World Equity Group Inc. Has $5.15 Million Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

World Equity Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 19.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 21,158 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,440 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for 1.2% of World Equity Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. World Equity Group Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $5,146,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Alphabet during the second quarter worth $21,944,208,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 17,667.7% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,245,075 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,686,640,000 after buying an additional 15,159,273 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Alphabet by 51.7% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 31,817,684 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $5,607,232,000 after buying an additional 10,843,853 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Alphabet by 1.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 516,559,609 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $91,033,300,000 after buying an additional 6,733,278 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in Alphabet by 201.3% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 6,547,250 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,153,824,000 after acquiring an additional 4,374,542 shares during the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Melius Research raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $220.00 to $255.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Alphabet from $310.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $260.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Alphabet from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $333.00 price objective on Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-two have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Alphabet presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $330.94.

Alphabet Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $328.38 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The firm has a market cap of $3.96 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $313.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $257.95. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $140.53 and a 12-month high of $340.49.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total value of $867,569.40. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 8,962 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,798,832.60. This represents a 23.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.48, for a total value of $9,213,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,337,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $662,526,494.12. This represents a 1.37% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 189,909 shares of company stock valued at $57,927,282. 11.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Top-line catalyst — Deutsche Bank raised its price target on Alphabet to $370, signaling more upside from analysts who see continued AI-driven revenue/margin gains. Deutsche Bank Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Additional analyst lift — Robert W. Baird bumped its target to $350 and Wedbush raised its PT to $360, reinforcing a consensus that AI adoption (Cloud, Gemini) should keep growth strong. Baird Expects Stock to Rise
• Positive Sentiment: Product/monetization momentum — reports of a surge in sales for Google’s Gemini AI models support near-term revenue upside and monetization of Gemini in Cloud and partner deals. Gemini Sales Surge
• Positive Sentiment: Broader bullish narrative — multiple analyst and media pieces point to Alphabet’s competitive AI advantage, improving margins and cloud partnerships as reasons for the recent multi‑quarter rally. Forbes: What’s Driving the Rally
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational focus — YouTube’s CEO flagged “managing AI‑generated content” as a 2026 priority, highlighting content-moderation work that could require product and policy investment but also reduce platform risk. YouTube CEO on AI Content
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution — Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded Alphabet from “strong-buy” to “hold,” a reminder some investors see less near-term upside after the big run. Cantor Fitzgerald Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Execution risk in drug discovery unit — Google-backed Isomorphic Labs pushed back its clinical-trial timeline, which tempers expectations for near-term returns from Alphabet’s life‑sciences/AI experiments. Isomorphic Labs Delay

Alphabet Company 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.