Callan Family Office LLC Lowers Stock Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Callan Family Office LLC trimmed its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 1.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 291,559 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 4,227 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for 2.3% of Callan Family Office LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Callan Family Office LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $71,009,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOOG. Tradewinds LLC. increased its stake in Alphabet by 2,134.8% in the third quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 45,098 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $10,984,000 after acquiring an additional 43,080 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 31.3% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 354,529 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $86,345,000 after purchasing an additional 84,553 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 170,020 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $30,160,000 after purchasing an additional 2,304 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 157,143 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $38,272,000 after buying an additional 3,444 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American National Bank of Texas acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth $900,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $324.40 on Tuesday. 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 Inc. has a one year low of $142.66 and a one year high of $350.15. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $322.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $272.87. The company has a market cap of $3.91 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.10.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. Alphabet’s revenue was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.15 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.77%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $385.00 to $395.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $343.47.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and Cloud strength — Alphabet’s Q4 results and analyst takeaways highlighted robust revenue, a fast‑growing Google Cloud (high revenue and margin expansion) and bullish analyst upgrades, reinforcing growth expectations. Alphabet Q4 Takeaway: Doubling Down On Cloud And AI Investments Should Pay Off
• Positive Sentiment: Big bond raise to fund AI buildout — Alphabet is tapping the U.S. high‑grade bond market (reported plan ~ $15B) to fund AI infrastructure and capex, which investors view as backing for long‑term AI monetization. Alphabet’s debt raise fuels forecasts for record year in corporate bond sales
• Positive Sentiment: Legal win limits damages — A court ruling trimmed a previously reported $2.36B penalty tied to past data‑collection practices, reducing near‑term legal overhang. Alphabet (GOOGL)’s Legal Ruling Limits Damages, Analysts Remain Constructive
• Positive Sentiment: Waymo autonomous expansion — Waymo announced fully autonomous operations in Nashville, a concrete execution step for its robotaxi business that supports long‑term service/monetization upside. Waymo goes fully autonomous in Nashville
• Positive Sentiment: Long‑term power deal for data centers — TotalEnergies signed long‑term solar supply pacts to power Google’s Texas data centers, helping secure lower‑cost, sustainable power for AI compute growth. TotalEnergies to provide solar power to Google’s Texas data centres
• Neutral Sentiment: Management flags AI risks even as it raises debt — Alphabet added new AI‑related risk disclosures (including potential ad impacts and long‑duration commercial contracts) in annual filings; investors are parsing how these qualitative risks map to longer‑term revenue/cost outcomes. Alphabet calls out new AI-related risks, as it taps debt market to fund buildout
• Negative Sentiment: New trademark lawsuit over AI video tools — Autodesk sued Google alleging trademark infringement around AI video software branding, adding another legal distraction with unclear but potentially incremental costs. Google sued by Autodesk over AI-powered movie-making software
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling headlines — Recent disclosure of CEO and other insider stock sales adds a near‑term headline risk that some traders watch, though such sales have been frequent historically. Insider Selling: Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Sells $10,893,350.00 in Stock

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total value of $35,060,852.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $296.64, for a total value of $9,640,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,304,619 shares in the company, valued at $683,642,180.16. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 2,070,464 shares of company stock valued at $106,153,077 over the last three months. 12.99% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Alphabet

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.