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GOOGL
$296.72+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on GOOGL
Wall Street analysts forecast GOOGL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GOOGL is 312.00 USD with a low forecast of 236.00 USD and a high forecast of 350.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
38 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast GOOGL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GOOGL is 312.00 USD with a low forecast of 236.00 USD and a high forecast of 350.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
31 Buy
7 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 306.570
Low
236.00
Averages
312.00
High
350.00
Current: 306.570
Low
236.00
Averages
312.00
High
350.00
Canaccord
Joseph Vafi
Buy
upgrade
$54 -> $62
2025-12-18
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Reason
Canaccord
Joseph Vafi
Price Target
$54 -> $62
2025-12-18
New
upgrade
Buy
Reason
Canaccord analyst Joseph Vafi raised the firm's price target on Hut 8 (HUT) to $62 from $54 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm said the company's lease agreement announced yesterday with Fluidstack/Google (GOOGL) is not just the latest in a string of hyperscaler data center announcements, it is a standout outcome for HUT 8 both in pricing and terms. Canaccord notes a triple net lease structure, Google backstop support without issuance of warrants/ stock, a 3% annual price escalator, and bulge bracket support on the project financing side, where management expects to achieve a loan to cost of up to 85% at roughly SOFR +2.5%.
BMO Capital
Outperform
maintain
$340 -> $343
2025-12-16
New
Reason
BMO Capital
Price Target
$340 -> $343
2025-12-16
New
maintain
Outperform
Reason
BMO Capital raised the firm's price target on Alphabet to $343 from $340 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm is citing its Cloud Expert calls with two former AWS employees, with the key takeaways from the discussions being the accelerating cloud commitments, Claude becoming the developer model of choice, and expectations of enterprise AI apps beginning to scale in 2027, the analyst tells investors in a research note. BMO is adjusting its model with higher assumed Google Cloud growth rates rising to 39% from 38% in Q4 and 40% from 38% in Q1 of FY26.
Piper Sandler
Anna Andreeva
upgrade
$22 -> $32
2025-12-16
New
Reason
Piper Sandler
Anna Andreeva
Price Target
$22 -> $32
2025-12-16
New
upgrade
Reason
Piper Sandler analyst Anna Andreeva raised the firm's price target on Warby Parker (WRBY) to $32 from $22 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm notes Warby surged last week as company announced the first AI glasses through Google (GOOGL) partnership launching in 2026 at Android Show XR Edition. While there are a lot of unknowns, as a second mover in this space, Warby has the advantage of leveraging existing awareness around smart glasses, plus this could be a significant new customer acquisition tool, Piper adds. On the firm's quick math, using revenue share model with Google and Samsung (SSNLF), Piper could see low/high single digit upside from the launch in 2026/2027.
Wells Fargo
Alec Brondolo
Equal Weight
maintain
$73
2025-12-15
New
Reason
Wells Fargo
Alec Brondolo
Price Target
$73
2025-12-15
New
maintain
Equal Weight
Reason
An apparent Google Search (GOOGL) experiment showing mobile real estate listings powered by HouseCanary could raise traffic acquisition costs for portals like Zillow (ZG), but meaningful disintermediation appears unlikely, similar to Google's hotel metasearch model, Wells Fargo analyst Alec Brondolo tells investors in a research note. Given Zillow's limited reliance on organic search and modest marketing spend relative to revenue, any shift from organic to paid traffic is expected to have only a minor financial impact, the firm says. Wells Fargo has an Equal Weight rating and $73 price target on Zillow shares.
About GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. is a holding company. The Company's segments include Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets. The Google Services segment includes products and services such as ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. The Google Cloud segment includes infrastructure and platform services, collaboration tools, and other services for enterprise customers. Its Other Bets segment is engaged in the sale of healthcare-related services and Internet services. Its Google Cloud provides enterprise-ready cloud services, including Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace. Google Cloud Platform provides access to solutions such as artificial intelligence (AI) offerings, including its AI infrastructure, Vertex AI platform, and Gemini for Google Cloud; cybersecurity, and data and analytics. Google Workspace includes cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Meet.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
