Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Stake Raised by Alpha Wealth Funds LLC

Alpha Wealth Funds LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 23.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,006 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for approximately 3.1% of Alpha Wealth Funds LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $4,224,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GOOG. IFS Advisors LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 400.0% in the 2nd quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Robbins Farley raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 60.0% in the second quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 160 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 58.7% during the second quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 165 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Fairman Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 121.3% during the second quarter. Fairman Group LLC now owns 177 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, University of Illinois Foundation purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the second quarter valued at $31,000. 27.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO and other analysts are increasingly bullish on Google Cloud’s AI monetization and enterprise traction — BMO raised its outlook and sees expanding AI/cloud commitments supporting revenue and margin upside. BMO Sees Alphabet Benefiting From Expanding AI Cloud Commitments
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect (reported ~$4.5–4.75B) to speed U.S. data‑center and power capacity — a strategic move to secure the compute/power footprint needed for AI and Google Cloud growth. Alphabet stock climbs after Intersect buy
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment and institutional conviction remain strong — price targets have been pushed higher and MarketBeat/others note sizable institutional inflows and a favorable technical setup after 2025 gains. Alphabet’s pullback after a big year
• Neutral Sentiment: Google-backed startups continue to IPO (Motive filed for an IPO), showing Alphabet’s ecosystem activity but with limited direct near-term impact on GOOG’s core financials. Google-backed Motive Files for an IPO
• Neutral Sentiment: Waymo is rolling out fleetwide software updates and improved emergency protocols after outages and navigation issues — corrective, but timing and cost of fixes are uncertain. Waymo to update software across fleet
• Negative Sentiment: Operational headaches at Waymo (service pauses during San Francisco flash‑flood warnings and earlier blackouts) have drawn negative headlines and could weigh on sentiment around Alphabet’s autonomous‑vehicle unit. Waymo pauses robotaxis in SF due to flash flood warnings
• Negative Sentiment: Positioning and sentiment risks: short interest rose noticeably in mid‑December (reported ~34.8% month-over-month increase as of Dec. 15) and public data show substantial insider selling activity — both can amplify near‑term volatility. QuiverQuant summary of insider trades and AI discussion

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,816 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $247.42, for a total value of $4,408,034.72. Following the transaction, the insider owned 42,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,635,348.70. The trade was a 29.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.05, for a total transaction of $694,638.90. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 14,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,629,725.80. This represents a 16.06% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 228,906 shares of company stock valued at $63,984,117. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on GOOG shares. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Friday, December 12th. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Raymond James Financial set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $300.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $313.04.

Alphabet Stock Down 0.1%

GOOG opened at $315.47 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $295.10 and its 200 day moving average is $238.56. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $142.66 and a fifty-two week high of $328.67.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.The business had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.90 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.12 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Alphabet Company Profile

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.