The Best Stock to Buy Now in October

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Oct 2, 2024 at 8:15AM

NASDAQ: GOOG

Alphabet

Market Cap

$2.4T

Today's Change

(-1.06%) -$2.06

Current Price

$192.02

Price as of July 28, 2025, 12:07 p.m. ET

This stock scores well across vital metrics for long-term investors.

Alphabet (GOOG -1.06%) (GOOGL -1.12%) has demonstrated an ability to offer free products that billions of users appreciate.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Sept. 29, 2024. The video was published on Oct.1, 2024.

About the Author

A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.

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