Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Acquired by Capital Advisors Inc. OK

Capital Advisors Inc. OK grew its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,996 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,733 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Inc. OK’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $9,702,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Members Trust Co increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Members Trust Co now owns 6,434 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,014,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in Alphabet by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,728 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $541,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. White Wing Wealth Management grew its position in Alphabet by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. White Wing Wealth Management now owns 1,155 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $362,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Alphabet by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,799 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,693,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Delta Asset Management LLC TN grew its position in Alphabet by 0.6% during the third quarter. Delta Asset Management LLC TN now owns 6,153 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,496,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Up 3.9%

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $317.32 on Thursday. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $143.90 and a 12-month high of $349.00. The company has a market capitalization of $3.84 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.12. 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 firm’s 50-day moving average is $307.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $297.75.

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 the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.25. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The company had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. Equities analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th were issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 7.77%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on GOOGL shares. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $279.00 to $357.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $375.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. DA Davidson upped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $385.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $367.33.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Waymo expands public driverless service to Nashville — a visible commercialization milestone for Alphabet’s autonomous-vehicle unit that supports the narrative Waymo is moving from R&D toward revenue-generating rides and partnerships. Alphabet Climbs 4% on Waymo’s Nashville Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Wing (Alphabet) and DoorDash expand drone deliveries into Atlanta — incremental commercial rollouts help validate Wing’s delivery economics and widen addressable market for autonomous logistics. Alphabet’s Wing Drone Unit, DoorDash Expand Into Atlanta
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom deepens multi-year AI chip and networking deals with Google and Anthropic — secures TPU supply/ networking for Google’s AI racks and signals growing third‑party demand for Google’s TPU stack, which supports Google Cloud’s AI positioning. This reduces supply risk and underpins cloud/infrastructure growth. Alphabet Broadcom AI Chip Deal Underscores Undervalued Google Compute Power
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud momentum — Market commentary shows Google Cloud is the fastest-growing major hyperscaler, with big AI-driven revenue growth, growing backlog and TPU advantage, reinforcing medium‑term revenue/earnings outlook. Google Cloud Is the World’s Fastest-Growing Major Cloud Platform
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst ratings and price targets lifted — Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated overweight ($370) and Needham reaffirmed buy ($400), providing directional upside thesis but not immediate fundamental change. Analyst Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad market tailwinds (ceasefire news) are boosting tech risk appetite — a macro bid helped push Magnificent Seven names higher alongside company-specific catalysts. Tech rally after ceasefire announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Data‑center siting concerns and environmental scrutiny (water/land/energy) could slow some capacity builds and raise costs — a potential operational risk for hyperscalers including Google Cloud. Data center community pushback
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing content/AI accuracy and regulatory scrutiny (e.g., coverage of AI overviews) remain reputational and compliance risks that could affect ad/AI product adoption or require costly adjustments. How Accurate Are Google’s A.I. Overviews?

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 617 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $289.63, for a total value of $178,701.71. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 10,093 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,923,235.59. This represents a 5.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 112 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.99, for a total transaction of $33,934.88. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,418 shares in the company, valued at $5,580,469.82. This trade represents a 0.60% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 2,069,344 shares of company stock valued at $104,708,426. 11.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Alphabet 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.