Annex Advisory Services LLC Has $12.13 Million Stock Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Annex Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 4.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 49,880 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,906 shares during the quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $12,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOGL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 110,330 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $20,886,000 after purchasing an additional 4,110 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Alphabet by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 14,930 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,826,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 32.2% in the 1st quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,932,813 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $298,890,000 after buying an additional 470,367 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 1st quarter valued at $975,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 115,477 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $17,857,000 after acquiring an additional 8,013 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.48, for a total transaction of $9,213,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,337,119 shares in the company, valued at $662,526,494.12. This represents a 1.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.26, for a total transaction of $800,786.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 11,739 shares in the company, valued at $3,383,884.14. This represents a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 192,687 shares of company stock worth $56,255,711 in the last ninety days. 11.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Alphabet Trading Up 0.4%

Alphabet stock opened at $316.54 on Tuesday. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $140.53 and a 52 week high of $328.83. 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 has a market capitalization of $3.82 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.22, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.08. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $302.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $245.49.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The firm had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on GOOGL. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Alphabet from $225.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Arete Research increased their price objective on Alphabet from $300.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $280.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $265.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-two have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $320.12.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Argus raised its price target on Alphabet to $365 and maintained a “buy” rating, citing stronger upside vs. prior guidance — a direct analyst catalyst that can attract additional buying and support the stock’s valuation recovery. Argus adjusts price target on Alphabet to $365
• Positive Sentiment: Samsung plans to double the number of mobile devices running Google’s Gemini to ~800 million units this year — a major distribution and adoption boost for Alphabet’s AI stack that can increase usage of cloud/AI services, strengthen Gemini’s ecosystem, and create monetization opportunities. Samsung to double devices powered by Google’s Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat highlights Alphabet as a top upgraded stock heading into 2026, noting dozens of analyst bullish revisions, a sharp rise in consensus price targets, and $140B of institutional inflows — all signaling sustained buy-side conviction and potential for further multiple expansion. Alphabet leader in upgraded stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Retail sentiment also favors Alphabet (ranked among top retail picks), reflecting alignment between Main Street and Wall Street — retail interest can amplify momentum and trading volume, particularly around AI narratives and product launches. 5 Stocks Retail Investors Are Betting on for 2026
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile endorsements and narratives (e.g., coverage noting Berkshire Hathaway’s regret at not owning Google) reinforce Alphabet’s long-term quality perception, supporting demand from buy-and-hold investors. Berkshire on missing Google
• Negative Sentiment: Indonesian prosecutors filed graft charges related to laptop procurement involving a former minister; while this implicates local procurement and public-sector processes rather than Alphabet directly, it could create short-term headline risk and localized reputational/legal scrutiny. Ex-Indonesian minister faces graft charges over Google laptop procurement

Alphabet 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.