Ahead of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGLE) economic report next week, many Wall Street analysts have expressed a bullish outlook for the next 12 months.
Justin Post, an analyst at Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), reiterated a Buy rating on Google stock in a note to clients reviewed by Finbold on July 16. The Post raised the bank’s 12-month target price for GOOGL property to $ 430 from $ 370.92, thus showing the possibility of 15.94% upside.
On Thursday, Youssef Squali, a Wall Street analyst at Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: The cost of TFC), maintained a Buy rating on Google stock. Squali set the company’s 12-month target price for Alphabet shares at $430.
Earlier today, Ronald Josey, a Wall Street analyst at Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), reiterated Buy GOOGL shares. Meanwhile, Josey has set a 12-month price target on Google shares at $447, suggesting a potential upside of 20.52%.
The post showed some sensitivity to GOOGL stock before the report on July 22, 2026, due to the expected earnings. With the high demand for Google Cloud Platform amid the AI boom, Post expressed the company’s optimism.
“We expect second-quarter (Q2) revenue of $102.1 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of $8.38, compared to Wall Street estimates of $101.0 billion in revenue and $2.90 in EPS. to $965 billion in Q2,” Post he realized.
Google stock predictions and performance
Following the latest GOOGL ratings, 34 Wall Street analysts he was asked in TripRanks They set a 12-month moving average price of $435.78. With an average Strong Buy rating, these analysts predict a 17.3% upside.
Analysts’ views may be supported by the rise in demand for AI stocks. Additionally, Google stock is up more than 17% year-to-date (YTD), trading at around $371.69 at press time.
Likewise, if GOOGL shares continue to gain as a major AI stock, analysts’ expectations may be met and vice versa.
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