Callan Family Office LLC Sells 1,773 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Posted by Defense World Staff on Feb 18th, 2026

Callan Family Office LLC reduced its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Free Report) by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 195,468 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 1,773 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up approximately 1.5% of Callan Family Office LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Callan Family Office LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $47,518,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GOOGL. Moment Partners LLC grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 504 shares during the last quarter. Welch Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 64,262 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $11,325,000 after acquiring an additional 2,467 shares in the last quarter. Brooktree Capital Management bought a new stake in Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $352,000. Griffin Asset Management Inc. grew 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 worth $14,277,000 after acquiring an additional 7,180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,028 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,415,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $302.02 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $320.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $277.10. The stock has a market cap of $3.65 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $140.53 and a 12 month high of $349.00.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%. Research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.77%.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

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?

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.18, for a total transaction of $10,893,350.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,179,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $730,481,906.96. This trade represents a 1.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 933 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.55, for a total value of $314,001.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 9,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,337,229.80. The trade was a 8.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 2,032,408 shares of company stock valued at $94,926,707. 11.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Roth Mkm boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $365.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. HSBC lifted their price target on Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Alphabet from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. China Renaissance raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Pivotal Research boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $400.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alphabet currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $363.10.

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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.