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NASDAQ: GOOGLAlphabet (GOOGL) stock, explained like you're 5
Alphabet owns Google, YouTube and Android. Most of its money comes from ads shown next to the things people search for and watch.
- Ticker
- GOOGL
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Size
- Mega cap, about 4.16 trillion dollars
How Alphabet makes money
- Advertising on Google Search and YouTube.
- Google Cloud, which rents computing to businesses.
- Subscriptions, Android, hardware and long shot projects like Waymo.
What moves GOOGL stock
- Whether AI changes how people search and how ads are sold.
- Ad spending across the economy, which rises and falls with business confidence.
- Antitrust cases and regulation.
In the news lately
- Alphabet stock slips on report of internal doubts over Gemini 4 (Yahoo Finance)
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- What Is Going On With Alphabet Stock? (trefis.com)
- Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Price Forecast 2026: Cloud Hit $20B But FCF Collapsed Buy or Short? (TradingKey)
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Questions about Alphabet stock
What does Alphabet do?
Alphabet owns Google, YouTube and Android. Most of its money comes from ads shown next to the things people search for and watch.
What is the ticker symbol for Alphabet?
Alphabet trades under the ticker GOOGL on the Nasdaq.
How does Alphabet make money?
Advertising on Google Search and YouTube. Google Cloud, which rents computing to businesses. Subscriptions, Android, hardware and long shot projects like Waymo.
What moves GOOGL stock?
Whether AI changes how people search and how ads are sold. Ad spending across the economy, which rises and falls with business confidence. Antitrust cases and regulation.
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