Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Alphabet (GOOGL)

Posted by George Bondi on May 1st, 2026

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

5/1/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by CICC Research from $388.00 to $407.91. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Roth Mkm.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $425.00 price target by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $390.00 price target on the stock, up from $345.00.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its “positive” rating reaffirmed by Susquehanna. They now have a $460.00 price target on the stock, up from $400.00.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $425.00 price target on the stock, up from $395.00.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim. They now have a $450.00 price target on the stock, up from $375.00.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $410.00 price target by UBS Group AG. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $425.00 price target by KeyCorp. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $420.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet was given a new $405.00 price target by Piper Sandler.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $405.00 price target on the stock, up from $360.00.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by BNP Paribas Exane from $390.00 to $420.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $370.00 to $430.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $360.00 to $425.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $330.00 to $375.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $405.00 to $447.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $390.00 to $430.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $415.00 to $450.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $410.00 to $435.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $400.00 to $450.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by HSBC Holdings plc from $385.00 to $435.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $400.00 to $420.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $395.00 to $460.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $375.00 to $410.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $380.00 to $400.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $395.00 to $465.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Rosenblatt Securities from $357.00 to $393.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $385.00 to $415.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/30/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $400.00 to $450.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/28/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.
4/27/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada.
4/24/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
4/24/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock.
4/23/2026 – Alphabet had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $357.00 price target on the stock.
4/22/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $400.00 to $410.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
4/21/2026 – Alphabet had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $375.00 price target on the stock, up from $348.00.
4/20/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
4/20/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co..
4/20/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $370.00 to $395.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/20/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $370.00 to $380.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
4/17/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Dbs Bank from $360.00 to $400.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/15/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Phillip Securities from $340.00 to $395.00. They now have a “moderate buy” rating on the stock.
4/14/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $405.00 price target on the stock, up from $390.00.
4/13/2026 – Alphabet had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citizens Jmp. They now have a $385.00 price target on the stock.
4/13/2026 – Alphabet had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $395.00 to $387.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
4/12/2026 – Alphabet was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
4/10/2026 – Alphabet had its price target lowered by Wolfe Research from $390.00 to $360.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
4/10/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Mizuho from $410.00 to $420.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
4/8/2026 – Alphabet had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $370.00 price target on the stock.
4/8/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock.
4/4/2026 – Alphabet was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
4/2/2026 – Alphabet had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $397.00 to $361.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
3/27/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $387.00 to $397.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
3/27/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock.
3/14/2026 – Alphabet was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
3/13/2026 – Alphabet had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock.
3/6/2026 – Alphabet had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $375.00 to $380.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 8th. This is an increase from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.77%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $331.65, for a total transaction of $348,232.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 3,581 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,187,638.65. This trade represents a 22.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,993 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.89, for a total transaction of $2,481,078.77. Following the sale, the insider owned 51,808 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,293,309.12. The trade was a 14.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 191,884 shares of company stock valued at $59,121,365 in the last quarter. Insiders own 11.64% of the company’s stock.

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.

Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Alphabet (GOOGL)

Alphabet Increases Dividend

Insider Activity

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