Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Has $135.68 Million Stock Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 555,650 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,101 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up approximately 1.4% of Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $135,681,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in GOOG. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 416,753,033 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $73,927,821,000 after buying an additional 5,182,111 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 188,914,125 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $33,511,477,000 after acquiring an additional 2,428,266 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Alphabet by 0.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 107,760,033 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $19,022,926,000 after purchasing an additional 441,177 shares during the period. Sanders Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 35,357,943 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $6,272,146,000 after acquiring an additional 2,117,990 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 2.3% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 31,503,035 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $5,588,323,000 after purchasing an additional 695,736 shares during the period. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alphabet Trading Up 1.9%

GOOG opened at $344.90 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.01, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $321.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $267.95. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $142.66 and a 12 month high of $345.17.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.28%.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud landed a five‑year AI partnership with Liberty Global to deploy Gemini models and cloud tools across the cable operator’s European business — a meaningful commercial win for Cloud and Gemini adoption that supports recurring revenue growth. Google Cloud, Liberty Global strike five-year AI partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Waymo raised $16 billion in a round that values the unit near $126 billion — this large external financing both recognizes Waymo’s standalone value and de‑risks Alphabet’s capital commitment while preserving upside from a high‑value autonomous‑vehicle asset. Waymo announces $16 billion fundraising round
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet scored a legal win when a judge rejected a bid to force a $2.36B penalty — easing a sizeable regulatory/legal overhang. Google (GOOGL) Dodges $2.36B Class Action Penalty in Major Court Win
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators continue to point to AI‑driven strength in Search, YouTube and Cloud as the main drivers for expected strong Q4 results, supporting investor optimism heading into earnings. Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: What Wall Street Expects from Earnings Wednesday
• Neutral Sentiment: Options market pricing and analysts expect a sizable post‑earnings move (the options market is pricing notable volatility), meaning the stock can swing sharply after the Q4 report. Alphabet (GOOGL) Q4 Earnings on Deck: Options Market Braces for a 6.18% Swing
• Neutral Sentiment: Competition in generative AI (reports of an imminent Claude 5 launch) keeps the product landscape dynamic — a potential headwind or stimulus depending on execution and partnerships. Claude 5 Will Probably Launch In Q1
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data in the latest print is uninformative (shows effectively zero days of short interest), indicating little visible short pressure but also potential data noise — not a clear driver either way.
• Negative Sentiment: Several institutional 13F filings show managers trimming GOOG positions and at least one major shareholder sale was reported (~$35M), signaling some profit‑taking after the stock’s strong run. Fund Update: PROVIDENT TRUST CO Just Disclosed New Holdings Alphabet Major Shareholder Sells
• Negative Sentiment: Critical commentary warns AI could create structural risks for ad models if monetization lags; plus a reported $110M hit to Disney from a YouTube TV carriage dispute underscores distribution/friction risks around media partners. Disney said it took a $110 million hit from its fight with YouTube TV Mag 7’s “Commitment” to Data Centers & GOOGL “Existential Crisis”

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total transaction of $35,060,852.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,829 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $314.89, for a total value of $5,614,173.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,972 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,531,453.08. The trade was a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 2,069,531 shares of company stock valued at $104,158,826. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GOOG has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Bank of America increased their price objective 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. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $285.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $350.00 target price on Alphabet in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Alphabet currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $330.83.

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.