Barlow Wealth Partners LLC Sells 13,329 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Barlow Wealth Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 5.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 235,754 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 13,329 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up 8.4% of Barlow Wealth Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Barlow Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $77,596,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Alphabet in the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth approximately $40,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 145.0% during the third quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 196 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Finally, Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 56.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 218 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Down 0.1%

GOOG opened at $294.46 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $142.66 and a fifty-two week high of $350.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.56 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.24, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50-day moving average is $309.68 and its 200 day moving average is $296.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (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 the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.15 EPS. Research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on GOOG shares. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. DZ Bank raised shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 16th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $365.00 price objective (up from $355.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC set a $400.00 price target on shares of Alphabet and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $345.71.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 955 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.00, for a total value of $284,590.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 9,918 shares in the company, valued at $2,955,564. This represents a 8.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $307.89, for a total value of $10,006,425.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,642,060 shares in the company, valued at $505,573,853.40. The trade was a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 2,101,227 shares of company stock valued at $114,969,050 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google rolled out Gemma 4, a new open-source AI model family that reinforces Google’s AI leadership and developer ecosystem—positive for long‑term cloud and AI monetization. Google Introduces Gemma 4
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlights Google’s TurboQuant memory/compression advances as a potential efficiency and performance edge for large models — this can improve margins on AI workloads over time. Google’s TurboQuant Breakthrough
• Positive Sentiment: Needham and other firms continue to voice bullishness (Needham reiterated a Buy with a high price target), keeping analyst sentiment supportive for upside once market focus returns to fundamentals. Needham Reiterates Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo kept an Overweight stance on Alphabet but trimmed price targets — signals confidence in the story but slightly cooler near‑term expectations. Wells Fargo Keeps Overweight, Cuts PTs
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market flows and ETF activity (SPY/QQQ/VTI moves) have amplified Alphabet’s intraday swings — i.e., macro risk‑on/off and large‑cap index moves remain an execution risk for short‑term price action. SPY/ETF Context
• Negative Sentiment: Amie Thuener O’Toole, Alphabet’s principal accounting officer, is leaving to become Broadcom’s CFO — the loss of a senior finance leader creates short‑term execution and transition risk. Broadcom Taps Alphabet Executive as CFO (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Semianalysis’ CEO warned that Google’s free cash flow could be driven to near zero next year by heavy AI capex — a reminder that aggressive infrastructure spending may pressure near‑term cash flow and valuation multiples. Semianalysis CEO: FCF Hit by AI CapEx
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by senior executives (recent sales reported for John Kent Walker and others) can weigh on sentiment, especially with elevated market sensitivity to insider activity. Insider Sale: John Kent Walker

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.