Analyst Expects Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) To Make Big Moves

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As a NASDAQ listed company, GOOG falls under the Communication Services sector while operating within the Internet Content & Information industry segment. The current market capitalization of Alphabet Inc is $2024.75B. A total of 12.46 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 17.54M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Pichai Sundar sold 22,500 shares of GOOG for 166.30 per share on Oct 16 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 2,106,806 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 16 ’24, SUNDAR PICHAI bought 22,500 shares at 166.90 per share.

Among the insiders who bought shares, PICHAI FAMILY FOUNDATION acquired of 4,000 shares on Oct 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $166.90. In another insider transaction, O’Toole Amie Thuener sold 2,834 shares at $167.23 per share on Oct 15 ’24. Company shares held by the VP, Chief Accounting Officer now total 26,349.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Alphabet Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.24%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.59. GOOG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/9/2024 when it declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/17/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/10/2024. The GOOG stock dividend was $0.20 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GOOG has a high of $193.31 and a low of $121.46.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. GOOG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $139.65B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $28.39B in debt and $64.25B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $24.41, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $251.63B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for GOOG is Buy with a score of 4.60.

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