Everett Harris & Co. CA Has $138.17 Million Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Everett Harris & Co. CA cut its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 1.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 568,380 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 6,108 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises approximately 1.7% of Everett Harris & Co. CA’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Everett Harris & Co. CA’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $138,173,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Alphabet by 2.0% in the third quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 15,037 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,655,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Blankinship & Foster LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.3% in the third quarter. Blankinship & Foster LLC now owns 7,760 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,886,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 11.0% in the third quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,486 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $361,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 9,092 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,210,000 after buying an additional 1,042 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cypress Capital Group grew its holdings in Alphabet by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Cypress Capital Group now owns 45,633 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $11,093,000 after acquiring an additional 3,053 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

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• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and AI/cloud growth — Alphabet exceeded EPS and revenue expectations, Cloud revenue jumped ~48% and backlog expanded materially, supporting longer-term revenue and monetization from AI products. Alphabet’s Pullback: A Second Chance for Long-Term Investors?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism — Several firms raised price targets on GOOGL (noted lifts to $375 and $380), reflecting continued confidence in growth and upside vs. the recent pullback. Price Target Raised to $375 Price Target Raised to $380
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• Neutral Sentiment: Strong bond demand—but guardrails questioned — Alphabet’s recent global bond sale drew very strong demand (underscoring investor confidence), while commentary noted limited contractual protections for bondholders on a long‑dated issuance. This is liquidity/market-confidence positive but raises structural concerns for fixed‑income holders. Alphabet bonds’ lack of guardrails highlights investor confidence
• Neutral Sentiment: Century‑bond debate — Heavy demand for a 100‑year sterling bond signals long-duration appetite (positive for funding flexibility) but prompts caution about untested long‑dated issuance. Why Alphabet’s 100-year sterling bond is raising new fears Bond investors are betting on another 100 years of Google
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data appears unreliable — Reports show sudden increases but list zero shares and NaN changes (likely a data glitch); not a confirmed signal of rising short pressure. (internal short‑interest entries)
• Negative Sentiment: EU antitrust probe into search ad auctions — European regulators are investigating Google’s ad-auction practices and pricing, which could lead to fines, operational constraints in Europe, or forced changes to ad platform mechanics. Google targeted by EU over its search advertising auction practices Google hit by fresh EU antitrust probe
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx and AI arms‑race fears — Alphabet’s large 2026 CapEx outlook (~$175–185B) and the broader AI infrastructure spend among hyperscalers have raised investor concern about free‑cash‑flow strain and near‑term margin/return pressures; that theme contributed to short‑term selling after earnings. Alphabet Drops 7% Post Q4 Earnings Mag 7 AI Arms Race: Heavy CapEx, FCF Strain
• Negative Sentiment: Broader tech weakness — Coverage notes that several mega‑cap tech names have softened (Magnificent Seven pressure), which amplifies selloffs in high‑multiple names like GOOGL even when fundamentals remain strong. Amazon Joins Microsoft in Bear Market

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $3,383,884.14. This represents a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total transaction of $35,060,852.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 2,067,086 shares of company stock worth $105,184,255 over the last ninety days. 11.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on GOOGL shares. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $385.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wedbush increased their price objective on Alphabet from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on Alphabet from $380.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, China Renaissance upped their price target on Alphabet from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $361.64.

Alphabet Stock Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $305.72 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $140.53 and a 1 year high of $349.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $321.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $274.40. The stock has a market cap of $3.69 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.28, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.25. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.The business had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $111.24 billion. As a group, equities analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s payout ratio is presently 7.77%.

Alphabet Company 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.