In last trading session, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) saw 17.74 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.05. Company’s recent per share price level of $160.79 trading at $3.13 or 1.99% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $1999.10B. That closing price of GOOG’s stock is at a premium of 0.56% from its 52-week high price of $159.89 and is indicating a premium of 35.77% from its 52-week low price of $103.27. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 19.33 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 23.21 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) trade information
Upright in the green during last session for gaining 1.99%, in the last five days GOOG remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Thursday, 04/11/24 when the stock touched $160.79 price level, adding 0.2% to its value on the day. Alphabet Inc’s shares saw a change of 14.09% in year-to-date performance and have moved 5.82% in past 5-day. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) showed a performance of 15.16% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 35.22 million shares which calculate 1.24 days to cover the short interests.
Alphabet Inc (GOOG) estimates and forecasts
Statistics highlight that Alphabet Inc is scoring comparatively higher than the scores of other players of the relevant industry. The company added 15.51% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of 16.90% while that of industry is 15.00. Apart from that, the company came raising its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2024. The company is estimating its revenue growth to increase by 17.90% in the current quarter and calculating 6.90% increase in the next quarter. This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 11.30% from the last financial year’s standing.
31 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of $72.36 billion for the same. And 30 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of $76.23 billion in the next quarter that will end on Jun 2024. Company posted $69.79 billion and $74.6 billion of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier. Analysts are expecting this quarter sales to grow by 3.70% while estimating it to be 2.20% for the next quarter.
Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 21.56% during past 5 years. In 2024, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around 17.26% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 19.25%.
GOOG Dividends
Alphabet Inc is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report between April 23 and April 29 and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt.
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 0.02% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 62.12 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 62.13%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 62.12% institutions for Alphabet Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc is the top institutional holder at GOOG for having 413.43 million shares of worth $50.01 billion. And as of Jun 29, 2023, it was holding 7.22% of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is Blackrock Inc., which was holding about 359.18 million shares on Jun 29, 2023. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 6.27% of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $43.45 billion.
On the other hand, Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Jun 29, 2023, the former fund manager was holding 155.72 million shares of worth $18.84 billion or 2.72% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 121.68 million shares on Jun 29, 2023, making its stake of worth around $14.72 billion in the company or a holder of 2.13% of company’s stock.
