Alphabet (GOOG) Stock – Latest Investor Update

Shares of Technology sector company Alphabet moved -1.8% today, and are now trading at a price of $149.18. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 18,571,075 compared to its average volume of 17,736,125. The S&P 500 index returned a 1.0% performance.

Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. The company is based in Mountain View and has 179,582 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $1,827,991,977,984. Alphabet currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 0.1% per year.

12 analysts are following Alphabet and have set target prices ranging from $145.0 to $220.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, GOOG is trading -25.63% away from its average analyst target price of $200.58 per share.

Over the last year, GOOG's share price has increased by 10.4%, which represents a difference of -10.1% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $193.31 per share whereas its 52 week low is $121.46. With average free cash flows of $48.86 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 20.9% over the last 5 years, Alphabet is in a position to continue its strong stock performance trend.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023 101,746,000 32,251,000 69,495,000 15.81
2022 91,495,000 31,485,000 60,010,000 -10.45
2021 91,652,000 24,640,000 67,012,000 56.41
2020 65,124,000 22,281,000 42,843,000 38.33
2019 54,520,000 23,548,000 30,972,000 35.65
2018 47,971,000 25,139,000 22,832,000
The above analysis is intended for educational purposes only and was performed on the basis of publicly available data. It is not to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Any buy, sell, or other recommendations mentioned in the article are direct quotations of consensus recommendations from the analysts covering the stock, and do not represent the opinions of Market Inference or its writers. Past performance, accounting data, and inferences about market position and corporate valuation are not reliable indicators of future price movements. Market Inference does not provide financial advice. Investors should conduct their own review and analysis of any company of interest before making an investment decision.

IN FOCUS