Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts

Alphabet (GOOG.OQ) slid 2.51% to close at $376.43 even as major indexes rose, lagging the S&P 500’s 0.22% gain, the Dow’s 0.72% advance and the Nasdaq’s 0.21% rise. The move comes ahead of Alphabet’s upcoming earnings, where analysts expect Q EPS of $2.85 (≈+23.4% YoY) and revenue of about $101 billion (≈+23.6% YoY); full-year consensus sits at $14.29 EPS and $422.05 billion revenue. Valuation metrics show a forward P/E of 27.02 and a PEG of 1.65, while Zacks assigns GOOG a Rank #3 (Hold). Overall, the piece is an earnings-focused market update highlighting modest near-term downside versus broader market strength.