What Are The Chances Of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Becoming A Clear Buy?

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As a NASDAQ listed company, GOOGL falls under the Communication Services sector while operating within the Internet Content & Information industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $145.99 and fluctuated between $148.39 as its day high and $145.84 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Alphabet Inc is $1827.21B. A total of 30.26 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 29.12M shares.

Insider Activity

Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, GOOGL has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 1 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 637.

In the most recent transaction, Pichai Sundar sold 22,500 shares of GOOGL for 142.14 per share on Jan 17. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 2,400,191 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 11, HENNESSY JOHN L sold 2,400 shares at 145.00 per share. GOOGL shares that Director owns now total 7,964.

Among the insiders who sold shares, HENNESSY JOHN L disposed of 200 shares on Jan 10 at a per-share price of $143.49. This resulted in the Director holding 6,784 shares of GOOGL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Pichai Sundar sold 22,500 shares at $140.11 per share on Jan 03. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 2,422,691.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for GOOGL in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $156.31 with high estimates of $180.00 and low estimates of $133.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GOOGL has a high of $146.45 and a low of $88.57.

As of this writing, GOOGL has an earnings estimate of $1.59 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 38 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.75 per share and a lower estimate of $1.43. The company reported an EPS of $1.44 in the last quarter, which was 7.50% higher than expectations of $1.34.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. GOOGL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $139.65B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $28.39B in debt and $64.25B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $21.78, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $251.63B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for GOOGL is Buy with a score of 4.62.

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