Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $900 at JPMorgan

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $850 at Goldman Sachs; Keeps Top Rating

October 23, 2015 9:35 AM EDT

Goldman Sachs analyst Heather Bellini reiterated a Conviction Buy list rating on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) and boosted her price target to $850.00 (from $800.00) following strong results.

"In keeping with our thesis on the stock, mobile search and YouTube drove outperformance. The mobile strength was... More

Pre-Open Stock Movers 10/23: (AMZN) (GOOG) (MSFT) Higher; (EMES) (P) (SKX) Lower (more...)

October 23, 2015 9:24 AM EDT

Emerge Energy Services (NYSE: EMES) 43.7% LOWER; announced that, in accordance with its cash distribution policy as determined by the board of directors of its general partner, it will not make a cash distribution on its common units in respect of the three months ended September 30, 2015. Emerge Energy did not generate available cash to distribute for the three months ended September 30, 2015 due to the challenging oil and natural gas frac sand market and the volatility in wholesale fuel prices during this period. The board of... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $820 at UBS

October 23, 2015 8:54 AM EDT

UBS analyst Eric Sheridan reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to $820.00 (from $750.00).

Sheridan commented, "With its Q3 report, Google continued to disprove the bear thesis around its advertising business positive... More

Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon give Wall Street reason to cheer

October 23, 2015 8:02 AM EDT

By Sweta Singh and Abhirup Roy

(Reuters) - Google parent Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) made headway in the latest quarter in the areas that will be their main engines of growth for years to come, driving up shares across the tech sector on Friday.

Shares of all three surged in early trading, adding more than $120 billion to their combined market value - more than the gross domestic product of Morocco.

... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $850 AT Credit Suisse

October 23, 2015 8:03 AM EDT

Credit Suisse analyst S. Ju reiterated an Outperform rating and boosted its price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) to $850.00 (from $815.00).

Ju commented, "Google reported higher than expected net revenue of $15.3b vs CS $15.0b;... More

Techs lead Wall St. higher; S&P 500 erases 2015 loss

October 23, 2015 7:18 AM EDT

By Caroline Valetkevitch

(Reuters) - A tech share rally drove U.S. stocks up sharply for a second day on Friday as earnings from companies including Microsoft beat analysts' expectations, while healthcare shares rebounded from recent losses.

The gains left the S&P 500 in positive territory for the year and above its 200-day moving average for the first time since Aug. 19.

An unexpected rate cut in China added to the positive tone for U.S. stocks, which also registered gains for the week.

Microsoft shares (NASDAQ: MSFT) rose 10.1 percent to $52.87,... More

Cowen Boosts PT on Alphabet (GOOG) to $880; $5B Buyback is Pleasant Surprise

October 23, 2015 6:36 AM EDT

Cowen and Company lifted its price target on Outperform-rated Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG)(Nasdaq: GOOGL) from $840 up to $880 following strong Q3 results issued Thursday night.

Analyst John Blackledge commented: GOOG reported solid 3Q15 with FX-neutral revenues accelerating... More

Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) PT Raised to $850 at Mizuho Securities

October 23, 2015 6:26 AM EDT

Mizuho Securities analyst Neil Doshi reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) to $850.00 (from $715.00) following strong results after the close.

Doshi commented, "Net rev of $15.1b and Non-GAAP OI of $6.1b were in line with expectations, while... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) Authorizes $5B Buyback of Class C Stock

October 22, 2015 4:31 PM EDT

In addition to earnings, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced that board of directors authorized the company to repurchase up to $5,099,019,513.59 of its Class C capital stock, commencing in the fourth quarter of 2015. The repurchase is... More

Alphabet (GOOG) Tops Q3 EPS by 14c

October 22, 2015 4:02 PM EDT

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) reported Q3 EPS of $7.35, $0.14 better than the analyst estimate of $7.21. Revenue for the quarter came in at $18.7 billion versus the consensus estimate of $18.53 billion.

In addition to earnings, Alphabet announced that board of directors authorized the company to repurchase up to $5,099,019,513.59 of its Class C capital stock, commencing in the fourth quarter of 2015. The repurchase is expected to be... More