Foster & Motley Inc. Sells 3,474 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Foster & Motley Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 117,742 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 3,474 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for about 1.5% of Foster & Motley Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Foster & Motley Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $28,676,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. IFS Advisors LLC increased its stake in Alphabet by 400.0% during the second 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 during the period. Robbins Farley grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 60.0% during the 2nd quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 160 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 58.7% during the 2nd quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 165 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Fairman Group LLC increased its position 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 during the period. Finally, University of Illinois Foundation acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet in the second quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple deal and $4T milestone reinforce AI leadership and potential recurring licensing revenue (analysts estimate ~ $1B/year), widening Gemini’s distribution across Apple devices and validating Alphabet’s monetization path. Alphabet reaches $4 trillion valuation
• Positive Sentiment: Google launched “Personal Intelligence” in the Gemini app (beta), a feature that integrates user data across apps to deliver more personalized answers — a product lever that could boost engagement, search/ad relevance and paid AI services over time. Google Personal Intelligence launch
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street momentum: several bullish takes and price-target raises (including analyst upgrades and high-profile bulls like Jim Cramer) are supporting investor demand and helping push shares to record levels. This fuels momentum-driven buying and options activity. Analysts see AI-fueled upside
• Neutral Sentiment: Reputational/regulatory pressure — advocacy groups urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores; this raises content-moderation scrutiny but is unlikely to hit Alphabet’s core revenue near term. Advocacy groups call on app stores to drop X and Grok
• Negative Sentiment: Grid/connectivity bottlenecks for U.S. transmission are delaying data‑center hookups in some regions (waits >10 years in spots). That constraint can slow Google Cloud capacity expansion, raise capital and operating costs (on-site generation, storage), and cap near-term cloud growth if not addressed. Grid is biggest challenge for connecting data centers
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain/manufacturing move — reports Google will develop/high-end smartphones in Vietnam, which could lower device costs and broaden hardware strategy tied to its ecosystem and Gemini distribution. Google to develop and manufacture smartphones in Vietnam

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,829 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $314.89, for a total value of $5,614,173.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,531,453.08. The trade was a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 11,739 shares in the company, valued at $3,383,884.14. The trade was a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 192,087 shares of company stock valued at $58,525,556 over the last ninety days. 12.99% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Alphabet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GOOG opened at $336.31 on Thursday. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $142.66 and a 1-year high of $341.20. The company has a 50 day moving average of $310.07 and a 200-day moving average of $253.40. 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 $4.06 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.17, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.09.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The business had revenue of $102.35 billion for 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%.Alphabet’s revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.12 EPS. On average, equities 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. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th were paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on GOOG. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Rosenblatt Securities set a $279.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $318.36.

About Alphabet

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.