Stage Harbor Financial LLC Takes Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Stage Harbor Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 1,842 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $449,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOOG. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. IFS Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 400.0% during the second quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. WestEnd Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 58.7% during the second quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 165 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Finally, University of Illinois Foundation acquired a new stake in Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on GOOG. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective (up from $350.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, December 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $375.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, December 1st. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Alphabet in a report on Monday, November 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, DA Davidson set a $300.00 target price on Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $330.83.

Alphabet Stock Down 1.2%

GOOG stock opened at $340.70 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $321.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $269.04. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $142.66 and a 12 month high of $350.15. 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 market capitalization of $4.11 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 1.10.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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 dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is presently 8.28%.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Waymo’s $16 billion funding round and $126B valuation bolster Alphabet’s optionality in autonomous mobility and unlock value outside core ads — a major positive signal for long-term growth investors. Waymo valued at $126 billion in latest financing
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud is signing multi-year AI deals (Liberty Global) and commercial deployments (Humana), validating monetization of Gemini and enterprise AI adoption. Google Cloud, Liberty Global strike five-year AI partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street momentum: several analyst upgrades and raised price targets ahead of earnings reflect confidence in Search/Cloud/AI revenue leverage. Top Mizuho Analyst Raises Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Price Target Ahead of Q4 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional and thematic buyers (Crossmark, Sumitomo Mitsui, ARK additions) show continued allocation into Alphabet amid the AI thematic. Fund Update: Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. Just Disclosed New Holdings
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 earnings are due after the close Feb. 4 and options imply a sizable move — results and guidance will likely drive the next major direction. Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: What Wall Street Expects from Earnings Wednesday
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data in these feeds is noisy/zeroed (likely reporting artifacts) and currently provides no clear bearish signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and some institutional selling: recent filings show the CAO sold shares and several funds trimmed positions — persistent insider sales can weigh on sentiment near costly valuations. SEC insider filing
• Negative Sentiment: Covers and worry pieces highlight high valuation and the risk of a near-term pullback if AI monetization or ad growth disappoints — investor expectations are elevated. Why Google Stock Faces A Near-Term Pullback
• Negative Sentiment: Collateral concerns: Disney disclosed a YouTube TV-related hit, a reminder of distribution and carriage risks for YouTube/TV businesses. Disney said it took a $110 million hit from its fight with YouTube TV

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In related news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total transaction of $867,569.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 8,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,798,832.60. This trade represents a 23.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,829 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 42,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,531,453.08. This represents a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 2,037,964 shares of company stock valued at $95,259,727 over the last three months. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet 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.