Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL is Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s 5th Largest Position

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 5.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,080,177 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 58,761 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for 2.7% of Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $262,778,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GOOGL. Matisse Capital lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 0.3% during the third quarter. Matisse Capital now owns 14,814 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,601,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Breakwater Investment Management lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Breakwater Investment Management now owns 4,228 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,028,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the third quarter. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,045 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $983,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 3.3% in the third quarter. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,281 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fonville Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.7% during the third quarter. Fonville Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,078 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,478,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GOOGL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective (up previously from $325.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Alphabet from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Arete Research increased their price target on shares of Alphabet from $300.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $357.46.

Insider Activity

In other Alphabet news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.50, for a total value of $10,383,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,272,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $725,942,020.50. The trade was a 1.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.26, for a total value of $800,786.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 11,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,383,884.14. This trade represents a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,067,686 shares of company stock worth $105,352,291. 11.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $324.32 on Tuesday. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $140.53 and a 12-month high of $349.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $321.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $272.22. The company has a market capitalization of $3.91 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.09.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%. Equities analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Launched large U.S. investment‑grade bond program (~$15B) including very long‑dated tranches (reports of 50‑ and 100‑year paper), giving Alphabet cheap, long‑term funding to accelerate AI data‑center buildout and signaling strong credit demand. Alphabet’s debt raise fuels forecasts for record year in corporate bond sales
• Positive Sentiment: Waymo (Alphabet unit) expanded operations, going fully autonomous in Nashville — a tangible commercialization milestone that supports the long‑term growth story beyond advertising. Waymo goes fully autonomous in Nashville
• Positive Sentiment: Signed long‑term renewables deals: TotalEnergies will supply ~1 GW of solar to Google’s Texas data centers, supporting sustainability goals and predictable power costs for AI compute workloads. TotalEnergies to provide solar power to Google’s Texas data centres
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains constructive — JPMorgan reaffirmed a buy rating and several outlets report raised price targets, which can bolster investor confidence after last week’s volatility. MarketScreener: JPMorgan maintains a buy rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector context — Big Tech had a sharp pullback last week (>$1T erased), leaving stocks treading water; Alphabet’s debt move and analyst notes are being read against that volatile backdrop. Big Tech stocks are treading water after $1 trillion sell-off week
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet added new AI‑related risk language to its filings, flagging potential impacts on ad revenue and risks from large, long‑duration commercial AI contracts — a reminder investors may face execution and revenue‑mix risks as the company scales AI offerings. Alphabet calls out new AI-related risks, as it taps debt market to fund buildout
• Negative Sentiment: Autodesk sued Google alleging trademark infringement over AI video tools (the “Flow” name), adding legal uncertainty around some AI product branding and potential litigation costs. Google sued by Autodesk over AI-powered movie-making software
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale: reports show the CEO sold roughly $10.9M of stock, which can be interpreted by some investors as a mild negative signal even if occasional executive sales are routine. Insider Selling: Alphabet CEO Sells Stock

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.