The Alphabet stock target just got a major push from Wall Street — more than a dozen firms raised their numbers over the past few days, and individual targets now go as high as $415. Based on 51 analysts, the Alphabet stock forecast sits at $366.57, roughly 19.59% above the current price of $306.52. The GOOGL rating includes Zero Sell recommendations, 46 Buys, and 3 Strong Buys at the time of writing.
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Alphabet Stock Target Updates, Buy Recommendations, And GOOGL Rating Insights
Which Firms Lifted the Alphabet Stock Target
More than 13 separate Alphabet stock target price revisions came out of major institutional desks in roughly 2 weeks. Citigroup’s Ronald Josey kept a Buy and moved his Alphabet Class A stock price target from $350 to $390. Royal Bank of Canada also raised from $375 to $400, keeping Outperform. Argus Research’s Joseph Bonner went from $365 to $385, and Needham & Co. along with China Renaissance both pushed their Alphabet stock target up to $400.
Deutsche Bank moved from $370 to $390. Roth MKM and Piper Sandler both landed at $395. Moffett Nathanson — one of the more cautious voices in the group — still raised, going from $305 to $350. Pivotal Research set the highest Alphabet stock target in this batch at $420, up from $400. Stifel Nicolaus and BMO Capital Markets each kept their Buy and Outperform ratings steady without touching their numbers.
| Firm | Previous Target | New Target | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal Research | $400 | $420 | Buy |
| Tigress Financial | $280 | $415 | Strong Buy |
| RBC / Royal Bank of Canada | $375 | $400 | Outperform |
| Needham & Co. | $330 | $400 | Buy |
| China Renaissance | $330 | $400 | Buy |
| Roth MKM | $365 | $395 | Buy |
| Piper Sandler | $365 | $395 | Buy |
| Citigroup | $350 | $390 | Buy |
| Deutsche Bank | $370 | $390 | Buy |
| Argus Research | $365 | $385 | Buy |
| Daiwa Securities | $333 | $380 | Buy |
| New Street Research | $330 | $380 | Buy |
| President Capital | $323 | $375 | Buy |
| Wedbush | $360 | $370 | Buy |
| Moffett Nathanson | $305 | $350 | Buy |
| Stifel Nicolaus | — | Reiterated | Buy |
| BMO Capital Markets | — | Reiterated | Outperform |
Tigress Financial’s Ivan Feinseth made the most dramatic move of all: he kept Strong Buy and pushed the Alphabet stock target all the way to $415 from $280 — a 48% single-step increase, and the most aggressive Alphabet stock target price revision in the whole group right now.
What Is Driving the Google Buy Recommendation Wave
Alphabet’s Q4 2025 earnings print looks like the main trigger here. The company posted EPS of $2.82 against a $2.57 consensus estimate, and revenue came in at $113.83 billion versus the $111.24 billion the street expected. Tigress Financial’s Feinseth pointed specifically to accelerating ad recovery and AI monetization gains as the key drivers behind the firm’s revised Alphabet stock target — and also flagged margin leverage and upcoming product monetization as reasons to push the Google buy recommendation to its highest conviction level.
The Alphabet stock forecast also keeps getting support from the company’s broader AI push, including Google Cloud growth and new Gemini product rollouts. Analysts across the group share a pretty similar view right now: Alphabet Class A stock price targets keep moving up, and the gap between the consensus Alphabet stock target price and the actual share price keeps getting wider.
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Where the Alphabet Stock Forecast Stands Right Now
Across 51 analysts, the GOOGL rating consensus sits at “Moderate Buy.” The average Alphabet stock forecast comes in at $366.57, with a high of $420 and a low of $220. Alphabet’s Class A shares closed at $311.76 on March 1, 2026 — that puts the consensus Alphabet stock target at roughly 17.6% above where the stock actually trades right now. Moffett Nathanson anchors the conservative end at $350, while Pivotal Research and Tigress Financial lead the bulls at $420 and $415 respectively.
The Google buy recommendation count — 46 out of 51 analysts — sits at its highest level in recent memory, and the GOOGL rating chart shows the strongest Buy and Strong Buy concentration since at least early 2022. Google Cloud growth figures, AI product updates, and the next quarterly earnings print remain the key variables to watch for the Alphabet stock forecast heading into the rest of 2026.
