Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Sold by BBR Partners LLC

BBR Partners LLC lowered its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 12.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 86,577 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 12,282 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises about 1.2% of BBR Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. BBR Partners LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $21,047,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in GOOGL. Delta Asset Management LLC TN raised its position in Alphabet by 0.6% in the third quarter. Delta Asset Management LLC TN now owns 6,153 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,496,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Matisse Capital boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Matisse Capital now owns 14,814 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $3,601,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Rialto Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 1.7% in the third quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,226 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $541,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Avid Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Avid Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,714 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $660,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Breakwater Investment Management boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Breakwater Investment Management now owns 4,228 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,028,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alphabet Trading Down 1.0%

NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $303.58 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.67 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.08, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.10. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $140.53 and a 1 year high of $349.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $320.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $284.77. 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 (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 (DPR) is presently 7.77%.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Big, sustained AI and cloud investment supports long-term growth thesis: reports show Alphabet is among the large tech players pouring billions into AI infrastructure and chips, reinforcing expectations for continued revenue/market-share gains in AI services. Microsoft and Alphabet Spend Billions On AI: A Closer Look
• Positive Sentiment: Product and infrastructure wins — Google Cloud strong growth and strategic partnerships (including Rakuten integration and recent mapping/export approvals and clean-energy data centers) underline secular revenue drivers and operational resilience. Alphabet (GOOGL) Valuation Check As AI Infrastructure Push And Capex Plans Draw Investor Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Heightened investor attention and analyst commentary keep stock in focus — multiple pieces note strong interest and differing views on valuation vs. capex plans; this raises volatility but not a clear directional signal. Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data in feeds is showing anomalous/zero values and should be treated as noise rather than a market-moving signal for now.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk hit sentiment today: tech firms temporarily closed Middle East offices and markets sold off amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions, prompting defensive positioning that weighs on high-beta, growth names like Alphabet. Nvidia, Amazon temporarily close Dubai offices, Google employees stranded amid U.S.-Iran war
• Negative Sentiment: Employee and policy scrutiny over military use of AI (letters and internal pressure) could complicate government contracts and public perception as Google negotiates over Gemini-related work with the Pentagon. Google employees call for military limits on AI amid Iran strikes, Anthropic fallout
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/safety risk from Waymo: the NTSB is probing incidents of Waymo vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses — a development that raises liability, regulatory scrutiny and reputational risk for Alphabet’s autonomous-vehicle ambitions. NTSB says Waymo robotaxis illegally passed stopped school buses in new incidents

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, insider John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total transaction of $14,341,182.30. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 13,227 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,987,279.15. The trade was a 78.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.73, for a total value of $184,038.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 20,624 shares in the company, valued at $6,325,999.52. This trade represents a 2.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 2,078,926 shares of company stock worth $108,426,720. Corporate insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GOOGL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. 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. Moffett Nathanson lifted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Alphabet from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Alphabet from $310.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $395.00 price objective (up from $365.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $366.57.

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.