Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, Financial) experienced a rise in its stock price, increasing by $1.00 or 0.57%, reaching approximately $177.62. The options trading for the company showed average activity with around 383,000 contracts exchanged, and call options led the way, resulting in a put/call ratio of 0.48, slightly above the usual 0.44. The implied volatility (IV30) for the stock decreased by 0.2 to 36.21, which is still within the top 25% of its yearly range. This indicates an anticipated daily price movement of $4.05 and suggests a modest bullish outlook as the put-call skew flattened.
Looking towards the future, Alphabet (GOOG, Financial) is set to disclose its earnings after the market closes on July 23, 2025. Current options market predictions indicate there's a 50% chance of the stock experiencing a movement surpassing 4.66%, or about $8.28, following the earnings release.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast
Based on the one-year price targets offered by 18 analysts, the average target price for Alphabet Inc (GOOG, Financial) is $201.56 with a high estimate of $225.00 and a low estimate of $185.00. The average target implies an upside of 12.79% from the current price of $178.70. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Alphabet Inc (GOOG) Forecast page.
Based on the consensus recommendation from 21 brokerage firms, Alphabet Inc's (GOOG, Financial) average brokerage recommendation is currently 1.6, indicating "Outperform" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.
Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Alphabet Inc (GOOG, Financial) in one year is $201.53, suggesting a upside of 12.78% from the current price of $178.7. GF Value is GuruFocus' estimate of the fair value that the stock should be traded at. It is calculated based on the historical multiples the stock has traded at previously, as well as past business growth and the future estimates of the business' performance. More detailed data can be found on the Alphabet Inc (GOOG) Summary page.
