Why Is Everyone Talking About Alphabet Stock?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Nov 5, 2024 at 8:42AM

NASDAQ: GOOGL

Alphabet

Market Cap

$2.1T

Today's Change

(3.24%) $5.45

Current Price

$173.66

Price as of June 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

The search engine giant is defending market share in its most important segment.

Alphabet (GOOG 3.02%) (GOOGL 3.24%) had one of the better earnings reports of the large-cap tech stocks that reported earnings last week.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Nov. 2, 2024. The video was published on Nov. 4, 2024.

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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