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

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

Goldman Sachs Boosts Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT to $890

Goldman Sachs analyst Heather Bellini reiterated a Conviction Buy list rating on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and boosted her price target to $890.00 (from $850.00) following strong results after the close.

"Despite the anticipation around new Other Bets... 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 (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

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) PT Raised to $925 at BMO Capital

BMO Capital analyst, Daniel Salmon, noted Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) accelerating growth in the quarter and provided a good breakout of how the company assigns revenue. Price target increases to $925 from $825 with the Outperform rating unchanged.

Gross revenue of $21.33B was ahead of our $20.75B estimate and the Streets $20.77B, while non-GAAP EPS of $8.67 beat our $8.15 estimate and the $8.09 consensus.... 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 $930 at Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse analyst S. Ju reiterated an Outperform rating and boosted its price target on Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) to $930.00 (from $900.00) following strong results.

Ju commented, "Google reported higher than expected net... 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) Posts Q4 EPS of $8.67, Tops Views

(Updated - February 1, 2016 4:03 PM EST)

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) reported Q4 EPS of $8.67, versus the analyst estimate of $8.08. Revenue for the quarter came in at $21.33 billion versus the consensus estimate of $20.77 billion.

"Our very strong revenue growth in Q4 reflects the vibrancy of our business, driven by mobile search as well as YouTube and programmatic advertising, all areas in which weve been investing for many years. Were excited about the opportunities we have across Google and Other Bets to use technology to... More