Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Alphabet (GOOGL)

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

• 7/21/2026 – Alphabet had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $438.00 price target on the stock, up from $416.00.
• 7/17/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/17/2026 – Alphabet had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $455.00 price target on the stock, up from $435.00.
• 7/16/2026 – Alphabet had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush.
• 7/13/2026 – Alphabet had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock, down from $410.00.
• 7/13/2026 – Alphabet was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/10/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $425.00 to $445.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – Alphabet had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $435.00 to $416.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Alphabet had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $415.00 price target on the stock, up from $375.00.
• 6/22/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 6/5/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by New Street Research from $450.00 to $455.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $450.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/2/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by HSBC Holdings plc. They now have a $420.00 price target on the stock, down from $435.00.
• 6/1/2026 – Alphabet had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $445.00 price target on the stock, up from $425.00.
• 5/29/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $430.00 price target by Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/29/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th were paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 8th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. This is an increase from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Alphabet’s payout ratio is currently 6.71%.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In related news, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,998 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.29, for a total value of $3,142,911.42. Following the transaction, the insider owned 75,290 shares in the company, valued at $26,298,044.10. The trade was a 10.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 112 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $351.28, for a total transaction of $39,343.36. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,833 shares in the company, valued at $6,615,656.24. This trade represents a 0.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 159,415 shares of company stock valued at $7,672,279 over the last 90 days. 11.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Alphabet Inc is the holding company created in 2015 to organize Google and a portfolio of businesses developing technologies beyond Google’s core internet services. Its principal operations are led by Google, which builds and operates consumer-facing products such as Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps and Google Workspace, as well as advertising platforms (Google Ads and AdSense) that historically generate the majority of its revenue. Google also develops consumer hardware (Pixel phones, Nest smart-home devices, Chromecast) and developer and distribution platforms such as Google Play.

Beyond Google’s consumer and advertising businesses, Alphabet invests in enterprise and infrastructure offerings through Google Cloud, which provides cloud computing, data analytics and productivity services to businesses and institutions.