Shelton Wealth Management LLC Has $2.90 Million Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Shelton Wealth Management LLC reduced its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 11.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,946 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 1,618 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 1.3% of Shelton Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Shelton Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $2,904,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 21.4% during the 3rd quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,040 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $496,000 after buying an additional 360 shares during the period. Kessler Investment Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.2% in the third quarter. Kessler Investment Group LLC now owns 64,683 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $15,724,000 after buying an additional 770 shares during the period. ACT Advisors LLC. raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 7.0% during the third quarter. ACT Advisors LLC. now owns 2,173 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $528,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 4,695.2% in the third quarter. Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC now owns 197,564 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $48,028,000 after acquiring an additional 193,444 shares during the period. Finally, Legacy Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 5.0% in the third quarter. Legacy Solutions LLC now owns 2,444 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $594,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.05, for a total transaction of $694,638.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,629,725.80. The trade was a 16.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,816 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $247.42, for a total transaction of $4,408,034.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,985 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,635,348.70. The trade was a 29.30% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 226,128 shares of company stock worth $63,183,331. Insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $314.35 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $291.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $236.72. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $140.53 and a one year high of $328.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.00, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.07.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. The firm had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 8th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 8th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is 8.28%.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect for $4.75 billion (cash + assumed debt) to secure data‑center projects and clean energy capacity — a strategic move to bypass grid bottlenecks and accelerate AI compute build‑out, which supports Google Cloud and AI growth expectations. Alphabet agrees to buy Intersect for $4.75bn
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage and sentiment pieces frame Alphabet’s recent pullback as consolidation within a multi‑year uptrend—citing strong revenue, Google Cloud momentum, large institutional inflows, and continued analyst bullishness — reinforcing the buy thesis for many investors. Alphabet’s Pullback After a Big Year—Is This the Dip to Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Motive, a fleet‑management company backed by Alphabet’s GV, filed for an IPO — a reminder Alphabet’s venture arm continues to monetize ecosystem gains, but the direct impact on GOOG is limited. Motive files for IPO
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple commentary pieces compare Alphabet to Nvidia as AI leaders; these narratives help sentiment and valuation multiples but also set high growth expectations that investors will watch into 2026. Nvidia vs Alphabet analysis
• Negative Sentiment: A New York Times reporter sued Google (and others) alleging copyrighted works were used to train chatbots — potential legal and settlement risk that could increase compliance costs and regulatory scrutiny around AI training data. NYT reporter sues Google over chatbot training
• Negative Sentiment: California regulators are reviewing an incident in which Waymo vehicles stalled during a San Francisco power outage — a potential regulatory and reputational headwind for Alphabet’s AV unit. Waymo review after power outage

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. CICC Research increased their price target on Alphabet from $240.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $225.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Alphabet from $236.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-one have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.90.

Alphabet Profile

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.