General Partner Inc. Has $2.12 Million Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

General Partner Inc. lessened its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 20.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,945 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 1,500 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 1.1% of General Partner Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. General Partner Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $2,125,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOGL. NewEdge Wealth LLC grew its position in Alphabet by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 887,209 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $277,696,000 after purchasing an additional 93,293 shares in the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 89,299 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $25,679,000 after buying an additional 2,269 shares in the last quarter. Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 4th quarter valued at $28,902,000. W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co now owns 118,966 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $37,236,000 after acquiring an additional 17,415 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KLCM Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Alphabet by 66.1% in the fourth quarter. KLCM Advisors Inc. now owns 22,877 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $7,161,000 after purchasing an additional 9,105 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In related news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.63, for a total value of $387,061.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $545,941.03. This trade represents a 41.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,998 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.29, for a total transaction of $3,142,911.42. Following the sale, the insider owned 75,290 shares in the company, valued at $26,298,044.10. This represents a 10.68% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 600,547 shares of company stock worth $16,255,540. 11.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet Stock Up 0.9%

NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $357.52 on Tuesday. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.60 and a twelve month high of $408.61. The stock has a market cap of $4.37 trillion, a PE ratio of 17.96, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $355.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $340.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a current ratio of 2.72.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.89 by $6.22. The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $117.07 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%. On average, research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.51 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 7th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alphabet’s payout ratio is currently 4.42%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on GOOGL. Pivotal Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $475.00 target price (up from $470.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $390.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $400.00 price target on Alphabet and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $411.00 price objective on Alphabet and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $419.86.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

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• Positive Sentiment: An investment commentary identifies Alphabet as a leading AI stock, reinforcing institutional interest following its strong earnings and AI-related growth outlook. Is Alphabet Still One of the Best AI Stocks to Own?
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market commentary points to positive technology momentum, possible Federal Reserve liquidity support and recent earnings strength. These factors may help Alphabet’s valuation, but they are marketwide rather than company-specific. Why Momentum, Fed Liquidity, and Tech Suggest More Upside
• Negative Sentiment: Google, along with other social-media platforms, continues to face thousands of lawsuits alleging user addiction. Prolonged litigation could create legal costs, regulatory pressure and reputational risks for Alphabet. Social Media Platforms Still Facing Thousands of User Addiction Lawsuits
• Negative Sentiment: Waymo’s rapid expansion is exposing its autonomous vehicles to more unusual “edge cases.” Although Waymo is an Alphabet subsidiary, continued incidents or safety concerns could increase operating costs and regulatory scrutiny. Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its Edge Cases.

About Alphabet

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.