VMS Asset Management Limited Takes $5.36 Million Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

VMS Asset Management Limited bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 17,110 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,355,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of GOOGL. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 110,330 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $20,886,000 after acquiring an additional 4,110 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 14,930 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,826,000 after acquiring an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 17.6% during the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 3,888 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $685,000 after acquiring an additional 581 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 11.2% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 485,486 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $85,557,000 after acquiring an additional 48,805 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Bank grew its stake in Alphabet by 6.9% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 48,204 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $8,495,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $356.38 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $357.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $329.64. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $162.00 and a 52-week high of $408.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.32 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.23.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The information services provider reported $5.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.64 by $2.47. Alphabet had a net margin of 37.92% and a return on equity of 38.99%. The firm had revenue of $109.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $106.98 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 14.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 8th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. This is an increase from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 8th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 6.71%.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank raised its FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates for Alphabet, signaling confidence in the company’s earnings outlook and AI/cloud-driven growth. Veteran Analyst Firm Resets Alphabet Forecast for 2027
• Positive Sentiment: Google expanded Gemini features for small businesses, which could help drive broader adoption of its AI tools and support future subscription revenue. Google Debuts Gemini Features Geared to Small Businesses
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Gemini app monthly users doubled to 900 million reinforce Alphabet’s momentum in AI products and its ability to monetize a large user base. Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Reports Doubling of Gemini App Monthly Users to 900 Million
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet’s valuation is being scrutinized after a strong run, with some market coverage focusing on whether recent momentum can continue at the same pace. Alphabet (NasdaqGS:GOOGL) Valuation Check As Share Price Momentum Cools After Strong Year
• Negative Sentiment: Google and Meta were denied a new trial in the youth social media addiction case, leaving a legal overhang in place for Alphabet’s YouTube business. Market Chatter: Google, Meta Platforms Denied New Trial in Youth Social Media Addiction Case by California Judge
• Negative Sentiment: News that Gemini and Google Workspace AI tools experienced outages could weigh on sentiment around product reliability, even if the impact is likely temporary. Gemini Is Down? Live Updates on Google Workspace’s AI Errors
• Negative Sentiment: A Reuters report said a fire at a third-party facility caused intermittent Google Cloud network disruptions in India, highlighting operational risk for the cloud business. Fire at third-party facility disrupts Google Cloud network traffic in India
• Negative Sentiment: A broader warning that the AI data-center buildout may be less certain than expected could pressure sentiment across hyperscalers, including Alphabet, if investors worry about returns on heavy AI infrastructure spending. Wall Street’s $800 Billion AI Data Center Bet Is Showing Cracks

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 617 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $289.63, for a total value of $178,701.71. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 10,093 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,923,235.59. This trade represents a 5.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $393.26, for a total transaction of $412,923.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,531 shares in the company, valued at $995,341.06. This represents a 29.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 193,016 shares of company stock valued at $17,282,549 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Mizuho lifted their price target on Alphabet from $420.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Alphabet from $425.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price target on Alphabet from $380.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Truist Financial set a $430.00 price target on Alphabet and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price target on Alphabet from $390.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $413.13.

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.