Markowski Investments Invests $4.68 Million in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Markowski Investments acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 13,245 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,680,000. Alphabet accounts for 1.0% of Markowski Investments’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 369,922,502 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $130,704,718,000 after buying an additional 5,164,200 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Alphabet by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 187,102,863 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $58,712,878,000 after acquiring an additional 953,790 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its stake in Alphabet by 38,409.2% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 179,836,276 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $5,643,262,000 after acquiring an additional 179,369,280 shares during the period. J. Stern & Co. LLP raised its position in Alphabet by 28,482.8% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 112,091,870 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $35,174,429,000 after purchasing an additional 111,699,704 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Alphabet by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 100,602,893 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $31,569,189,000 after purchasing an additional 1,073,151 shares during the period. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GOOG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Roth Capital lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $435.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Alphabet from $418.00 to $411.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $420.00 price target on Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. DZ Bank upgraded Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $415.55.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total value of $149,606.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,125,015.20. The trade was a 1.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 82 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.71, for a total transaction of $27,692.22. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,995 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,414,801.45. The trade was a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 451,925 shares of company stock worth $12,371,544. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Stable search traffic eases competitive concerns. Bank of America reportedly found no meaningful deterioration in Google’s web-traffic data, helping counter fears that AI search tools are taking share from Alphabet’s core search business. Bank of America Spots Reassuring Signal for Google Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud and AI commercialization continue to expand. Google Cloud and Accenture are forming a unit with 1,000 engineers to help enterprises deploy Google’s AI products. Alphabet is also reportedly selling TPU systems directly to customers, potentially creating a new hardware revenue stream, while Google Cloud chief Thomas Kurian claimed the company’s AI-chip business is more than twice the size of its closest rival. Google Cloud and Accenture AI Unit
• Positive Sentiment: Energy and infrastructure access may support AI expansion. A $1.9 billion U.S. Energy Department loan to NextEra Energy will help revive an Iowa nuclear plant intended to supply power for Google, potentially improving Alphabet’s long-term access to reliable electricity for data centers. Google’s Revived Nuclear Power Plant Loan
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors remain divided over valuation and capital spending. Analysts and commentators view GOOG as attractively valued relative to cloud growth, but Alphabet’s massive AI-related capital expenditures are pressuring near-term free cash flow and contributing to volatility.
• Negative Sentiment: Project Braid data-center delays raise execution concerns. Alphabet and Blackstone’s AI-cloud venture reportedly faces delays at major data-center sites, highlighting the permitting, construction and power challenges slowing the broader AI buildout. Google and Blackstone Venture Faces Delays
• Negative Sentiment: EU search changes could hurt user experience and business economics. Google says modifications required under the Digital Markets Act will reduce search quality, favor intermediaries over local businesses and increase costs, while exposing Alphabet to continuing regulatory pressure. Google Warns of Lower-Quality European Search Results

Alphabet Price Performance

Alphabet stock opened at $335.38 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a current ratio of 2.72. The firm has a market cap of $4.10 trillion, a P/E ratio of 16.84, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.21. The business’s fifty day moving average is $346.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $341.40. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $233.38 and a 52 week high of $404.47.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.87 by $6.24. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%.The company had revenue of $119.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $116.53 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.31 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 7th will be given a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.42%.

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company best known as the parent company of Google. It was established in 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring intended to separate Google’s core internet businesses from a collection of other ventures. Google remains Alphabet’s largest business and serves users, advertisers, businesses and developers worldwide.

Google’s principal products and services include its internet search engine, online advertising platforms, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Photos.