Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Bought by Diversified Trust Co

Diversified Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 291,239 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,906 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises approximately 1.4% of Diversified Trust Co’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Diversified Trust Co’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $70,800,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOGL. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 516,559,609 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $91,033,300,000 after buying an additional 6,733,278 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 229,954,269 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $40,524,841,000 after acquiring an additional 4,008,374 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 141,615,284 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $24,857,017,000 after acquiring an additional 4,224,497 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the second quarter valued at approximately $21,944,208,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.2% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 44,151,820 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $7,780,875,000 after purchasing an additional 503,306 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,337,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $662,526,494.12. This represents a 1.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 11,739 shares in the company, valued at $3,383,884.14. This represents a 19.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 192,687 shares of company stock valued at $56,255,711. Company insiders own 11.64% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of GOOGL opened at $322.05 on Thursday. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $140.53 and a 52 week high of $328.83. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The firm has a market cap of $3.89 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.76, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $304.36 and a 200-day moving average of $247.06.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The firm had revenue of $102.35 billion for 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%. As a group, analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s market value climbed past Apple’s, reinforcing investor confidence that Google is regaining leadership among mega‑cap tech names and boosting sentiment for GOOGL shares. Alphabet’s market cap surpasses Apple’s (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have been raising ratings and price targets on Alphabet into Q4/Q1, with MarketBeat and other outlets highlighting a wave of bullish revisions tied to AI progress and regulatory relief — a factor supporting further upside. 5 Stocks Wall Street Repriced Higher (MarketBeat)
• Positive Sentiment: Operational catalysts: recent coverage points to faster AI momentum (Gemini/model upgrades), a stronger cloud AI story and an AI chip/cloud positioning that could lift revenue mix and margins over time — these fundamentals underpin the bullish narrative. How Google Got Its Groove Back (WSJ) Alphabet’s AI Cloud Moment (Seeking Alpha)
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation discussions: commentators are debating whether GOOGL’s strong ~1‑year run makes it late to buy; elevated expectations increase sensitivity to any revenue or margin misses. Is It Too Late To Consider Alphabet? (Yahoo Finance)
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and reputational risk: Alphabet and Character.AI agreed to settle lawsuits tied to minors harmed after interacting with chatbots, including at least one tragic suicide — this raises potential legal costs, regulatory scrutiny of AI safety, and reputational pressures that could weigh on the stock if litigation or regulation expands. Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit (NYT) Google, Character.AI to settle suits (CNBC)

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on GOOGL. Argus upped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Alphabet from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. HSBC lifted their target price on Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $350.00 price target (up previously from $320.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $380.00 price objective on Alphabet and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-two have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $321.27.

About Alphabet

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.