Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) trades on the NASDAQ at around $322.86 per share as of February 6, 2026. The stock hit an all-time closing high of $343.69 on February 2, 2026. Alphabet's market cap currently sits near $3.91 trillion, making it one of the three most valuable public companies in the world.
Stock Price of Google
Google Stock Forecast
Wall Street is bullish on Alphabet going into 2026. Out of 44 covering analysts, the consensus rating is "Strong Buy" with an average 12-month price target of $348 — about 8% above current levels. The highest target sits at $420 and the lowest at $190. Key drivers behind the optimism include Google Cloud's 48% year-over-year revenue growth, the rollout of Gemini AI across products, and a deal with Apple to power Siri with Gemini. The main risk: Alphabet plans to spend $175–$185 billion in capital expenditure during 2026, more than double its 2025 spend, which could squeeze margins short-term.
Google Valuation
Timeline of Google Funding
August 1998
Pre-Seed — $100,000
Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, wrote a $100,000 check to "Google Inc." before the company was even incorporated. Larry Page and Sergey Brin used this to formally register the business.
November 1998
Angel Round — ~$1,000,000
Google raised roughly $1 million from angel investors including David Cheriton ($250K), Ram Shriram ($250K),
Jeff Bezos ($250K), and others. This allowed the founders to open their first office in Menlo Park, California.
June 1999
Series A — $25,000,000
Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital each invested $12.5 million at a $75 million pre-money valuation. Both firms had to be persuaded by earlier angel investors like Ron Conway and Ram Shriram.
August 19, 2004
IPO — $1.67 Billion
Google went public on NASDAQ at $85 per share, selling 19.6 million shares. The IPO gave the company a market cap exceeding $23 billion. Shares hit $350 by October 2007.
November 2006
Post-IPO Round — $1.31 Billion
Google's largest post-IPO funding injection, used to support expansion into cloud computing, advertising technology, and the acquisition of
YouTube for $1.65 billion that same year.
Google Investors
Andy Bechtolsheim
Angel Investor
Investment: $100,000
Year: 1998
Round: Pre-Seed
Co-founder of Sun Microsystems. Wrote his check before Google was even incorporated.
David Cheriton
Angel Investor
Investment: $250,000
Year: 1998
Round: Angel
Stanford professor who introduced Page and Brin to Bechtolsheim. His stake was worth over $1 billion at IPO.
Jeff Bezos
Angel Investor
Investment: $250,000
Year: 1998
Round: Angel
Amazon CEO at the time. Invested at 4 cents per share (split-adjusted), equivalent to 3.3 million shares at IPO.
Ram Shriram
Angel Investor
Investment: $250,000
Year: 1998
Round: Angel
Former president of Junglee (acquired by Amazon). Held 5.3 million shares at Google's IPO.
Ron Conway / SV Angel
Angel Investor
Investment: Undisclosed
Year: 1999
Round: Angel
Invested at a $75M pre-money valuation. Reported a 400x return on his Google investment.
Sequoia Capital
Venture Capital
Investment: $12,500,000
Year: 1999
Round: Series A
Led by Michael Moritz. Co-led Google's only venture round alongside Kleiner Perkins.
Kleiner Perkins
Venture Capital
Investment: $12,500,000
Year: 1999
Round: Series A
Led by John Doerr, who joined Google's board. Co-led the Series A with Sequoia at a $100M post-money valuation.
Berkshire Hathaway
Institutional
Investment: ~$4,900,000,000
Year: 2025
Round: Open Market
Warren Buffett's firm purchased $4.9 billion in
Alphabet stock in late 2025, signaling long-term confidence in the company.
