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Alphabet stock retains JPMorgan's USD 420 Overweight view

Published on 10/04/2026 at 19:04 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Alphabet stock carries JPMorgan's USD 420 Overweight view after the October 1 AI update. Q2 revenue reached USD 119.8 billion, up 24.2 percent year over year.

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Alphabet Inc. (ISIN US02079K3059) was last at USD 343.50 on Nasdaq on October 2, 2026, up USD 5.26 or 1.56 percent from the prior close. The latest analyst signal came from JPMorgan, which maintained an Overweight rating and a USD 420 price target on October 1 as Alphabet introduced Gemini 4 Argon.

JPMorgan keeps USD 420 target

According to finanzen.net, JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth kept Alphabet at Overweight with a USD 420 target in the October 1 note. The target stands USD 76.50 above the October 2 Nasdaq price, a 22.5 percent premium to the share price.

The broader consensus is also positive. MarketBeat lists a Buy consensus from 55 analysts, with an average target of USD 425.60, a high of USD 515.00 and a low of USD 310.00. The average target is 19.3 percent above the October 2 price.

Gemini 4 Argon raises the AI stakes

Google announced Gemini 4 Argon on September 30, 2026, with phased access beginning for trusted cyber defenders. The model supports complex coding, finance, legal and cybersecurity workflows, while its output limit reaches 1 million tokens, up from 64,000 tokens.

Google set introductory pricing at USD 2 per million input tokens and USD 10 per million output tokens. Access will expand first to paid API customers and Google AI Ultra subscribers after further safety testing, making monetization and rollout speed the key operating questions for Alphabet.

Q2 results anchor the valuation

MarketBeat reported that Alphabet generated USD 119.8 billion in Q2 2026 revenue and USD 9.11 in earnings per share, compared with consensus revenue of USD 117.07 billion and consensus EPS of USD 2.89. Revenue increased 24.2 percent from the same quarter a year earlier.

The market is assigning a large premium to Alphabet's AI and advertising platform. The October 2 volume reached 22,734,069 shares, while the 52-week range ran from USD 235.84 to USD 408.61, leaving the latest price USD 65.11 below the yearly high.

Alphabet stock faces October results

Alphabet stock was last at USD 343.50 on Nasdaq on October 2, 2026. The market capitalization was USD 4.2 trillion, and the next earnings date is October 28, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance.