Clarius Group LLC Has $10.46 Million Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Clarius Group LLC trimmed its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 23.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,966 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 13,016 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 0.6% of Clarius Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Clarius Group LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $10,464,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 120,253 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $22,901,000 after purchasing an additional 6,410 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 4.0% during the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 25,146 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,929,000 after purchasing an additional 976 shares during the last quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.3% in the first quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 3,100 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $484,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 53,125 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $8,300,000 after buying an additional 1,642 shares in the last quarter. Finally, J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its holdings in Alphabet by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 393,476 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $61,476,000 after acquiring an additional 30,725 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on GOOG shares. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $290.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $210.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, December 12th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on Alphabet from $260.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $313.04.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $299.80, for a total value of $9,743,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,239,619 shares in the company, valued at $671,437,776.20. This trade represents a 1.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 102 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.66, for a total transaction of $32,401.32. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 18,104 shares in the company, valued at $5,750,916.64. The trade was a 0.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 228,906 shares of company stock valued at $63,984,117. Insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

GOOG stock opened at $315.68 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $292.55 and its 200-day moving average is $237.48. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company has a market cap of $3.81 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.07. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $328.67.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. The business had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.12 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 8th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is presently 8.28%.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet agreed to acquire Intersect Power for about $4.75B (plus assumed debt), securing clean energy and data-center projects to accelerate AI compute capacity — a direct strategic move to remove power bottlenecks for Google Cloud and AI workloads. Alphabet to buy data center infrastructure firm Intersect
• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum: Google rolled out Gemini 3 Flash, reinforcing Alphabet’s AI leadership and helping investor confidence in future revenue and monetization opportunities across search, cloud, and enterprise AI. As Google Launches Gemini 3 Flash
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street and institutional backing: recent analyst upgrades and higher price targets (e.g., Wedbush raising PT to $350; multiple “buy/outperform” notes) plus heavy institutional inflows support valuation and buying interest. Alphabet price/analyst coverage summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Waymo is showing strong operational progress (miles and performance metrics), positioning Alphabet well in autonomous mobility long-term; but near-term commercialization timelines remain uncertain. Waymo and Uber set for market war
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet-backed startup Motive filed for an IPO — a positive for Alphabet’s VC arm (GV) if the offering succeeds, but limited direct near-term impact on GOOG’s core earnings. Motive files for IPO
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and regulatory overhangs: a lawsuit from a New York Times reporter alleges unauthorized use of copyrighted books to train AI models, and California regulators are reviewing a Waymo stall incident after a power outage — both add execution and litigation risk. NYT reporter sues Google over chatbot training

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a multinational technology holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Formed in 2015 through a corporate restructuring of Google, Alphabet serves as the parent to Google LLC and a portfolio of businesses collectively known as “Other Bets.” Google was originally founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin; Alphabet is led by CEO Sundar Pichai, who oversees Google and the broader company while the founders remain prominent shareholders and influential figures in the company’s history.

Alphabet’s core business centers on internet search and advertising, with Google Search and the company’s ad platforms (including Google Ads and AdSense) generating the majority of revenue by connecting advertisers with consumers worldwide.