Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Alphabet (GOOG)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG):

• 7/22/2026 – Alphabet had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 7/20/2026 – Alphabet had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research.
• 7/17/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/16/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $430.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 7/16/2026 – Alphabet is now covered by Wedbush. They set an “outperform” rating and a $445.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $445.00 price target by KeyCorp.
• 7/7/2026 – Alphabet was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/2/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $416.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company.
• 6/22/2026 – Alphabet had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 6/9/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $450.00 to $475.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/2/2026 – Alphabet had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $435.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/1/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $430.00 price target by Truist Financial Corporation.
• 6/1/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $515.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company.
• 6/1/2026 – Alphabet had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th were given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. This is a boost from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 8th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.71%.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other news, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 87,475 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.75, for a total value of $2,077,531.25. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 112 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $351.28, for a total transaction of $39,343.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,615,656.24. This represents a 0.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 159,415 shares of company stock valued at $7,672,279 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a multinational technology holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Formed in 2015 through a corporate restructuring of Google, Alphabet serves as the parent to Google LLC and a portfolio of businesses collectively known as “Other Bets.” Google was originally founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin; Alphabet is led by CEO Sundar Pichai, who oversees Google and the broader company while the founders remain prominent shareholders and influential figures in the company’s history.

Alphabet’s core business centers on internet search and advertising, with Google Search and the company’s ad platforms (including Google Ads and AdSense) generating the majority of revenue by connecting advertisers with consumers worldwide.