Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Acquired by Candriam S.C.A.

Candriam S.C.A. increased its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 1.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,360,820 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 27,331 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for 3.0% of Candriam S.C.A.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $573,915,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOGL. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter worth $53,000. Corsicana & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth $54,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 37.9% in the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 324 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Finally, S&T Bank PA raised its holdings in Alphabet by 40.2% in the 2nd quarter. S&T Bank PA now owns 345 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total value of $35,060,852.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.30, for a total value of $10,637,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,211,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $723,945,705.60. This represents a 1.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 2,112,482 shares of company stock worth $119,145,289. 11.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on GOOGL shares. Moffett Nathanson lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $400.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Citic Securities boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $230.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. UBS Group set a $348.00 price target on shares of Alphabet and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” 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 assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $366.57.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of GOOGL stock opened at $311.49 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $320.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $280.27. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $140.53 and a one year high of $349.00. The firm has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.09.

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

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded Alphabet, citing that the company has “three key traits of an AI winner” — an analyst upgrade that supports the AI-led growth narrative and can boost investor confidence. Wells Fargo upgrades Google parent Alphabet, says it has ‘3 key traits of AI winner’
• Positive Sentiment: Loop Capital raised its price target on GOOGL to $355 and kept a Buy rating — a notable analyst vote of confidence implying meaningful upside from current levels. Loop Capital adjusts price target on Alphabet to $355
• Positive Sentiment: Product and AI momentum: Google launched Lyria 3 (music-generation) in beta and is getting picked as a top growth stock by some outlets — incremental product wins that reinforce Alphabet’s AI growth story and monetization pathways. Alphabet (GOOGL) Expands AI Reach Amid Market Debate
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry capex backdrop: Bridgewater estimates Big Tech will invest about $650B in AI infrastructure in 2026 — a structural tailwind for Alphabet’s cloud and AI services, though it also heightens competition and capacity risk. Big Tech to invest about $650 billion in AI in 2026, Bridgewater says
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports say Apple may pay to use Alphabet’s Gemini in Siri and Waymo clarified robotaxi remote‑driving practices — potential commercial upside and regulatory clarification, but still subject to confirmation and regulatory scrutiny. Alphabet Sits At Center Of AI And Robotaxi Shifts
• Negative Sentiment: Renaissance sold about $700M in Alphabet dividend stock — a sizable institutional sell that can add near-term selling pressure. Alphabet: Renaissance sells $700 million in dividend stock
• Negative Sentiment: An Alphabet insider sold ~$14.3M of shares — a headline that can weigh on sentiment even if occasional in normal insider activity. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Insider Sells $14,341,182.30 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Wider market worry: coverage notes hyperscalers are funding AI buildouts increasingly with debt, raising questions about capex returns and investor risk tolerance — a sector headwind that can pressure GOOGL alongside peers. How the AI debt binge shattered hyperscalers’ ‘unspoken contract’ with investors

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.