Way off target

Google is currently attracting a variety of aggressive price targets. The only value of such targets is the publicity they garner. One analyst says the search engine’s stock is worth $2,000, while disgraced former internet analyst Henry Blodget suggests it could fall to $100. But why stop there? A case can just as well be made for a $25 Google share price. It’s difficult to set a target for a stock moving so quickly. During 2005, Piper Jaffray set four targets for Google. But as the stock doubl...