Google's parent company, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), comes in two flavors. There's the Class C stock with the GOOG ticker, and then we have the Class A stock called GOOGL.

Alphabet’s dual-class share structure (GOOGL vs. GOOG) often confuses investors. We’ll explore the key distinctions between GOOGL (Class A) and GOOG (Class C) shares, uncover the historical ...