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Alphabet Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Communication Services sector while operating in the Internet Content & Information industry. The current market capitalization of Alphabet Inc is $2103.97B. A total of 21.42 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 17.85M shares.
In the most recent transaction, P RAGHAVAN & S P RAGHAVAN CO-T bought 25,171 shares of GOOG for 172.69 per share on Nov 01 ’24. In a previous transaction on Oct 30 ’24, Shriram Kavitark Ram sold 10,500 shares at 180.78 per share. GOOG shares that Director owns now total 330,466.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Shriram Kavitark Ram disposed of 9,000 shares on Oct 30 ’24 at a per-share price of $180.78. This resulted in the Director holding 312,066 shares of GOOG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, ARNOLD FRANCES bought 441 shares at $174.69 per share on Oct 31 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Alphabet Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.23%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.90. GOOG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/9/2024 when it declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/16/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 9/9/2024. The GOOG stock dividend was $0.20 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GOOG has a high of $193.31 and a low of $124.93.
As of this writing, GOOG has an earnings estimate of $2.11 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 35.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.44 per share and a lower estimate of $1.84. The company reported an EPS of $1.64 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $25.61, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $251.63B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 4.65.
