structure remains intact. The 14-day relative strength index sits at 51.3, placing GOOG in neutral territory with no immediate overbought or oversold conditions. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 23.4 million shares, according to Massive/Polygon data. Alphabet carries a beta of 1.07, indicating its price movements track closely with the broader market while exhibiting marginally higher volatility than the benchmark index.
Alphabet Inc. commands a market capitalization of approximately $3.79 trillion, positioning it among the largest publicly traded companies globally, per SID market data. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.40, which sits above the broader market average but reflects expectations for sustained growth in the technology sector. The PEG ratio of 3.84 suggests the current earnings multiple exceeds the company's near-term earnings growth rate, according to SEC filings and consensus estimates. Alphabet's price-to-book ratio stands at 9.76, indicating significant premium above tangible asset value, consistent with its intangible-asset-heavy business model. The company offers a dividend yield of approximately 0.27%, reflecting its relatively recent initiation of shareholder distributions. Within the technology sector, Alphabet's valuation multiples reflect the market's pricing of its dominant positions in search, cloud computing, and digital advertising revenue streams.
Alphabet Inc. registers a composite smart money score of 59 out of 100 with a neutral overall signal, per SID market data. Institutional positioning represents the strongest component, scoring a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating robust ownership and accumulation among major fund managers as reported in 13F institutional filings. Insider activity scores 12.5 out of 25, reflecting a moderate level of insider transactions that neither strongly confirm nor contradict the current price trajectory, according to SEC Form 4 filings. Congressional trading activity registers at 12 out of 25, suggesting middling levels of legislative member interest in the stock. The dark pool activity score of 9.1 out of 25 is notably the weakest component, indicating relatively subdued off-exchange institutional block trading in recent periods. The divergence between the maximum institutional score and the below-average dark pool reading presents a nuanced picture of large-investor behavior, with long-term holders maintaining positions while short-term block activity remains muted.
Alphabet Inc. has demonstrated substantial earnings outperformance in its most recently reported quarters, according to company earnings reports. In the quarter reported on July 22, 2026, Alphabet posted actual earnings per share of $9.11 against a consensus estimate of $2.88, delivering a positive surprise of $6.23 — a significant beat that more than tripled expectations. The prior quarter reported on April 29, 2026 showed actual EPS of $5.11 versus estimates of $2.63, representing a $2.48 positive surprise. Looking ahead, analyst estimates project EPS of $2.62 for the upcoming quarter with results expected around April 23, 2026, and $2.88 for the following quarter expected around July 27, 2026. The pattern of consecutive large earnings beats suggests analysts may be systematically underestimating Alphabet's profitability, though forward estimates per consensus data have yet to fully reflect the magnitude of recent outperformance.
Wall Street consensus on Alphabet Inc. remains uniformly bullish, with all recent analyst actions reaffirming positive ratings, per SID consensus data. On September 18, 2026, Tigress Financial maintained its Strong Buy rating — the highest conviction level — keeping its prior assessment unchanged. Evercore ISI Group reiterated its Outperform rating on September 17, 2026, while Rosenblatt reaffirmed a Buy rating on September 3, 2026, according to Wall Street analyst reports. Following the July 22 earnings release, both Roth Capital and RBC Capital maintained their respective Buy and Outperform ratings on July 23, 2026. Notably, none of the five most recent analyst actions involved a downgrade or a shift to a neutral or negative stance. The consistency of maintained ratings rather than upgrades suggests analysts view GOOG as fairly reflecting its growth trajectory at current levels, with the absence of price target revisions in the available data limiting further assessment of upside expectations.
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