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GOOGL

Alphabet Inc.
Communication ServicesInternet Content & InformationRisk-First
$384.55 · 15min delay
β 1.27

A high-quality mega-cap risk-flagged situation trading near fair value. Frameworks sharply disagree on it.

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52-wk low $156.1652-wk high $402.00

Mkt Cap

$4.66T

P/E

—

PEG

1.58

P/B

11.19

Dividend

0.23%

ROE

38.9%

About the business

Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services, such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium, NFL Sunday Ticket, and Google One. The Google Cloud segment offers consumption-based fees and subscriptions for AI solutions, including AI infrastructure, Vertex AI platform, and Gemini enterprise. It also provides cybersecurity, and data and analytics services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Meet; and other enterprise services. The Other Bets segment sells transportation and internet services. Alphabet Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Who would buy GOOGL?

Consensus 56/100 · Mixed · Investors are split.

7 7 1

Endorses

· 3 frameworks
  • Warren Buffett· Buffett Quality100/100

    ROE > 15% 38.9% clears "> 15.0%".

  • Joel Greenblatt· Magic Formula100/100

    ROE > 20% 38.9% clears "> 20.0%".

  • Howard Marks· Marks Risk-First100/100

    Debt/Equity < 0.5 0.20 clears "< 0.50".

Insider activity · Negative

Insider selling outweighs buying

Strength 40/100

1 insiders sold $387K on a discretionary basis. Discretionary selling carries more signal than planned disposals, but insiders sell for many non-thesis reasons (taxes, diversification, life events) — do not over-read it. Over the 6M window, insiders are net buyers by 539,308 shares.

In Prism's context

Insider selling is worth flagging but insiders sell for many non-thesis reasons. Read alongside the framework verdict (Partial match).

InsiderRoleTypeDateSharesAvg priceValueOwn
SERGEY BRINDirector and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityStock Gift at price 0.00 per share.Feb 19, 2026437,500$0.00$0Direct
HENNESSY JOHN LDirectorOpen-market sellFeb 13, 2026600$306.73$184KIndirect
HENNESSY JOHN LDirectorOpen-market sellJan 13, 2026600$337.52$203KIndirect
SHRIRAM KAVITARK RAMDirectorStock Gift at price 0.00 per share.Dec 9, 202539,200$0.00$0Indirect

Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 0.6% of shares outstanding.

Net 6M: +539,308 sh

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What this means: A significant rerating — the valuation-sensitive frameworks below will have tightened since this move.

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Risk metrics

Sharpe, Sortino, volatility, max drawdown, beta — before and after.

Sector concentration

How much this shifts your top sector weight and overall diversification.

Archetype tilt

Whether this leans your book more toward Quality, Value, Growth, Deep Value, Income, or Momentum.

GOOGL is currently tagged:Risk-FirstPartial match (56/100)

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Probabilistic recommendation· rec-v1.0.0-2026-04

Alphabet Inc. · GOOGL

GOOGL: 53% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 3 of 6 signal families positive (medium confidence). Strongest support: ROE 39%. Main risk to monitor: 48% above fair value.

Outperform prob.
53%
vs S&P 500 · 12M
medium confidence
Expected return
-3.3% → +20.7%
mid +8.7% / yr
Downside (p20)
-17.2%
stress -34.4%
Data quality
95/100
Excellent
Prism Score

Probabilistic research output, not financial advice. Prism recommendations are based on available data, historical relationships, and model assumptions. They do not guarantee future returns. Conduct independent due diligence before any investment decision.

Backtested and similar-setup statistics may be affected by survivorship bias, look-ahead bias, overfitting, transaction costs, liquidity constraints, and data limitations. Probability estimates are anchored heuristics — not validated forecasts — until the walk-forward backtest pipeline is in place.

Prism Score

Composite 59/100. Strongest contribution from quality; weakest from valuation. Risk patterns shaved 2 points off the composite.

Composite
59
/ 100
Mixed
Deep valueval.
22/ 100

P/B 11.19× · FCF yield 0.6%

Margin of safetyval.
12/ 100

48% above fair value

Bull · base · bear scenarios

Three plausible paths over a 5-year horizon.

Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.

Bull
~25%
$336.81
-2.6% / yr (5y)

Operating leverage kicks in or a new product line scales — margins inflect higher, growth steps up by 200–400 bps, and the multiple re-rates as the durability becomes obvious to a wider audience.

Drivers
  • • Margin expands by 200–400 bps from 36%
  • • Top-line accelerates 300–500 bps above current
  • • Multiple re-rates one full turn higher
Base
~55%
$259.09
-7.6% / yr (5y)

Business continues to compound at recent rates — 36% operating margin holds, 22% top-line growth persists, capital allocation stays disciplined. Multiple stays roughly where it is.

Global value comparison

Alphabet Inc. vs sector medians — GCC, MENA, and Global ex-US.

Sector: Communication Services. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.

MetricGOOGLGCC medianMENA medianGlobal ex-US
P/E (TTM)—14.2×—13.5×
P/B11.19×2.10×—2.00×
Dividend yield0.23%4.40%—4.00%
ROE38.9%
Earnings reaction explainer

GOOGL blew past estimates by 77.1%.

Big beat· +77.1%

Reported EPS $5.11 vs $2.88 expected — well outside the normal beat-and-raise band. The market typically rewards a print this size only if it is read as durable, not one-off. Trailing operating margin: 36.1%.

  • Growth investorsPositive

    Confirms operating leverage — 82% trailing EPS growth + a beat of this size is the pattern that drives multi-year re-rates.

