🚀 Introduction: Can Google Stock Really Drop to $350?

Is it possible for Google stock to drop to $350?
For a long time, people have thought of Google, or more accurately Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), as a stock market darling. But lately, there’s been some talk online the fact that the stock of Google might drop to $350, which seems… well, kind of crazy initially glance.

So, what’s really going on? Is this scaring people? Or is there really something big going on behind the scenes?

We’ll talk about the following in this blog:

• Why people are unintentionally talking about a price of $350
• Alphabet’s recent results
• What the experts are saying
• And if now is an excellent opportunity for purchasing, selling, or holding

📉 1. Why Is Google Stock in the Headlines Again?

Google stock has been all over the place since the start of 2025. The stock hit all-time highs of near $190 in 2024, but then it had several red weeks because of:

• Lawsuits against antitrust in the US and EU
• Open AI and Meta are getting better at AI, which is making it harder for other companies to compete.
• Ad revenue growth that is slower than expected

Some analysts (and the Reddit community traders, of certainly 😅) are now saying that The alphabet stock could drop all the way to $350.

Wait… the market value isn’t remotely close to this price right now, unless there’s a big event like a stock split.

🔍 2. Is a Google Stock Split the Reason Behind the $350 Talk?

Oh yes, this is where things get interesting.

In 2022, Google split its stock 20 to 1. So if you see $350 in some events, it’s likely that they are

• Either talking about numbers before the split, which is honestly confusing,
• Or making a guess about a reverse-split if things go wrong

But GOOGL is trading for about $180 to $190 right now. If the price drops to $350 (before the split), it would be about $17.50 after the split. This would require Alphabet’s business to completely fail… which doesn’t seem very likely.

Weird things have happened before, though. Do you remember Zoom and Peloton?

📊 3. Google’s Financials Are Still Strong (Mostly)

Let’s be honest: Alphabet isn’t going to crash tomorrow. Here are some numbers for the first quarter of 2025:

1. $85.2 billion in sales
2. Net Profit: $21.1 billion
3. Cloud growth: slowed down, but still up 13% from last year
4. Ads on YouTube: Flat (not good)
5. Costs of AI: Going up—very quickly

Even though these numbers are good, some investors are worried about pressure on margins and too many AI projects that might not make money for a while.

4. Is AI good or bad for Google?

This one is hard. Google was one of the first companies to get into AI, but let’s be honest: OpenAI has been getting a lot of attention recently with GPT-5 and fresh offerings.

1. People are saying that Apple is now making deals with OpenAI to add Siri to its products. leaving Google in a tough spot.
2. People thought Gemini AI would be the best, but it’s not. It’s kind of in the middle. (Not to hurt your feelings, Google)
3. SEO people also don’t like the new Search generative Experience (SGE) because it means fewer clicks for publishers, which means less ad money in the long run.

5. What do experts say?

Here’s a mix of what experts think:

• 📉 Morgan Stanley: says that “ad consuming and AI rivals could keep The Alphabet range-bound.”
• 📈 ARK Invest: “We still think Alphabet is in a good position for AI in the long term.”
• 🤷 Reddit: “Bruh, if this thing hits $350, I’m loading the truck.” But this isn’t financial advice.

6. Should you buy, sell, or hold Google right now?

Don’t worry. But we shouldn’t ignore warning signs either.

Buy If:

• You think Google may fix Gemini and beat its competitors in AI.
• You’re okay with volatility in the long term.
• You think GOOGL is worth more than $180.

If you want to sell,

• You believe that AI will win everything and that Google has already lost.
• You need the money in the next 6 to 12 months.
• You are up a lot and want to keep your gains.

If you want to hold:

• You’re averaging the cost of your dollars.
• You believe in the company, but you don’t like the short-term news.

7. Last Thoughts: $350? Not likely, but…

Let’s be honest: unless something big happens, GOOGL probably won’t hit $350 (adjusted or not). Think of big lawsuits, AI not working, or a global recession.

It’s still an excellent suggestion to be careful.

Google isn’t excellent and things in the tech world are moving really fast right now.

But Alphabet still owns YouTube, Search, Android phones, and a lot of money as of today. It’s not likely that $350 will be spent, but it’s not impossible. There were weirder things that happened in this market.