Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Shares Purchased by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 41.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 6,056,729 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,784,623 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for 2.4% of SG Americas Securities LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $1,900,602,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. GEM Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter valued at about $205,000. Diversified Trust Co. grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 112,465 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $35,292,000 after buying an additional 7,158 shares during the last quarter. Westview Management dba Westview Investment Advisors acquired a new stake in Alphabet during the fourth quarter worth about $6,601,000. Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Alphabet during the fourth quarter worth about $221,000. Finally, TABR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Alphabet in the fourth quarter worth about $295,000. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on GOOG. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price objective (up from $375.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $350.00 target price on Alphabet in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $345.71.

Alphabet Price Performance

NASDAQ GOOG opened at $289.59 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $315.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $294.83. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.66 and a 52 week high of $350.15. The stock has a market cap of $3.50 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.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 firm posted $2.15 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s payout ratio is presently 7.77%.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DeepMind/robotics partnership expands commercial uses for Gemini models and underscores Alphabet’s leadership in agentic AI — a near‑term narrative investors reward. Google partners with Agile Robots
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud wins and industry deals (Openreach, BMO tokenization) reinforce enterprise monetization of AI/Cloud, supporting revenue growth that analysts cite in upgraded price targets. Openreach taps Google AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical and product improvements — lower‑memory AI algorithms and better AI‑generated music — improve efficiency and product appeal but are incremental for near‑term earnings. Google introduces new algos to reduce AI memory usage
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory/product initiatives in key markets — e.g., labeling verified investment apps in India — lower consumer‑risk friction but also signal more local compliance work for Google Play and services. Google to label verified investment apps in India
• Negative Sentiment: A Los Angeles jury found Google’s YouTube negligent in a social‑media addiction lawsuit — a small compensatory award now but a potential legal precedent that could multiply future litigation, settlement costs and regulatory scrutiny for platforms. That verdict has been the headline driver of earlier selling pressure. What did jury decide in social media case against Meta and Google?
• Negative Sentiment: Broader investor concerns — heavy AI capex, sector technical weakness and commentary about slide toward bear‑market territory — keep near‑term downside risk even as fundamentals improve. Google Stock Slides Toward Bear Market Territory

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total value of $14,341,182.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 13,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,987,279.15. This represents a 78.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total value of $35,060,852.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,110,165 shares of company stock worth $118,134,117. Insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

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.