Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) opened 2026 on a strong note, rising to a new all-time high of $330 on January 8, a day after being dubbed the king of all AI stocks by Cantor Fitzgerald. Now, yet another analyst is hyping GOOGL stock up.
Namely, on January 12, Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski raised his Google stock price target from $268 to $350, keeping an ‘Equal Weight’ rating and suggesting an additional 6% upside from the record price in 2026.
The upgrade reportedly comes as the firm’s attempt to rectify the mistake of having missed the positive inflection in 2025. Accordingly, Gawrelski is also raising estimates for search and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), citing strong ongoing momentum.
At press time, Google shares were trading at $326.20, up 4.22% year-to-date.
2026 Google stock price outlook
With Gawrelski’s revision, Google stock has received no fewer than seven upgrades in 2026. Some of the most notable ones include Cantor Fitzgerald’s $370 price target given on January 7 together with an ‘Overweight’ rating.
“GOOGL, arguably, has the strongest footprint across several layers in the AI tech stack,” analyst Deepak Mathivanan wrote.
Maria Ripps at Canaccord Genuity was even more optimistic, upping the predicted Google price for the next twelve months from $330 to $390 on the same day. The company said it’s more cautious in the near-term due to the stock’s recent run, but added that the longer-term game remains positive, primarily thanks to the Gemini chatbot’s rapid scaling.
Mizuho Securities’ Lloyd Walmsley was a bit more conservative, with a forecasted Google share price target of ‘only’ $365 and a ‘Buy’ rating on January 9. The figure was identical to that given five days earlier by Brent Thill over at Jefferies.
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Source: https://finbold.com/analysts-update-google-stock-price-target-for-2026/