L.M. Kohn & Company Sells 6,047 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

L.M. Kohn & Company trimmed its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 85.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 990 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 6,047 shares during the quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $241,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Keybank National Association OH increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 4.2% during the third quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 796,341 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $193,949,000 after buying an additional 32,120 shares during the period. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management boosted its position in Alphabet by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management now owns 14,182 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $3,454,000 after acquiring an additional 851 shares in the last quarter. Berman McAleer LLC purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,795,000. Private Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 132,337 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $32,231,000 after acquiring an additional 12,956 shares during the period. Finally, National Pension Service raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 10,185,776 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,480,746,000 after acquiring an additional 313,150 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat: Alphabet reported higher‑than‑expected revenue and EPS, Google Cloud grew ~48% YoY and backlog jumped to roughly $240B — proof of strong AI demand underpinning long‑term growth. Alphabet Crushes Earnings — MarketBeat
• Positive Sentiment: Product and ecosystem wins: Gemini adoption and enterprise traction (large token/API usage) are driving monetization across Search, YouTube and Cloud; Waymo is also using Google’s Genie‑3 model for virtual training — signals that AI investments are translating into product advantage. Waymo Taps Google’s Genie 3 — TipRanks
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst view is broadly positive but mixed on valuation: several price‑target raises and buy/overweight ratings highlight conviction in AI/cloud upside, while some firms flag a hold rating because of aggressive capex and near‑term margin pressure. New Analyst Forecast $395 — QuiverQuant
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate moves: Alphabet announced a small quarterly dividend and continues to convert AI investments into subscriptions and ad monetization — long‑term positives, but limited near‑term impact on share price.
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx shock: management guided roughly $175–185B in 2026 CapEx (nearly double 2025), which spooked investors because it pushes spending and capital intensity into the spotlight and raises near‑term return uncertainty. That guidance is the primary reason shares fell today. Alphabet Resets the Bar for AI Spending — CNBC
• Negative Sentiment: Insider & fund selling: recent insider sales and public fund trimming (and some institutional position reductions) add selling pressure and amplify short‑term downside risk. Stock Down on Insider Selling — AmericanBankingNews
• Negative Sentiment: Policy & reputational risks: a proposed bill to regulate data‑center interconnection/charges and internal employee protests over government cloud contracts could raise operating costs or create reputational/headwind risks for data‑center expansion. Power for the People Act S.3682 — QuiverQuant Google Workers Demand End to Cloud Services — NYTimes

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $323.10 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $142.66 and a 1 year high of $350.15. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $322.32 and its 200 day moving average is $270.83. The stock has a market cap of $3.90 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.89, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.75.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $113.83 billion during 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 period last year, the business earned $2.15 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is presently 8.28%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on GOOG shares. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $395.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $385.00 to $395.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $280.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Loop Capital raised shares of Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $343.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total transaction of $35,060,852.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $296.64, for a total value of $9,640,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,304,619 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $683,642,180.16. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,070,464 shares of company stock valued at $106,153,077. Insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Company 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.