Stock Deep Dive · 2026-08-05
Alphabet (GOOGL) closed at $362.43, down 4.03% on the day. Year-to-date return is +15.9%, sitting at 78% of its 52-week range. Next earnings: 2026-10-28 (in 83 days).
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Close
$362.43
-4.03% · YTD +15.9%
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Market Cap
$4,432.50B
Internet Content & Information
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Forward P/E
24.6x
PER 18.2x
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52-wk Range
78%
High $408.61 · Low $193.67
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🔍 At a Glance
Alphabet still posts elite fundamentals — 24.2% quarterly revenue growth, 33.1% operating margin, and a stunning 48.7% ROE — with a “strong buy” consensus (55 analysts) and average target of 428, well above the current 362.43. Yet today’s 4.03% drop, a leadership shakeup in AI, and a rich forward PER of 24.6 highlight that expectations are demanding and sentiment can swing quickly on execution concerns.
🏢 How It Makes Money
Alphabet’s core engine remains Google Services — Search, YouTube, Android, Play, and advertising — supplemented by Google Cloud’s growing consumption-based AI infrastructure and Vertex AI/Gemini enterprise offerings. Other Bets rounds out the portfolio but remains a minor contributor. The combination of massive ad-driven cash flow and expanding high-margin cloud/AI revenue underpins the company’s industry-leading profitability.
📈 Quarterly Results — Is Business Growing?
| Quarter | Revenue | Op. Income | Net Income | Op. Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Q2 | $96.43B | $31.27B | $28.20B | 32.4% |
| 25Q3 | $102.35B | $31.23B | $34.98B | 30.5% |
| 25Q4 | $113.83B | $35.93B | $34.45B | 31.6% |
| 26Q1 | $109.90B | $39.70B | $62.58B | 36.1% |
| 26Q2 | $119.80B | $40.77B | $112.19B | 34.0% |
Latest-quarter revenue up +24.2% versus the same quarter a year ago.
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⚖️ Valuation — Cheap or Expensive?
| Metric | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 18.2x | Price vs last 12 months’ earnings |
| P/E (forward) | 24.6x | Price vs next 12 months’ expected earnings — growth hopes baked in |
| P/S | 9.9x | Price vs revenue — for high-growth names with thin profits |
| P/B | 10.7x | Price vs book value — below 1x means priced under liquidation value |
| PEG | 1.0x | P/E ÷ growth — near 1 is fair for the growth; above 2 is demanding |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.8x | Enterprise value (incl. debt) vs cash generation |
Peer comparison
| Name | Mkt Cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc. | $4,432.50B | 18.2x | 24.6x | 9.9x |
| Microsoft Corporation | $3,619.66B | 27.2x | 20.8x | 10.9x |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1,499.90B | 22.2x | 16.8x | 6.6x |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | $2,940.89B | 21.9x | 26.3x | 3.8x |
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🎯 Street Consensus
- Price target (mean): $428.04
- Target high / low: $515.00 / $340.00
- Implied upside: +18.1%
- Rating: Strong Buy (1.4/5)
- Analysts covering: 55
- Next earnings: 2026-10-28
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📉 Price Action — Technical Check
| Indicator | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14d) | 53.1 | Above 70 overbought · below 30 oversold |
| vs 60-day MA | -0.3% | Above/below the medium-term trend |
| vs 200-day MA | +10.6% | Above/below the long-term trend |
| Golden/death cross | 50-day above 200-day (bullish alignment) | 50-day MA crossing above (golden) or below (death) the 200-day |
| Volume (vs 20d avg) | 1.4x | 2x+ means a spike in market attention |
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📰 Recent News
- Why Alphabet Stock Is Down Today and What This Top Investor Predicts Next — TipRanks
- Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Alphabet, SpaceX, Shopify, Newmont, Insulet, AMD & more — CNBC
- Google AI Leadership Shakeup Weighs on Alphabet Stock — Barron’s
- Alphabet Stock Hit by Executive Departure — WSJ
- Alphabet: The $514 Billion Backlog Doesn’t Lie — Seeking Alpha
- AI Trailblazers Nvidia, Palantir, Alphabet, and Meta Are Shaking Wall Street to Its Core With This $3.4 Billion Warning — The Motley Fool
How to read these headlines
The common thread across headlines is investor unease about AI execution risk — from the Google AI leadership shakeup and executive departure to broader warnings about AI capital intensity affecting Nvidia, Palantir, Meta, and Alphabet alike. These stories matter because Alphabet’s premium valuation (forward PER 24.6, EV/EBITDA 25.8) already prices in flawless AI and cloud execution, so any leadership disruption or spending overshoot may weigh on sentiment even as the $514B cloud backlog underscores long-term demand strength.
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🔭 Scenarios & What to Watch
Bull case: continued cloud backlog conversion (reportedly $514B) and AI monetization sustain 20%+ growth, pushing shares toward the upper analyst range of 515. Bear case: further AI leadership instability, cloud capex overruns, or ad-spend softness could compress margins and test support near MA60 (currently just -0.3% below price). Watch the next earnings report on 2026-10-28 for updates on cloud backlog conversion, capex guidance, and any commentary on recent executive departures.
Next earnings on 2026-10-28 (in 83 days) — guidance usually decides the stock’s direction more than the reported quarter.
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Stock report · published 2026-08-06 07:25 KST
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