Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Stock Sold by Everett Harris & Co. CA

Everett Harris & Co. CA reduced its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 0.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 546,152 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 4,167 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for 2.2% of Everett Harris & Co. CA’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Everett Harris & Co. CA’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $187,920,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in GOOGL. Titleist Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 6.4% in the third quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 34,613 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $11,909,000 after acquiring an additional 2,096 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 2.6% during the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 89,299 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $25,679,000 after acquiring an additional 2,269 shares during the period. Elefante Mark B increased its position in Alphabet by 4.5% during the second quarter. Elefante Mark B now owns 43,733 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $15,629,000 after acquiring an additional 1,897 shares during the period. Nwam LLC raised its stake in Alphabet by 19.6% during the 1st quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 49,128 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $14,127,000 after purchasing an additional 8,055 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Alphabet by 287.4% during the 1st quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 3,886 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 2,883 shares during the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Alphabet Stock Up 0.8%

GOOGL opened at $284.78 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $270.70 and a fifty-two week high of $408.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.79 and a quick ratio of 2.69. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $332.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $338.97. The company has a market capitalization of $3.48 trillion, a P/E ratio of 14.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.23.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by ($0.90). Alphabet had a net margin of 50.03% and a return on equity of 43.33%. The business had revenue of $127.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $127.96 billion. On average, analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.86 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 7th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 7th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is 4.59%.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google is acquiring a Wyoming data-center site from Crusoe as it expands capacity for AI workloads. The purchase supports Alphabet’s push to secure infrastructure it might otherwise lease; a broader Wyoming project has been reported at about $17 billion, with Google saying it will cover the facility’s power costs. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Wing plans to invest up to $125 million over two years in a Fort Worth manufacturing facility capable of producing tens of thousands of delivery drones annually. The investment could help scale Wing’s commercial operations, though it requires substantial upfront spending. Wall Street Journal article
• Neutral Sentiment: Google plans to double prices for paid input, output and context-caching on its Gemini 3.8 and 3.6 Flash APIs starting January 1, 2027. Higher pricing could improve monetization, but its effect on customer demand is uncertain. Yahoo Finance article
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet faces renewed investor scrutiny over a securities class action alleging misleading statements during May–July 2026. The claims are allegations, not findings, but could add legal and reputational risk; multiple law-firm notices largely repeat the same case. PR Newswire article
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about uncertainty around data-center regulation and the scale of AI capital spending. A separate lawsuit also alleges safety harms involving Google’s AI on a school Chromebook, adding potential reputational and legal exposure. Reuters article

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. DZ Bank raised shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Alphabet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Piper Sandler set a $345.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $385.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $412.51.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total value of $28,257.35. Following the sale, the director owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,494,424.20. The trade was a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 247 shares of company stock worth $79,238. 11.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Alphabet Profile

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company whose largest business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company reorganized its businesses under the holding-company structure in 2015.

Google’s products and services include Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Cloud. The company also generates revenue from digital advertising and offers devices, subscriptions and artificial intelligence products and services.

Alphabet serves consumers, businesses and organizations around the world.