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Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $965 at Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein reiterated an Outperform rating and boosted his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ :GOOGL) to $965.00 (from $822.00) on higher core margins and growth.

Helfstein commented, "We are raising our SOTP price target to $965 from $822 and maintaining our Outperform... More

Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) Quarter Driven By Mobile Search and Youtube, UBS Says; PT to $875

UBS analyst, Eric Sheridan, noted the strong results in Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) quarter but also appreciates the extended buyback program. Raising PT to $875, no change to Buy rating.

Alphabet continued to build on its operating (& stock) momentum with another quarter of re-accelerating advertising revenue (driven by mobile search & YouTube) with solid YoY (+310bps) core Google margin improvement.

With the initial round of "Other Bets" disclosure, investors will... More

Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $900 at Rosenblatt

Rosenblatt analyst Martin Pyykkonen reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) to $900.00 (from $825.00).

Pyykkonen commented, "We are reiterating our Buy rating and raising our price target from $825 to $900 on Alphabet, based on a... More

Alphabet's (GOOG) Price Target Raised to Street High of $1080 at Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank maintained a Buy rating on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) and raised its price target to $1,080.00 (from $900.00). Analyst Ross Sandler thinks Google "delivered the goods" in Q4, and he said the stock remains his top pick. Sandler's price target is a Street-high.... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $830 at Wedbush

Wedbush analyst James Dix reiterated a Neutral rating and boosted his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to $830.00 (from $800.00) following strong results after the close.

Dix commented, "Stock: although operating profit was just in line, continuing... More

Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) Core Margins Offset Losses Caused by Other Bets; PT to $950 - Evercore ISI

Evercore ISI analyst, Ken Sena, highlighted that the strength of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) core margins offset the growing loss from "Other Bets", He upped his PT to $950 from $915.

Alphabet consolidated delivered a strong quarter with gross revenues of $21b (18% y/y, 24% y/y x-FX), 3% ahead of consensus. FCF was $4.3bn (or 20.4% of revenues) driven by CapEx of $2.1bn.

Sites Revenues, which constitutes ~85% of net revenues, and where core Search and YouTube... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $880 at Baird

Baird analyst Colin Sebastian reiterated an Outperform rating and raised his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to $880.00 (from $780.00) following strong Q4 results.

Sebastia commented, "Segment breakout highlights elite large-cap growth profile.... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $870 at Macquarie

Macquarie analyst Ben Schachter reiterated an Outperform rating and boosted his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to $870.00 (from $770.00) following strong Q4 results.

Schachte commented, "While much of the focus will be on the new... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $875 by SunTrust's Peck

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Bob Peck reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to $875.00 (from $850.00) following strong Q4 results.

Peck commented, "Ex-FX revenue growth accelerated to +24% YoY, vs. 21%... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $925 at Nomura

Nomura Securities analyst Anthony DiClemente reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to $925.00 (from $900.00) following strong results.

DiClemente commented, "In addition to meaningful acceleration of core revenue, we were... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $950 at Jefferies

Jefferies US Internet Team reiterated a Buy rating and raised its price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to $950.00 (from $900.00) following strong results.

The team said, "On a constant-currency basis, revenue accelerated sequentially to 24% Y/Y, with... More

Google (GOOGL) (GOOG) Revenue Accelerates as It Becomes the World's Highest Valued Company; PT to $941 - FBR

FBR analyst, William Bird, noted an acceleration in revenue growth as Alphabet's Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) value surpassed Apple's in the post market. Despite the higher than expected losses on other bets, The analyst raised his price target by 16% (to $941 from $809).

Constant currency revenue growth accelerated to 24% versus 21% last quarter. Key drivers included increased mobile search, increased m-commerce, strong momentum at YouTube, and... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $911 by Piper Jaffray's Munster

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster reiterated an Overweight rating and boosted his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to $911.00 (from $812.00) following Q4 results, noting mobile drives revenue acceleration.

Munster commented, "GOOG reported strong Q4... More

Susquehanna Raises Price Target on Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) to $950 as Google Sites Drive Growth

Susquehanna maintained a Positive rating on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and raised the price target to $950.00 (from $875.00), following the company's 4Q earnings report. The secular ad growth story continues to play out as net revenue growth accelerated to 26% y/y (ex-FX) and beat consensus... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $1000 by RBC Capital's Mahaney

RBC Capital analyst Mark Mahaney reiterated an Outperform rating and raised his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to $1,000.00 (from $880.00) following strong top-line quarter with its fastest Ad Revenue growth since 2012.

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Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $1070 at Mizuho Securities

Mizuho Securities analyst Neil Doshi reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to $1,070.00 (from $850.00) following strong results.

Doshi commented, "Core Google's Non-GAAP operating margin (on net rev) was 47% in 4Q15, up 320 bps YoY. On top of that, total company revenue accelerated to 24% YoY growth in 4Q, and... More

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $910 at Needham & Company

Needham & Company analyst Kerry Rice reiterated a Buy rating and raised its price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) to $910.00 (from $830.00) following strong results.

Rice commented, "Alphabet delivered strong 4Q15 upside highlighted by accelerating Google Website's growth and rising operating margin y/y in... More