Brown Capital Management LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Brown Capital Management LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 86.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,583 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 9,777 shares during the period. Brown Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $385,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Moment Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 9.3% during the second quarter. Moment Partners LLC now owns 5,896 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,039,000 after acquiring an additional 504 shares during the period. Welch Group LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 4.0% in the second quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 64,262 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $11,325,000 after purchasing an additional 2,467 shares in the last quarter. Brooktree Capital Management purchased a new position in Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth $352,000. Griffin Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Alphabet by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Griffin Asset Management Inc. now owns 58,731 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $14,277,000 after purchasing an additional 7,180 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,028 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,415,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $302.02 on Wednesday. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $140.53 and a fifty-two week high of $349.00. The company has a market cap of $3.65 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $320.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $277.10.

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

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.18, for a total value of $10,893,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,179,372 shares in the company, valued at $730,481,906.96. This trade represents a 1.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 102 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total value of $34,680.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,307 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,224,380. This trade represents a 0.55% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,032,408 shares of company stock valued at $94,926,707. 11.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud momentum: reported/covered Cloud revenue growth (surge ~48% Y/Y) that underpins upside in enterprise AI demand and improves near-term monetization outlook. Google (GOOGL) Cloud Revenue Just Surged 48%
• Positive Sentiment: Product roadmap / AI hardware: Google I/O set for May 19–20, with expectations of a 2026 launch for Google’s first smart AI glasses — a potential new consumer product cycle and headline AI device. Google announces I/O developer conference where AI glasses could be rolled out
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnership and infrastructure demand: India’s Adani Group plans a large investment in AI data centers alongside Google and Microsoft — signals increased hyperscaler demand and cloud expansion in a major market. India’s Adani Group To Invest $100 Billion In AI Data Centers
• Positive Sentiment: Big investor confidence signal: Berkshire Hathaway’s Q4 filing kept its Alphabet stake steady while trimming Amazon — a high-profile vote of confidence in Alphabet’s cloud/AI strategy. Berkshire & AI Hyperscalers: Buffett Holds GOOGL, Dumps AMZN
• Positive Sentiment: Green-energy support for operations: Ormat signed a long-term geothermal PPA to supply Google in Nevada — reduces energy / ESG risk for data center operations. Ormat signs 150 MW geothermal power deal with NV Energy to supply Google in Nevada
• Neutral Sentiment: Waymo regulatory/oversight: Waymo defended its use of remote-assistance staff to Congress and said they haven’t been used to drive robotaxis on public roads — reduces some regulatory uncertainty but keeps oversight visible. Waymo defends use of remote assistance workers in robotaxi operations
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile stake reduction: Terry Smith (Fundsmith) reportedly sold about half his Alphabet holding — a headline that can add selling pressure or signal rotation among institutional holders. The ‘English Warren Buffett’ Just Dumped Half His Alphabet Stake
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/geopolitical risk in India: New talks of age-based social media restrictions in India could reduce engagement/ads across platforms, representing a regional regulatory risk for ad revenue. India discussing age-based restrictions with social media firms, top minister says
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx & tech-rotation pressure: Analysts and coverage note that Alphabet’s elevated 2026 CapEx plan to scale AI compute (reported guidance cited previously) has contributed to a short-term pullback amid broader megacap profit-taking. Alphabet’s Pullback: A Second Chance for Long-Term Investors?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on GOOGL shares. DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $360.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $370.00 target price on Alphabet and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alphabet currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $363.10.

About Alphabet

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.