Alphabet (GOOGL) is an Internet and information business based in California. The company has two segments: Google and Other Bets. Google includes platforms such as Google Search, Gmail, Chrome, Android, Google Drive, YouTube and Google Maps. Other Bets is involved in selling Internet and TV services as well as licensing and research and development services.
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Alphabet's shares were split on a 20:1 basis on 17 July 2022. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 20 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Alphabet shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 95% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Alphabet shares which in turn could have impacted Alphabet's share price.
| 52-week range | US$119.9088 - US$191.4958 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$163.1184 |
| 200-day moving average | US$158.4995 |
| Target price | US$201.46 |
| PE ratio | 23.5222 |
| Dividend yield | US$0.2 (0.49%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$6.97 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $166.99
| 1 week (2024-09-26) | 2.62% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-03) | 6.12% |
| 3 months (2024-07-03) | -10.13% |
| 6 months (2024-04-03) | 7.79% |
| 1 year (2023-10-03) | 26.10% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-09-30) | 74.58% |
| 3 years (2021-10-01) | 22.30% |
| 5 years (2019-10-03) | 180.79% |
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Valuing Alphabet stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Alphabet's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Alphabet's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Alphabet shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
However, Alphabet's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the internet content & information industry or those of similar companies.
Alphabet's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.1052. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Alphabet's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Alphabet's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
Alphabet's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$115.5 billion (£87 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Alphabet's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
To put Alphabet's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.
Over the last 12 months, Alphabet's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$119.9088 up to US$191.4958. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Alphabet's is 1.039. This would suggest that Alphabet's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
To put Alphabet's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.
| Revenue TTM | US$328.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 32.36% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$156.6 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 15.96% |
| Return on equity TTM | 30.87% |
| Profit margin | 26.7% |
| Book value | 24.408 |
| Market capitalisation | US$2 trillion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 5.74% of net profits
Recently Alphabet has paid out, on average, around 5.74% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.49% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Alphabet shareholders could enjoy a 0.49% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Alphabet's case, that would currently equate to about $0.2 per share.
While Alphabet's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Alphabet is investing more in its future growth.
Alphabet's most recent dividend payout was on 15 September 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 8 September 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Alphabet's dividend payout ratio is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Alphabet.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 20.35
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Alphabet's overall score of 20.35 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 29th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Alphabet is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
To gain some more context, you can compare Alphabet's total ESG risk score against those of similar companies.
Environmental score: 3.52/100
Social score: 6.37/100
Governance score: 7.99/100
Controversy score: 4/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Alphabet scored a 4 out of 5 for controversy – the second-lowest score possible, reflecting that Alphabet has a damaged public profile.
Wondering how that compares? Below are the controversy scores of similar companies.
Alphabet Inc Class A was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 20.35 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 29.34 |
| Environmental score | 3.52 |
| Social score | 6.37 |
| Governance score | 7.99 |
| Level of controversy | 4 |
Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
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