Momentum Is Strong For Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Internet Content & Information industry segment, falling under the Communication Services sector. The current market capitalization of Alphabet Inc is $2023.00B. A total of 22.46 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 18.91M shares.

In the most recent transaction, HENNESSY JOHN L sold 200 shares of GOOG for 165.53 per share on Mar 13 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 7,813 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 13 ’25, The Lawrence Page Trust III bought 16,480 shares at 166.05 per share.

Among the insiders who bought shares, The Lawrence Page Trust II acquired of 9,440 shares on Mar 13 ’25 at a per-share price of $166.05. In another insider transaction, The Lawrence Page Trust bought 220,320 shares at $166.05 per share on Mar 13 ’25.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Alphabet Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.48%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.77. GOOG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.4% when it declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/9/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.45%. The GOOG stock dividend was $0.20 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GOOG has a high of $208.70 and a low of $148.20.

As of this writing, GOOG has an earnings estimate of $2.02 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 38.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.2 per share and a lower estimate of $1.91.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 $26.62, 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 4.59.

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