Bailard Inc. Sells 3,713 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Bailard Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 3.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 100,373 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 3,713 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $24,446,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. IFS Advisors LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 400.0% in the 2nd quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Robbins Farley boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 60.0% in the second quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 160 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. WestEnd Advisors LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 58.7% in the second quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 165 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Fairman Group LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 121.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fairman Group LLC now owns 177 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Finally, University of Illinois Foundation purchased a new position in Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.30, for a total transaction of $10,637,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,211,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $723,945,705.60. The trade was a 1.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.52, for a total transaction of $202,512.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,224 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,163,524.48. This trade represents a 2.75% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 225,075 shares of company stock worth $69,332,637. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google says it disrupted one of the world’s largest residential proxy networks (IPIDEA), removing domains to protect “millions” of consumer devices — a security win that reduces abuse risk and is a PR positive for Google’s platform security. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Product/AI momentum: Chrome gained AI image-generation and a side-panel assistant; Google is accelerating M&A and deals to strengthen Gemini (media, voice, international) — supports growth and monetization cases for Search and Cloud. Article Title Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst & fund flows: KeyBanc raised its price target (to $360) citing AI and Cloud momentum; several fund 13F updates show net additions to GOOGL/GOOG positions (e.g., Migdal, Badgley Phelps). These signals help justify higher valuation expectations. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed fund flows: some large managers trimmed GOOGL positions (B. Metzler, Boston Trust Walden) while others added — underscores uneven institutional positioning into earnings. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports in the feed are clearly erroneous (showing 0 shares/NaN); ignore as a signal — liquidity/volatility context remains normal heading into earnings.
• Negative Sentiment: UK regulator proposed rules forcing Google to give publishers more control (opt-outs for AI summaries, citation/compensation measures) — could reduce content available for Google’s AI features and complicate product economics. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: EU/competition pressure: regulators are forcing data/access remedies (Digital Markets Act guidance, six‑month deadlines to open Android) that could limit Google’s control over Android and Search distribution—a potential long-term revenue/margin headwind. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Legal cost: Google agreed to pay $135M to settle a lawsuit over handling of cellular data and must change Play terms / Android setup screens — a modest one‑time cost but signals continuing regulatory/legal friction. Article Title

Alphabet Stock Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $336.28 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $319.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $264.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $142.66 and a fifty-two week high of $341.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.06 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.09.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.23% and a return on equity of 35.00%. The company had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.90 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.12 earnings per share. Alphabet’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 8th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.28%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GOOG has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $365.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, January 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Alphabet from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Pivotal Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target (up previously from $350.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Alphabet has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $327.13.

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.