Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Holdings Lifted by Ameriflex Group Inc.

Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 134.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 18,235 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 10,461 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 1.7% of Ameriflex Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Ameriflex Group Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $4,441,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Angeles Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,222 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $10,040,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the period. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 221,391 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $53,920,000 after purchasing an additional 2,009 shares during the period. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter worth about $266,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 30.0% during the 3rd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 86,347 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $21,030,000 after purchasing an additional 19,951 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Modern Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 94,002 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $22,894,000 after purchasing an additional 718 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total value of $14,341,182.30. Following the transaction, the insider owned 13,227 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,987,279.15. This represents a 78.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total transaction of $867,569.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 8,962 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,798,832.60. The trade was a 23.66% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 2,112,493 shares of company stock valued at $118,605,094 over the last ninety days. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large enterprise/cloud wins and AI demand: Google Cloud deals (CVS health AI platform) and reported TPU leasing by Meta point to higher recurring cloud revenue and infrastructure utilization that support near‑term revenue growth. CVS taps Google Cloud Meta leases Google TPUs
• Positive Sentiment: Solid fundamentals/analyst support: Q4 results and earnings beats reinforce the “quality growth” narrative, and Bank of America’s reiterated Buy/$370 target keeps bull case intact. Q4 quality growth Bank of America maintains $370
• Neutral Sentiment: Anthropic access clarified: Google says Anthropic remains available for non‑defense uses after a DoD blacklist — this reduces near‑term disruption risk to customers but leaves policy uncertainty around defense contracts. Google on Anthropic availability
• Neutral Sentiment: Market narrative shifting: Analysts note GOOG’s strong 12‑month run has moved it from a “value” label to an execution/AI‑growth story — bullish if growth continues, but raises expectations. Forbes valuation piece
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical / physical risk to infrastructure: Reports that hyperscaler data centers are becoming military targets in the Iran war increase operational and security risk for cloud operations and potential outages. Data centers targeted
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal headwinds and fee cuts: The Epic Games settlement (lower Play Store commissions) and a high‑profile Gemini wrongful‑death lawsuit raise revenue/margin and liability concerns for consumer services. Play Store settlement Gemini lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory scrutiny on Waymo / AV safety and technical/short‑term chart pressure: NTSB/industry scrutiny of autonomous‑vehicle safety plus technical analysts calling a short thesis add to near‑term selling pressure. Waymo NTSB scrutiny Chart short thesis

Alphabet Trading Down 0.9%

Alphabet stock opened at $298.30 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $142.66 and a 12 month high of $350.15. The company has a market capitalization of $3.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.10. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $320.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $286.82. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.The company’s revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.15 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.77%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on GOOG shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Alphabet from $385.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. DZ Bank upgraded Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, KeyCorp set a $370.00 price target on Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $343.90.

Alphabet Company Profile

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.