Head to head
Alphabet-A vs Microsoft
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: GOOGL · MSFT
GOOGL
Alphabet-A
320.21-1.24%
1-year price shape — +27% over the period
Quant Rating D · 67/100
vs
MSFT
Microsoft
524.51+0.66%
1-year price shape — +2% over the period
Quant Rating C · 39/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Alphabet-A edges it on the scoreable measures. Alphabet-A has the highest Quant Rating (67); Alphabet-A has done best over the past year (+27%); Alphabet-A trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| GOOGL | MSFT | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Internet Content & Information | Software - Infrastructure |
| Last price | 320.21 | 524.51 |
| Change today | -1.24% | +0.66% |
| 1-year return | +26.9% | +1.6% |
| Market cap | $3.92T | $3.90T |
| 52-week range | 263.59 – 408.10 | 348.54 – 551.15 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 16.07 | 29.22 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 2nd | 31st |
| P/B | 6.29 | 8.81 |
| Dividend yield | 0.27% | 0.68% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 10.81 | 17.95 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $132.21B | $133.30B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $445.87B | $331.84B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +24.2% | +17.7% |
| Gross margin | 60.9% | 67.9% |
| Operating margin | 33.1% | 46.8% |
| Net margin | 54.8% | 40.3% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $53.27B | $66.99B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 67.1% | 75.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 24 buy / 26 sell | 30 buy / 17 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 84% buy / 16% hold (25) | 100% buy (33) |
| Analyst price target | $426 (+33%) | $617 (+18%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (67) | C (39) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 182,502 | 223,000 |
| Founded | 2015 | 1975 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.