  • Quality investorsPositive

    If ROE (39%) and operating margin (36%) are stable or rising, the beat is consistent with compounding rather than one-off.

  • Value investorsNeutral

    A blow-out can pull future quarters forward — value investors will look for sustained margin, not a single-quarter spike.

News & events

Next earnings

Thu, Jul 23 · consensus EPS $2.88 · last actual $5.11

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Key Metrics at a Glance

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/A

PEG Ratio

1.58

P/B Ratio

11.19

EPS Growth

82.0%

Revenue Growth

21.8%

Debt / Equity

0.20

Net Cash / Share

$5.32

Return on Equity

38.9%

Gross Margin

60.4%

Operating Margin

36.1%

FCF / Share

$4.72

Current Ratio

1.92

Rejects

· 1 framework
  • Fama / French· Pure Value Factor0/100

    P/B < 1.5 is 11.19× — fails "< 1.50×".

See the full rule-by-rule drill-down below
59/100
Medium agreement
Signal families · 3 of 6 signal families positive
Agreement: Medium
  • Valuationnegative

    Trades meaningfully above the fair-value range — limited margin of safety.

    48% above fair valueReverse DCF: low expectations bar0.6% FCF yield (thin)
    31
    /100
  • Qualitypositive

    Returns and margins are healthy and consistent.

    ROE 39%Op margin 36%Gross 60%EPS growth 82%
    89
    /100
  • Balance sheetpositive

    Capital structure is conservative and well-covered.

    D/E 0.20CR 1.92
    68
    /100
  • Momentumpositive

    Price action is firm and trending higher.

    93% through 52w range
    60
    /100
  • Behaviouralneutral

    Behavioural read is mixed — some accumulation, some distribution.

    Net insider selling ($52.9M)13 tracked holders · peak 36.5%
    53
    /100
  • Catalysts & eventsneutral

    Mixed catalyst picture.

    Big EPS beat (+77%)1 medium-severity flag
    56
    /100
Positive drivers
  • • ROE 39%
  • • Op margin 36%
  • • Gross 60%
  • • EPS growth 82%
  • • D/E 0.20
Key risks
  • • 48% above fair value
  • • Reverse DCF: low expectations bar
  • • 0.6% FCF yield (thin)
  • • Possible quality trap (paying up)
Suggested diligence questions
  • 1. Multiple compression
Similar historical setups[MOCK DATA]

Among 99 historical setups with similar Prism Score and signal-agreement profiles, 53% beat the benchmark over the next 12 months, with average excess return of +1.7% / yr.

Probabilistic research output — not financial advice.
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Quality20%
100/ 100

ROE 39% · Op margin 36%

Balance sheet15%
90/ 100

D/E 0.20 · CR 1.92

Insider convictionown.
74/ 100

Net selling — 2 insiders

Superinvestorown.
100/ 100

13 tracked holders · peak 36.5%

Shareholder yield10%
31/ 100

0.23% yield

Momentum5%
94/ 100

93% through 52w range

Growth5%
100/ 100

EPS 82% · Rev 22%

Risk deduction: 1 pattern flagged · possible quality trap (paying up). 2 points removed from composite.

Designed to surface potentially attractive characteristics — descriptive, not prescriptive. For research and educational purposes only.

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Drivers
  • • Revenue growth holds near 22%
  • • Operating margin stays around 36%
  • • Capital returns continue at current cadence
Bear
~20%
$194.32
-12.8% / yr (5y)

A growth-rate scare or a quarter of margin compression resets the multiple. The business is still fine, but the price was assuming a level of compounding that takes 12–24 months to re-prove.

Drivers
  • • Growth decelerates by ~300 bps for two consecutive quarters
  • • Multiple compresses as estimates roll back
  • • Sentiment de-rates the name to a deeper-value multiple
Indicative weights
14.0%
—
13.0%

Editorial dataset · as of 2024-12-31. Sector medians are hand-maintained from public Tadawul / ADX / DFM / QSE / EGX disclosures and indicative Global ex-US references. Live licensed data is on the roadmap. For research and educational purposes only.

What to watch on the next print
  • • Whether margin expansion sustains into next quarter
  • • Forward guidance update — beats without raises tend to fade
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  • Institutional Own.

    80.8%

    Insider Own.

    0.6%

    Dividend Yield

    0.23%

    Book Value / Share

    $34.35

    Superinvestor ownership

    Held by 13 tracked superinvestors · peak weight 25.8%

    Grand Portfolio
    • Li Lu

      Himalaya Capital Management · Q4 2025

      25.8%
    • Glenn Greenberg

      Brave Warrior Advisors · Q4 2025

      11.8%
    • Chris Hohn

      TCI Fund Management · Q4 2025

      9.1%
    • Guy Spier

      Aquamarine Capital · Q4 2025

      9.1%
    • François Rochon

      Giverny Capital · Q4 2025

      9.1%
    • Bill Ackman

      Pershing Square Capital Management · Q4 2025

      8.8%
    • Dan Loeb

      Third Point LLC · Q4 2025

      6.6%
    • Stephen Mandel

      Lone Pine Capital · Q4 2025

      6.6%
    • Seth Klarman

      The Baupost Group · Q4 2025

      6.2%
    • David Tepper

      Appaloosa Management · Q4 2025

      5.2%
    • Bill Nygren

      Harris Associates (Oakmark Funds) · Q4 2025

      4.8%
    • Tom Gayner

      Markel Group · Q4 2025

      4.2%
    • Joel Greenblatt

      Gotham Asset Management · Q4 2025

      3.1%

    Weights reflect each investor's latest 13F or factsheet snapshot. Data lags real time by 45+ days.