GOOGLCommunication Services · Internet Content & InformationThe 62 Wall Street analysts covering Alphabet, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $430 — +23.7% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 71 of 100 as at 14 Oct 2026 — in the upper half. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.
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.
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): 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.
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The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on GOOGL, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +23.7% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 7 moved their price target up and 1 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | $379 → $380 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterates | Overweight | $420 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Needham | Reiterates | Buy | $450 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | $411 → $417 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | Piper Sandler | Reiterates | Overweight | $395 → $400 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | Piper Sandler | Reiterates | Overweight | — |
| 18 Sept 2026 | Tigress Financial | Maintains | Strong Buy | $415 → $485 |
| 18 Sept 2026 | Tigress Financial | Maintains | Strong Buy | — |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | $420 → $450 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Rosenblatt | Maintains | Buy | $410 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Rosenblatt | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Rosenblatt | Assumes | Buy | $410 |
| 23 July 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | $405 → $425 |
| 23 July 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 23 July 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 23 July 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Outperform | $455 → $465 |
| 23 July 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintains | Overweight | $435 → $420 |
| 23 July 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 23 July 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Neutral | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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.
Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.
Over the twelve months to 14 Oct 2026, Alphabet, Inc. returned +42.0% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.
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Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
Cheaper than 41% of US stocks
Cheaper than 14% of US stocks
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Cheaper than 11% of US stocks
Higher than 73% of US stocks
Higher than 92% of US stocks
Higher than 75% of US stocks
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Higher than 97% of US stocks
Higher than 93% of US stocks
Higher than 96% of US stocks
Higher than 64% of US dividend payers
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
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 $4.3T and an enterprise value of $4.2T.
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.
Trailing P/E: 17.4×; forward P/E: 22.7× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Forward dividend yield: 0.25%, paying out 4% of earnings.
Alphabet, Inc. employs 198,933 people — $2.2M of revenue per employee.
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The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.
| Company | Market cap | TKN rank |
|---|---|---|
| GOOGLAlphabet, Inc. | $4.3T | 71 |
| METAMeta Platforms, Inc. | $1.9T | 49 |
| SPOTSpotify Technology SA | $107.9B | 71 |
| NBISNebius Group NV | $50.6B | 25 |
| RDDTReddit, Inc. | $28.6B | 64 |
| NFLXNetflix, Inc.* | $298.0B | 66 |
| PINSPinterest, Inc. | $12.5B | 80 |
* Nearest Communication Services names by size — few internet content & information companies of this scale trade in the US universe.
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Why it matters — GOOGL watchers may note the article’s positive view of Alphabet’s near-term growth factors and valuation.
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The 62 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.
Of the 62 analysts covering Alphabet, Inc., 57 rate it a Buy, 5 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Alphabet, Inc. 71 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 14 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 14 Oct 2026, Alphabet, Inc. ranks 71 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).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 62 analysts implies +23.7% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Alphabet, Inc. 71 out of 100 as at 14 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
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.
Alphabet, Inc. returned +42.0% over the 12 months to 14 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
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.
The most recent item we track (The Motley Fool, 15 Oct 2026): "Google Just Started Paying SpaceX $920 Million a Month. Here's What That's Worth per Share.". Google is renting compute from SpaceX for $920 million per month under a 33-month contract running from October 2026 through June 2029. The agreement has a total value of about $30 billion.
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.
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