The first week of 2026 showcased that Wall Street analysts remain decisively bullish about Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock in the coming 12 months. Specifically, the four major rating revisions assigned to Google's shares have all been positive and forecast the equity will rally up to 21% in the next 52 weeks.
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Google's parent company, enters 2026 with renewed investor interest following a strong rebound driven largely by artificial intelligence (AI).
Over the past ten years, Google stock (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has delivered a staggering $357 billion back to its investors through cash, in the form of dividends and stock buybacks. Separately, see –What's Happening With Oracle Stock?
A year ago, the narrative was simple: OpenAI would eat Google's lunch. ChatGPT was the future of search, and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was a lumbering giant about to be disrupted.
Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) next quarterly dividend payment is coming next Monday, December 15.
On Friday, December 5, two major firms increased their price targets on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), citing strength across core advertising, AI-driven efficiencies, and seasonal momentum.
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock has been going through a rough patch this week, despite a number of positive GOOGL stock price forecasts coming from Wall Street.
Google's parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is ending November on a high, but the latest technical readings now point to a potential cooldown after one of its strongest rallies in years.
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is breaking new ground this week, its stock rising to a fresh all-time high of $305.95 on Thursday, November 20, driven by Gemini 3, the company's most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model yet.
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Google's parent company, is experiencing a notable price rally that has seen its equity hit a new record high.
Despite Alphabet's stock (NASDAQ: GOOGL) climbing 45% this year compared to only a 2% gain for Meta Platforms' stock (NASDAQ: META), a deeper analysis of their fundamentals suggests a potential opportunity.
Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.B) latest portfolio disclosure shows that Warren Buffett's firm now owns 17.85 million shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL).