ASL Financial LLC Acquires New Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

ASL Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 2,183 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $685,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kavar Capital Partners Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Kavar Capital Partners Group LLC now owns 5,786 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,816,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. StoneCrest Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. StoneCrest Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,959 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,556,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Bouchey Financial Group Ltd raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Bouchey Financial Group Ltd now owns 11,387 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $3,573,000 after acquiring an additional 378 shares during the last quarter. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,609 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $505,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M3 Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. M3 Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,778 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,186,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. DZ Bank raised shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 16th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $360.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $420.00 price target (up from $400.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $348.00 price target (up from $345.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $345.71.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Long-term TPU and networking deals deepen Alphabet’s hardware advantage and reduce AI cost exposure, supporting Google Cloud margins and enterprise wins. Broadcom and Google seal five-year AI chip partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Waymo’s expansion to Nashville signals commercial progress for autonomous ride‑hailing, turning an “Other Bets” narrative into potential revenue growth. Alphabet Climbs 4% on Waymo’s Nashville Expansion: The Self-Driving Bet Is Starting to Pay Off
• Positive Sentiment: Google Finance’s AI overhaul and real‑time insights broaden product monetization and user engagement — a near‑term product catalyst that supports ad and subscription upside. Google Finance Gets AI Overhaul – Rolls Out Real-Time Insights To 100+ Countries
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud remains the fastest‑growing major cloud platform with a surging cloud backlog and AI-native offerings (Vertex/Gemini + TPUs), improving revenue visibility and margin trajectory. Google Cloud Is the World’s Fastest-Growing Major Cloud Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Wing and DoorDash drone expansion into Atlanta adds another commercialization channel for logistics and local revenue opportunities. Alphabet’s Wing Drone Unit, DoorDash Expand Into Atlanta. Google Stock Turns Green In 2026.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad market tailwinds — including a temporary geopolitical ceasefire — lifted tech stocks broadly, amplifying Alphabet’s gains alongside stock‑specific news. Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia lead tech rally after Trump announces ceasefire with Iran
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitors (Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI) continue product launches; heightened competition could pressure share if monetization or market share shifts. Meta debuts new AI model, attempting to catch Google, OpenAI after spending billions
• Negative Sentiment: Some institutional selling has occurred (TCW sold shares), and environmental/community pushback on large data‑center projects raises operational/permit risk for capacity expansion. TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund Sold Alphabet Inc (GOOG) After Meeting Valuation Characteristics While Amazon, Microsoft, Google Struggle With AI On Land — China Looks To The Sea

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,993 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.89, for a total value of $2,481,078.77. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 51,808 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,293,309.12. This trade represents a 14.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $303.41, for a total transaction of $318,580.50. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,405,091.71. This represents a 18.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,069,344 shares of company stock valued at $104,708,426. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet Trading Up 3.6%

NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $314.74 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.12, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.13. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $307.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $298.03. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $145.81 and a 12 month high of $350.15.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.15 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.77%.

Alphabet 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.