Accredited Investors Inc. Purchases 3,228 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Accredited Investors Inc. lifted its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 9.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,953 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,228 shares during the period. Accredited Investors Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $8,756,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IFS Advisors LLC lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Robbins Farley raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 60 shares during the period. WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 58.7% in the second quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 165 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Fairman Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Finally, University of Illinois Foundation bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the second quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $336.28 on Thursday. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $341.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.06 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $319.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $264.06.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The business had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.23% and a return on equity of 35.00%. The firm’s revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.12 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.28%.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google says it disrupted one of the world’s largest residential proxy networks (IPIDEA), removing domains to protect “millions” of consumer devices — a security win that reduces abuse risk and is a PR positive for Google’s platform security. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Product/AI momentum: Chrome gained AI image-generation and a side-panel assistant; Google is accelerating M&A and deals to strengthen Gemini (media, voice, international) — supports growth and monetization cases for Search and Cloud. Article Title Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst & fund flows: KeyBanc raised its price target (to $360) citing AI and Cloud momentum; several fund 13F updates show net additions to GOOGL/GOOG positions (e.g., Migdal, Badgley Phelps). These signals help justify higher valuation expectations. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed fund flows: some large managers trimmed GOOGL positions (B. Metzler, Boston Trust Walden) while others added — underscores uneven institutional positioning into earnings. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports in the feed are clearly erroneous (showing 0 shares/NaN); ignore as a signal — liquidity/volatility context remains normal heading into earnings.
• Negative Sentiment: UK regulator proposed rules forcing Google to give publishers more control (opt-outs for AI summaries, citation/compensation measures) — could reduce content available for Google’s AI features and complicate product economics. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: EU/competition pressure: regulators are forcing data/access remedies (Digital Markets Act guidance, six‑month deadlines to open Android) that could limit Google’s control over Android and Search distribution—a potential long-term revenue/margin headwind. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Legal cost: Google agreed to pay $135M to settle a lawsuit over handling of cellular data and must change Play terms / Android setup screens — a modest one‑time cost but signals continuing regulatory/legal friction. Article Title

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.26, for a total value of $800,786.28. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 11,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,383,884.14. This represents a 19.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $299.80, for a total value of $9,743,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,239,619 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $671,437,776.20. The trade was a 1.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 225,075 shares of company stock worth $69,332,637 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on GOOG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $375.00 price target (up from $336.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, January 9th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Barclays lifted their target price on Alphabet from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $327.13.

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.