Parker Investment Management LLC Acquires 8,167 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Parker Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 224,311 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,167 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises approximately 6.5% of Parker Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Parker Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $54,530,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 110,330 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $20,886,000 after acquiring an additional 4,110 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 14,930 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,826,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 9.6% in the second quarter. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC now owns 4,900 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $862,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Bancorp Inc. IN increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 110.5% during the 2nd quarter. Horizon Bancorp Inc. IN now owns 4,994 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $880,000 after purchasing an additional 2,621 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stonebridge Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC now owns 39,601 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $6,979,000 after purchasing an additional 2,060 shares during the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on GOOGL. Loop Capital raised Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $260.00 to $320.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, HSBC upped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $361.64.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,798,832.60. This represents a 23.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.21, for a total value of $10,439,325.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,244,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $720,914,730.12. This represents a 1.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 2,064,308 shares of company stock worth $104,383,469. Insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud reported a 48% year‑over‑year revenue surge, highlighting strong enterprise demand and accelerating monetization of AI — a major fundamental tailwind for long‑term revenue growth. Google (GOOGL) Cloud Revenue Just Surged 48% And May Have Delivered Knockout Blow To OpenAI
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain constructive — a recent note set a $348 price target for Google, signaling analyst confidence that the pullback could be temporary and implying meaningful upside from current levels. Analysts Set $348 Target for Google After February Dip
• Positive Sentiment: DZ Bank reiterated a “buy” rating, adding institutional endorsement to the view that Alphabet’s AI and cloud investments justify a buy‑and‑hold stance. Alphabet C: DZ Bank Reiterates Its ‘Buy’ Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat frames the recent share pullback as a potential buying opportunity: fundamentals (ad/search strength, cloud momentum, Gemini user growth) remain intact, but technical/support levels near $300–$280 will be watched for confirmation. Alphabet’s Pullback: A Second Chance for Long-Term Investors?
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet leadership (CEO Sundar Pichai) is scheduled to attend a major AI summit in India alongside other industry CEOs — visibility at the event supports long‑term strategic positioning but is unlikely to move near‑term stock direction by itself. Huang and Pichai among tech CEOs heading to India for major AI summit in a key market
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data in February is noisy/ambiguous (reported as zero/inconsistent), so there’s no clear sign that a significant short‑squeeze dynamic is influencing today’s move.
• Negative Sentiment: U.K. officials announced tougher online‑safety rules aimed at protecting children that could increase compliance costs and constrain how chatbots and AI products are deployed in Europe — a regulatory risk for AI product rollout and monetization. AI chatbot firms face stricter regulation in online safety laws protecting children in the UK
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive product launches (e.g., Claude Cowork) have been cited in some coverage as a short‑term headwind for sentiment, dragging shares as investors assess market share and monetization risks for Gemini vs. rival models. 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Investors Are Buying on the Dip

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOGL stock opened at $305.72 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $321.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $276.31. The company has a market cap of $3.70 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.09. 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 Inc. has a 12-month low of $140.53 and a 12-month high of $349.00.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.25. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.The business had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $111.24 billion. As a group, research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.77%.

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.