In the last trading session, 18.78 million Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.02. With the company’s per share price at $177.63 changed hands at $2.71 or 1.55% during last session, the market valuation stood at $2145.26B. GOOG’s last price was a discount, traded about -17.49% off its 52-week high of $208.70. The share price had its 52-week low at $142.66, which suggests the last value was 19.69% up since then.
Analysts gave the Alphabet Inc (GOOG) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 1.42. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 0 out of 29 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 1 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 1 recommended GOOG as a Hold, 27 felt it is a Buy and 0 rated the stock as Underweight.
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) trade information
Instantly GOOG was in green as seen at the end of in last trading. With action 4.26%, the performance over the past five days has been green. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date downside of -6.73%, with the 5-day performance at 4.26% in the green. However, in the 30-day time frame, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is 14.05% up.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 195.5, meaning bulls need an upside of 9.14% from its current market value. According to analyst projections, GOOG’s forecast low is 171 with 220 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -23.85% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to tank 3.73% for it to hit the projected low.
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of 26.76%. The 2025 estimates are for Alphabet Inc earnings to increase by 19.19%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 12.93% per year.
GOOG Dividends
Alphabet Inc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in July. The 0.46% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 0.81. It is important to note, however, that the 0.46% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.
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