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Google Stock

Google trades under parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG/GOOGL) at approximately $340.70 per share as of February 4, 2026. The company reached a market capitalization of $4.1 trillion. Alphabet became the fourth company to hit $3 trillion valuation in September 2025.

Stock Price of Google

Google Stock Forecast

Wall Street maintains a bullish outlook on Alphabet stock. Based on 43 analysts, the consensus rating is "Strong Buy" with an average 12-month price target of $354.36. Price targets range from $190 to $400. The company reported Q3 2025 revenues of $102.3 billion, up 16% year-over-year. EPS grew 35% to $2.87 in Q3 2025. Google Cloud backlog reached $155 billion with 79% year-over-year growth. Continued AI investments through Gemini and projected capital expenditures of $91-93 billion in 2025 support long-term growth expectations.

Google Valuation

Timeline of Google Funding

Aug 1998
Seed Investment
Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, invested $100,000. Early investments totaled approximately $1 million.
Jun 1999
Series A - $25 Million
Led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Enabled move from garage to Palo Alto office.
2000
Series B - $25 Million
Continued expansion funding to scale operations and hire talent.
2001
Series C - $10 Million
Additional growth capital during dot-com market downturn.
Aug 2004
IPO - $1.67 Billion Raised
Went public at $85 per share via Dutch auction. Initial market cap of $23 billion. Stock closed first day at $100.34.

Google Investors

Vanguard Group
Type: Institutional Investor
Shares: 516.4 million
Stake: 7.73%
BlackRock Inc.
Type: Institutional Investor
Shares: 428.4 million
Stake: 6.55%
State Street Corp
Type: Institutional Investor
Shares: 226.3 million
Stake: 3.47%
FMR LLC (Fidelity)
Type: Institutional Investor
Shares: 229.9 million
Stake: ~3.5%
Sergey Brin
Type: Co-Founder
Shares: 360.1 million
Value: ~$118.3 billion
Stake: 2.98%
Larry Page
Type: Co-Founder
Class B shares with 10x voting rights
Stake: ~3%
Type: Institutional Investor
Acquired: Q3 2025
Value: ~$4.9 billion
Sequoia Capital
Type: Early Investor (1999)
Led Series A round
Investment: $12.5M
Kleiner Perkins
Type: Early Investor (1999)
Co-led Series A round
Investment: $12.5M
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