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Wall Street Bullish on Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), But Stifel Lowered PT, Here’s Why

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April 18, 2026
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Wall Street Bullish on Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), But Stifel Lowered PT, Here’s Why

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​Wall Street is generally bullish on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) with 86% of the 74 analysts covering the stock maintaining a Buy rating.

​Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is one of the Unstoppable Growth Stocks to Invest In According to Reddit.

​Wall Street is generally bullish on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) with 86% of the 74 analysts covering the stock maintaining a Buy rating. The average 12-month price target reflects more than 14% upside from the current level.

​However, recently, on April 13, Stifel lowered the price target on the stock from $395 to $387, while maintaining a Buy rating on the shares. The firm noted that they maintained Overweight ratings on Alphabet and Meta within the large advertising platforms. Stifel highlighted the ability of these companies to retain advertising budgets during periods of uncertainty. The firm likes Google more than other companies in the space, mainly due to its mix, which spans Search, YouTube, and Cloud segments.

​Despite maintaining a Buy rating, the firm reduced the price target slightly as the market is moving through uncertain conditions, which can slightly impact the budget retention ability of these large companies.

​Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is a holding company that operates Google services such as search engines, ad platforms, Internet browsers, devices, mapping software, app stores, video streaming, and more. It also offers cloud infrastructure and platform services, collaboration tools, and other services.

While we acknowledge the risk and potential of GOOGL as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than GOOGL and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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