Y.D. More Investments Ltd Has $15.87 Million Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 35.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 65,179 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,207 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up 0.9% of Y.D. More Investments Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Y.D. More Investments Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $15,869,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. D Orazio & Associates Inc. grew its stake in Alphabet by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 13,283 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $3,235,000 after buying an additional 667 shares during the last quarter. Somerville Kurt F increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 17.0% during the third quarter. Somerville Kurt F now owns 4,993 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,216,000 after purchasing an additional 727 shares during the period. Amara Financial LLC. bought a new stake in Alphabet in the 3rd quarter valued at $208,000. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd grew its holdings in Alphabet by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd now owns 79,873 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $19,453,000 after buying an additional 6,087 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compass Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Compass Wealth Management LLC now owns 45,790 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $11,152,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $420.00 target price (up from $400.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Phillip Securities raised Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $343.90.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 933 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.55, for a total value of $314,001.15. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 9,916 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,337,229.80. This trade represents a 8.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total transaction of $14,341,182.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 13,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,987,279.15. The trade was a 78.25% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 2,112,482 shares of company stock worth $119,145,289 over the last quarter. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Alphabet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GOOG opened at $311.69 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.77 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $321.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $280.89. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $142.66 and a 1 year high of $350.15.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The business had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.15 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s payout ratio is 7.77%.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded GOOG to a “strong-buy”/Overweight, citing renewed conviction after recent rallies and AI progress — this upgrade and related media coverage are lifting investor sentiment. Wells Fargo upgrade (Zacks)
• Positive Sentiment: Zillow announced a partnership to integrate home‑buying guidance with Google’s NotebookLM, a visible commercial win for Google Cloud / AI product integrations that can support cloud revenue and platform monetization. Zillow & Google partnership (Yahoo)
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat highlights underappreciated assets — Alphabet’s Anthropic stake, early SpaceX investment and Gemini distribution on billions of devices — which add optionality beyond core ads and reinforce a bullish long-term narrative. Alphabet’s hidden edge (MarketBeat)
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho and other firms have reiterated Outperform/Buy calls and raised price targets (median recent target near $370, several much higher), reinforcing analyst support that can prop up the stock. Mizuho reiteration (Yahoo)
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry analysis (Bridgewater) expects ~ $650B of Big Tech AI capex in 2026 — this validates the AI opportunity but underscores material near‑term spending that will weigh on free cash flow; investors are parsing timing vs. payoff. Big Tech AI capex (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling headlines persist — filings show large sales by senior executives (including the CEO), which can pressure sentiment even as management says sales are routine. Insider selling report (American Banking News)
• Negative Sentiment: Social and investor commentary (QuiverQuant summaries, Michael Burry warning) flag concerns that aggressive AI accounting or depreciation choices and capex could mask true costs and reduce near‑term FCF — a risk that can cap upside while investors reassess margins. Capex & investor debate (QuiverQuant)

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.