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GOOGL Stock Forecast: Alphabet, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 2 Oct 2026
$344
+1.58% on the day

The 61 Wall Street analysts covering Alphabet, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $430 — +25.1% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 72 of 100 as at 3 Oct 2026 — in the upper half. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$4.2T
Ticker Nerd rank
72 / 100
Median analyst target
$430
Analysts covering
61
Revenue$119.8B+24.2% y/y
Operating income$40.8B
Net income$112.2B
Free cash flow−$5.9B
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−0.1%
1M
+2.0%
YTD
+10.0%
1Y
+40.2%
From 52W high
−14.6%
From 52W low
+45.6%
$236
$402
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

GOOGL stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Alphabet, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 3 Oct 2026
72 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Quality
96
Revisions
94
Momentum
84
Growth
80
Volatility
77
Value
53
Issuance
35
Accruals
14
Size
0

Quality (96): The business earns solid, repeatable profits on what it owns.

Accruals (14): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.

Size (0): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

GOOGL stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on GOOGL, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$200$250$300$350$400$450$500$550Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26GOOGLHigh $515Median $430Low $340

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says61 analysts
56 Buy5 Hold0 Sell
Low $340Median $430High $515

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +25.1% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 5 moved their price target up and 4 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
28 Sept 2026Piper SandlerReiteratesOverweight$395 → $400
18 Sept 2026Tigress FinancialMaintainsStrong Buy$415 → $485
18 Sept 2026Tigress FinancialMaintainsStrong Buy—
17 Sept 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform$420 → $450
17 Sept 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform—
3 Sept 2026RosenblattMaintainsBuy$410
3 Sept 2026RosenblattMaintainsBuy—
20 Aug 2026RosenblattAssumesBuy$410
23 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$405 → $425
23 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
23 July 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform$455 → $465
23 July 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
23 July 2026Cantor FitzgeraldMaintainsOverweight—
23 July 2026Cantor FitzgeraldMaintainsOverweight$435 → $420
23 July 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral—
23 July 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral$375 → $350
23 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight—
23 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight$415 → $400
23 July 2026Piper SandlerReiteratesOverweight$445 → $395
23 July 2026Piper SandlerReiteratesOverweight—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. GOOGL appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

GOOGL vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 2 Oct 2026, Alphabet, Inc. returned +40.2% against +16.2% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

GOOGL vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
100120140160Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26GOOGLS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

GOOGL analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+45.0%
Analysts raising
4
Analysts cutting
2
Fundamentals

Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
17.2×

Cheaper than 41% of US stocks

Price / sales
9.4×

Cheaper than 15% of US stocks

Price / book
6.7×

Cheaper than 15% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
23.7×

Cheaper than 12% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
24.2%

Higher than 74% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
297.9%

Higher than 93% of US stocks

Gross margin
61.6%

Higher than 75% of US stocks

Operating margin
34.0%

Higher than 89% of US stocks

Net margin
54.8%

Higher than 97% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
48.7%

Higher than 93% of US stocks

Return on assets
13.0%

Higher than 96% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.3%

Higher than 41% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Alphabet, Inc. has a market value of $4.2T and an enterprise value of $4.1T.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $445.9B. The latest quarter grew 24.2% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $244.2B, a 54.8% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $19.91.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $53.3B, after $132.4B of capital spending.

  • Alphabet, Inc. spent $17.4B on share buybacks and $10.3B on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 12.2B.

  • Trailing P/E: 17.2×; forward P/E: 22.8× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.26%, paying out 4% of earnings.

  • Alphabet, Inc. employs 198,933 people — $2.2M of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 4 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

GOOGL vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelInternet Content & Information
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
GOOGLAlphabet, Inc.$4.2T
72
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.$1.8T
44
SPOTSpotify Technology SA$97.4B
72
NBISNebius Group NV$66.0B
25
RDDTReddit, Inc.$28.4B
62
NFLXNetflix, Inc.*$283.1B
63
PINSPinterest, Inc.$11.1B
79

* Nearest Communication Services names by size — few internet content & information companies of this scale trade in the US universe.

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Alphabet, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest GOOGL news & analysis

4 Major Winners From an Anthropic IPO

The Motley Fool · 5 Oct 2026positive

An article highlights that Alphabet and Amazon are positioned to make substantial returns on their early investments in Anthropic should the company hold an IPO. It also notes that chip providers like Nvidia and Broadcom would benefit from Anthropic gaining fresh capital to expand its computing hardware purchases.

