Atria Investments Inc Sells 3,056 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Atria Investments Inc lowered its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 221,268 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 3,056 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up 0.6% of Atria Investments Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $53,890,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Tradewinds LLC. boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 2,134.8% in the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 45,098 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $10,984,000 after acquiring an additional 43,080 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 31.3% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 354,529 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $86,345,000 after purchasing an additional 84,553 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.4% during the second quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 170,020 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $30,160,000 after purchasing an additional 2,304 shares in the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.2% in the third quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 157,143 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $38,272,000 after purchasing an additional 3,444 shares during the period. Finally, American National Bank of Texas purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter valued at $900,000. Institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud strength and AI adoption: Cloud revenue surged ~48% y/y, Gemini usage and API adoption are scaling rapidly and enterprise backlog expanded sharply—this supports longer‑term growth expectations. Google Cloud Revenue Just Surged 48%
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets: Several firms (Piper Sandler, KeyBanc and others) raised price targets after Q4 results, providing a cushion for the shares despite recent weakness. Piper Sandler and KeyBanc Raise Alphabet Price Targets
• Neutral Sentiment: AI summit visibility: CEO Sundar Pichai (and other industry leaders) attending a high‑profile AI summit in India raises Alphabet’s strategic profile in a key market but is more of a long‑term positive than an immediate price driver. India hosts global AI summit
• Neutral Sentiment: Options/contrarian flows: Some market commentary flags muted institutional urgency and suggests option strategies and contrarian buyers may be active around the pullback. This can limit downside but won’t move fundamentals immediately. Calm Waters for Alphabet Stock Present a Tempting Options Trade
• Negative Sentiment: Huge 2026 CapEx guidance and financing worries: Management signaled $175–185B in 2026 capex to build AI compute; investors fear lower free cash flow and additional debt issuance to fund spending. That guidance (and talk of tapping debt markets) is a primary reason for near‑term selling. Alphabet Stock Opinions on Q4 Earnings and AI Capex Surge
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and institutional selling: Recent filings and fund rebalances show notable insider sales and some large institutional trims, which increases short‑term selling pressure and investor caution. Altarock Partners Cuts Alphabet Stake
• Negative Sentiment: Retail sentiment/near‑term price action: Social discussions and short‑term technical selling (and a recent analyst note citing a $348 target after a February dip) have amplified momentum to the downside in the short term. Analysts Set $348 Target for Google After February Dip

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on GOOG shares. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $290.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Loop Capital raised Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Bank of America boosted their price target on Alphabet from $280.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $345.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $343.90.

Alphabet Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $306.02 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $321.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $276.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $142.66 and a 1-year high of $350.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.10.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The business had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.15 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.18, for a total transaction of $10,893,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,179,372 shares in the company, valued at approximately $730,481,906.96. This represents a 1.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total transaction of $34,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 18,307 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,224,380. This represents a 0.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,064,308 shares of company stock worth $104,383,469. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.