GAM Holding AG Grows Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

GAM Holding AG lifted its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 24.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 26,593 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,287 shares during the quarter. GAM Holding AG’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $6,477,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.19, for a total value of $184,914.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 3,916 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,206,872.04. This represents a 13.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 102 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $313.45, for a total value of $31,971.90. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,205 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,706,357.25. This represents a 0.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 195,465 shares of company stock worth $57,056,497 in the last 90 days. 12.99% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $322.48 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.75. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $142.66 and a 1 year high of $328.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.89 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.09. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $305.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $247.79.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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 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 presently 8.28%.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Canaccord raised its price target for Alphabet to $390 and reiterated a Buy, boosting upside expectations and supporting investor sentiment. Canaccord PT Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet surpassed Apple to become the U.S. company with the second‑largest market cap, a headline that often attracts momentum buyers and index flows. Market Cap Surpasses Apple
• Positive Sentiment: Samsung said it will expand Galaxy phones with Gemini AI features — a distribution win that could accelerate user adoption of Google’s AI services and monetization opportunities for cloud/AI. Samsung / Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and institutional activity remains supportive: MarketBeat and Quiver data show numerous upgrades, elevated price targets and large institutional buys, which underpin the rally. Analyst Sentiment / MarketBeat
• Neutral Sentiment: Competition in video/creator platforms (e.g., Spotify’s big creator push) and broader AI rivalry remain watch items; they could shift ad/video dynamics over time but are not immediate catalysts. Spotify vs YouTube
• Neutral Sentiment: Lobbying disclosures and quarterly fund/hedge‑fund positioning reported by Quiver are informational for policy and flows but unlikely to move the stock by themselves. Lobbying Disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet and Character.AI agreed to settle lawsuits alleging AI chatbots contributed to minors’ suicides — a material reputational and legal overhang that raises regulatory and liability concerns for AI products. Lawsuit Settlement
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators warn that AI “answers” could cannibalize search ad revenue if users stop clicking links — a structural monetization risk for Google’s core ad business. Ad Cannibalization Risk
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling activity reported in recent data (multiple executive sales) can be read negatively by some investors, adding caution despite institutional buying. Insider Selling / Quiver

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GOOG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Truist Financial set a $350.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, December 5th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $330.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Raymond James Financial set a $275.00 price target on Alphabet and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $316.79.

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.