Why it matters — A potential Anthropic IPO could translate into significant financial gains for Alphabet as a major early investor in the AI company.

Prediction: Alphabet's Profit Growth Carries It to $5 Trillion Before 2028

The Motley Fool · 5 Oct 2026positive

The Motley Fool published a prediction that Alphabet's profit growth could carry its market value to $5 trillion before 2028, a level only Nvidia has reached. The article cites Alphabet's operating income climbing 30% year over year in both of the first two quarters of 2026.

Why it matters — A $5 trillion market-cap prediction tied to reported operating income gains signals continued strong earnings momentum that GOOGL watchers would track closely.

Tech Bytes: Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon as AI race shifts to autonomous work

Proactive Investors · 5 Oct 2026positive

Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, its most advanced AI model to date, positioned for complex, multi-step tasks in software engineering, cybersecurity, financial research, and legal work. The model is aimed at enterprise use rather than consumer-facing assistants, as competition with OpenAI and Anthropic moves toward autonomous professional work.

Why it matters — A GOOGL watcher would care because this enterprise-focused AI launch could help Google compete more strongly in the rapidly evolving AI market as the focus shifts from consumer chatbots to autonomous professional tools.

Alphabet Appears To Be The Easiest AI Trade Of The Year Before Its Q3 Print

Seeking Alpha · 5 Oct 2026positive

Seeking Alpha rates Alphabet a 'Strong Buy,' arguing the market has overreacted to AI-driven Search disruption fears and CapEx expansion. The piece highlights robust Search segment growth with AI Overviews boosting query volumes and visible ROI from capital spending, positioning Alphabet as a straightforward AI trade ahead of its Q3 report.

Why it matters — The article suggests Alphabet's Search resilience and CapEx returns could drive a rerating opportunity ahead of its Q3 earnings, which GOOGL watchers would find relevant.

Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise' in AI submissions

TechCrunch · 4 Oct 2026negative

Google has paused its open source bug bounty program until next year, citing a "significant rise" in AI submissions. The company said the influx of AI-generated submissions drove the decision to halt the program temporarily.

Why it matters — The pause could slow discovery of vulnerabilities in Google's open source projects and reflects rising challenges from AI-generated content that investors may see as complicating the company's security operations.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about GOOGL stock

What is the GOOGL stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 61 Wall Street analysts covering Alphabet, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $430, with estimates ranging from $340 to $515. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is GOOGL stock a buy right now?

Of the 61 analysts covering Alphabet, Inc., 56 rate it a Buy, 5 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Alphabet, Inc. 72 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 3 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank GOOGL?

As at 3 Oct 2026, Alphabet, Inc. ranks 72 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Quality (96 of 100).

Will GOOGL stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 61 analysts implies +25.1% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Alphabet, Inc. 72 out of 100 as at 3 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the GOOGL stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Alphabet, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for GOOGL are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $340 to $515 over the next 12 months.

How has GOOGL stock performed over the past year?

Alphabet, Inc. returned +40.2% over the 12 months to 2 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Alphabet, Inc. do?

Alphabet Inc. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in Alphabet, a global technology holding company centered on internet services, digital advertising, cloud computing, and other technology businesses.

What is the latest news on GOOGL?

The most recent item we track (The Motley Fool, 5 Oct 2026): "4 Major Winners From an Anthropic IPO". An article highlights that Alphabet and Amazon are positioned to make substantial returns on their early investments in Anthropic should the company hold an IPO. It also notes that chip providers like Nvidia and Broadcom would benefit from Anthropic gaining fresh capital to expand its computing hardware purchases.

Company

About Alphabet, Inc.

Alphabet Inc. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in Alphabet, a global technology holding company centered on internet services, digital advertising, cloud computing, and other technology businesses. Alphabet’s core operations include Google Services, which covers products such as Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, and Gmail, alongside Google Cloud, which provides infrastructure, data, analytics, and application services for enterprises. The company also operates Other Bets, a portfolio of ventures focused on emerging technologies and experimental business areas. Alphabet serves consumers, advertisers, developers, and organizations across many industries, making it a major participant in online information delivery, digital advertising, and enterprise cloud services. The Class A shares carry voting rights, distinguishing them from Alphabet’s non-voting share class.

CEO Mr. Sundar Pichai · 198,933 employees · United States · https://abc.xyz