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title: "Alphabet Inc. Cl C Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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# Alphabet Inc. Cl C Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Alphabet Inc. Cl C (GOOG) shed 1.02% to $338.20 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.

Alphabet Inc. Cl C closed 16.38% below its 52-week high of $404.47, which the company achieved on May 18th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) fell 0.47% to $481.15, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 2.16% to $260.11, and Meta Platforms Inc. (META) fell 0.04% to $545.83.

Trading volume (14.1 M) remained 7.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 21.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.

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