Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA Has $100.46 Million Stake in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA lowered its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 413,232 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 8,699 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 5.6% of Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $100,457,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GOOGL. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth $21,944,208,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 17,667.7% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,245,075 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,686,640,000 after acquiring an additional 15,159,273 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Alphabet by 51.7% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 31,817,684 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $5,607,232,000 after acquiring an additional 10,843,853 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Alphabet by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 516,559,609 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $91,033,300,000 after acquiring an additional 6,733,278 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in Alphabet by 201.3% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 6,547,250 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,153,824,000 after purchasing an additional 4,374,542 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alphabet Stock Down 0.2%

Alphabet stock opened at $313.51 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $140.53 and a 1-year high of $328.83. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $295.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $239.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.78 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.92, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.07.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The company had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%. Equities research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and retail outlets continue to list Alphabet as a core long-term AI holding, highlighting its stakes across Search, Cloud and other AI niches — reinforcing the narrative that GOOGL is a durable beneficiary of multi‑trillion-dollar AI opportunity. Buy and Hold: 5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Own Through 2035
• Positive Sentiment: Comparisons with Adobe emphasize Alphabet’s AI momentum in Search and Cloud, suggesting GOOGL has a competitive edge in AI-driven enterprise and ad products — a vindication for investors focused on durable revenue growth. ADBE vs. GOOGL: Which AI-Driven Tech Stock Has an Edge Now?
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud coverage groups Alphabet with Amazon and Microsoft as key plays for an AI-driven cloud/data-center cycle in 2026 — supporting upside to Cloud revenue and infrastructure spending forecasts. 3 Cloud Computing Stocks to Buy Before 2026 as Digital Demand Soars
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat’s week-in-review notes Alphabet’s strong 2025 performance and frames the recent pullback as a potential “buy‑the‑dip” setup supported by institutional conviction — useful for tactical buyers but not a catalyst by itself. MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/22 – 12/26 (GOOGL)
• Neutral Sentiment: Product signals: Google is testing a Gmail feature to let users change addresses without losing data (first visible in Hindi guidance), showing ongoing product innovation that supports user engagement but is not material to near‑term revenue. Google is rolling out a new feature allowing users to change their Gmail address
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage on quantum computing places Alphabet among legacy players getting closer to useful quantum tech — a constructive long‑term story but unlikely to move quarters of revenue in the near term. 3 Genius Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy for 2026
• Negative Sentiment: A Reuters report about a San Francisco power outage that left Waymo robotaxis stranded raises operational and PR concerns for Alphabet’s autonomous‑vehicle ambitions (Waymo sits under Alphabet’s Other Bets), highlighting execution and emergency‑readiness risks that can pressure sentiment on the “moonshot” side of the business. Waymo’s San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GOOGL has been the subject of several research reports. Phillip Securities raised shares of Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Mizuho set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 target price (up previously from $290.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. CICC Research lifted their price target on Alphabet from $240.00 to $303.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Alphabet from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-one have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.90.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.19, for a total transaction of $184,914.00. Following the sale, the director owned 3,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,206,872.04. The trade was a 13.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 102 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $317.66, for a total transaction of $32,401.32. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,104 shares in the company, valued at $5,750,916.64. The trade was a 0.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 226,128 shares of company stock valued at $63,183,331 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 11.64% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc is the holding company created in 2015 to organize Google and a portfolio of businesses developing technologies beyond Google’s core internet services. Its principal operations are led by Google, which builds and operates consumer-facing products such as Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps and Google Workspace, as well as advertising platforms (Google Ads and AdSense) that historically generate the majority of its revenue. Google also develops consumer hardware (Pixel phones, Nest smart-home devices, Chromecast) and developer and distribution platforms such as Google Play.

Beyond Google’s consumer and advertising businesses, Alphabet invests in enterprise and infrastructure offerings through Google Cloud, which provides cloud computing, data analytics and productivity services to businesses and institutions.