Colrain Capital LLC Buys 7,925 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Colrain Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 20.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 46,100 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 7,925 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises about 6.4% of Colrain Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Colrain Capital LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $11,207,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Moment Partners LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 9.3% in the second quarter. Moment Partners LLC now owns 5,896 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,039,000 after acquiring an additional 504 shares during the last quarter. Brooktree Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 2nd quarter valued at $352,000. Griffin Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 13.9% in the third quarter. Griffin Asset Management Inc. now owns 58,731 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $14,277,000 after purchasing an additional 7,180 shares in the last quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 23.6% during the third quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 22,219 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $5,401,000 after buying an additional 4,241 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Alphabet by 2.9% during the second quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,028 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,415,000 after buying an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alphabet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $303.58 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $320.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $284.77. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $140.53 and a 52-week high of $349.00. 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 has a market capitalization of $3.67 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.10.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.25. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The business had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.24 billion. Equities research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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 given a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.77%.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Big, sustained AI and cloud investment supports long-term growth thesis: reports show Alphabet is among the large tech players pouring billions into AI infrastructure and chips, reinforcing expectations for continued revenue/market-share gains in AI services. Microsoft and Alphabet Spend Billions On AI: A Closer Look
• Positive Sentiment: Product and infrastructure wins — Google Cloud strong growth and strategic partnerships (including Rakuten integration and recent mapping/export approvals and clean-energy data centers) underline secular revenue drivers and operational resilience. Alphabet (GOOGL) Valuation Check As AI Infrastructure Push And Capex Plans Draw Investor Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Heightened investor attention and analyst commentary keep stock in focus — multiple pieces note strong interest and differing views on valuation vs. capex plans; this raises volatility but not a clear directional signal. Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data in feeds is showing anomalous/zero values and should be treated as noise rather than a market-moving signal for now.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk hit sentiment today: tech firms temporarily closed Middle East offices and markets sold off amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions, prompting defensive positioning that weighs on high-beta, growth names like Alphabet. Nvidia, Amazon temporarily close Dubai offices, Google employees stranded amid U.S.-Iran war
• Negative Sentiment: Employee and policy scrutiny over military use of AI (letters and internal pressure) could complicate government contracts and public perception as Google negotiates over Gemini-related work with the Pentagon. Google employees call for military limits on AI amid Iran strikes, Anthropic fallout
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/safety risk from Waymo: the NTSB is probing incidents of Waymo vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses — a development that raises liability, regulatory scrutiny and reputational risk for Alphabet’s autonomous-vehicle ambitions. NTSB says Waymo robotaxis illegally passed stopped school buses in new incidents

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $303.92, for a total transaction of $9,877,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,818,524 shares in the company, valued at approximately $856,605,814.08. The trade was a 1.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 933 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.55, for a total value of $314,001.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 9,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,337,229.80. The trade was a 8.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 2,078,926 shares of company stock worth $108,426,720 in the last three months. Company insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on GOOGL shares. Moffett Nathanson upped their price target on Alphabet from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Bank of America upped their target price on Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, February 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective (up from $330.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $385.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $366.57.

Alphabet Company 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.