The Basic Facts Of Google Stock Price

In August 2004, Google stock prices started out at only $85 per share. That time many analysts debated whether or not Google was really worth it.

So much of Google’s value was intellectual property as opposed to real property and the market was not used to the idea that internet companies could be so valuable.

Long story short, there is absolutely no reason to debate about this anymore, since Google stock price is 5 times its initial value and 5 years later the company has the market value of $175 billion dollars.

Can you imagine, Google stock price rose to over $100 in the first day and even doubled within 3 months and that is absolutely impressive.

Lots of analysts are still debate the value of Google company, but now it’s more a matter how quickly it will grow and how much more. Many investors in the Australian stock market also join in this debate.

Obviously the early growth was unrealistic and unsustainable, but over the past few years the company has settled into a more traditional growth pattern with exception of the recession which has been detrimental to the entire tech sector and the entire marketplace.

No stock comes with a guarantee, but investors have shown that they are confident that Google is a solid, reliable company that is not likely to significantly lose value, at least not relative to the market as a whole.

The up to date Google stock price can be found at any time by searching using the company’s exchange symbol “GOOG.” Not only Goog, there you will also see Nasdaq futures.

Note that Google has two types of stocks, that is Common and Preferred. Usually Preferred stock prices are higher since the holders are paid dividends before they are distributed to all the common stock holders. However, both of them have voting rights.