In an April 22, 2026, ‘lightning round,’ Jim Cramer offered a laconic endorsement and price target for Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock by simply stating that he thinks ‘Alphabet is going to $400.’
Though little other than his bullishness can be gleaned from the former hedge fund manager and popular TV personality’s latest comment on GOOGL shares, he has previously elaborated on why he foresees a 18.96% rally from the press time price of $336.24.
Specifically, Cramer previously explained that he regrets selling Google stock as he feels he was mistaken in believing the company’s search dominance would be jeopardized by artificial intelligence (AI).
Indeed, according to the ‘Mad Money’ host, Alphabet – whose personnel he labeled as ‘geniuses‘ – was able not only to sufficiently improve the Gemini AI platform to justify a breakout, but have also managed to link Google with the artificial intelligence ‘in a seamless way.’
Under the circumstances, Jim Cramer has been considering a GOOGL stock price of $400 as a given for several months by press time on April 23.
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Elsewhere, the popular TV host’s take on Google shares is in line with the overall view on Wall Street. Indeed, Cramer’s price target is moderately higher than the average forecasted 14.25% rally to $387.68.
His ‘Buy’ recommendation is also consistent with the overall ‘Strong Buy’ rating seen in the data Finbold retrieved from the stock analysis platform TipRanks on April 23.
Jim Cramer is not, however, the biggest prominent Alphabet equity bull, considering his $400 price target is lower than several other institutional forecasts, including the street high of $450.
How secure is Google Search dominance after AI integration?
Elsewhere, while it is true that Google appears to have recovered from the search dominance drop for the time being, Alphabet’s traditional core business remains at risk.
Specifically, before the introduction of the AI overview, the once-beloved search engine had undergone years of change, leading many to conclude that it is no longer as good or as useful as it was before.
More recently, the integration of artificial intelligence summaries into the results has led to little improvement regarding the core issues with the service, while jeopardizing the continued operations of websites that belong to the overall ecosystem and ultimately feed information to the overview.
Overall, the jury is still out about whether Alphabet will retain its dominant position in the long-run and about how successful the existing online ecosystem will adapt to the disruption.
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