The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Alphabet Inc shares valued at $847,960 were purchased by PICHAI FAMILY FOUNDATION on Sep 03 ’25. At $211.99 per share, PICHAI FAMILY FOUNDATION acquired 4,000 shares.
Also, SUNDAR PICHAI purchased 32,500 shares, netting a total of over 6,889,675 in proceeds.
Before that, ARNOLD FRANCES had sold 102 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $21,196, the Director traded Alphabet Inc shares for $207.80 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 102 shares, worth approximately $4.02 million.
As published in a research note from Pivotal Research Group on September 03, 2025, Alphabet Inc [GOOG] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $300. Analysts at Pivotal Research Group resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of October 30, 2024, Seaport Research Partners has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for GOOG. Earlier on October 11, 2024, Scotiabank initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sector outperform” for GOOG stock.
Analyzing GOOG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Alphabet Inc [NASDAQ: GOOG] rose 9.01% to $231.1. The stock’s lowest price that day was $225.12, but it reached a high of $231.8 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 11.13%. Over the course of the year, Alphabet Inc shares have jumped approximately 41.43%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $231.80 on 09/03/25 and a 52-week low of $142.66 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Alphabet Inc (GOOG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 226.88, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 222.66. In the upper region, resistance lies at 233.56. The next price resistance is at 236.02. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 82.95 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Alphabet Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Alphabet Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.35 million shares to 34.15 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 33.79 million shares. A jump of 1.03% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.7 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.7.
Which companies own the most shares of Alphabet Inc (GOOG)?
In terms of Alphabet Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 220 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.78% from the previous closing price of $211.99. Analysts anticipate Alphabet Inc stock to reach 265 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 171. In spite of this, 29 analysts ranked Alphabet Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 01, 2024, Pivotal Research Group assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $215.
