Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Purchases 10,310 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 33.8% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 40,775 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,310 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $11,697,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of GOOG. Kathmere Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Alphabet by 8.5% during the fourth quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 29,896 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $9,381,000 after buying an additional 2,341 shares in the last quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 275,943 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $86,596,000 after buying an additional 2,850 shares in the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 60,739 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $19,060,000 after acquiring an additional 4,239 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 190,654 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $59,827,000 after acquiring an additional 15,280 shares during the period. Finally, Steginsky Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Steginsky Capital LLC now owns 680,588 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $165,757,000 after acquiring an additional 6,523 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.63, for a total transaction of $387,061.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $545,941.03. This trade represents a 41.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 112 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $351.28, for a total value of $39,343.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,615,656.24. The trade was a 0.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 160,465 shares of company stock worth $8,020,511 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street expects another strong quarterly report from Alphabet, with AI and Google Cloud likely to remain key growth engines. Alphabet Q2 Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Upcoming Report
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Google backed Proxima Fusion in a €411 million funding round, underscoring its willingness to invest in long-term frontier technologies that could create future optionality. Google, RWE back Proxima Fusion in €411 million financing round
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlighted Alphabet as a strong performer, with investors focusing on its improving cloud momentum and broad AI monetization prospects. Alphabet (GOOGL) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider
• Positive Sentiment: Anthropic-related commentary is bullish for Alphabet because the company owns a meaningful stake in the AI startup, and a potential IPO could increase the value of that holding. Anthropic Could Be a $1 Trillion IPO This Fall. These 2 Stocks Already Own a Piece.
• Neutral Sentiment: CNBC “Final Trades” mentions and other market commentary kept Alphabet in the spotlight, but these pieces do not appear to change the fundamental outlook on their own. Apple, Meta, Alphabet And A Financial Stock On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’
• Negative Sentiment: Google’s expanded AI data collection and user-media training changes could raise privacy concerns and invite more scrutiny from users or regulators. If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Waymo is facing stronger competition from Zoox in robotaxi usage could temper enthusiasm around Alphabet’s autonomous-driving ambitions. One robotaxi player has grown its share of users so far in 2026 — and it’s not Waymo

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOG stock traded up $1.08 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $365.99. 6,601,450 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,734,711. The stock has a market cap of $4.43 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.23. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $173.88 and a one year high of $404.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $368.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $333.49.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The information services provider reported $5.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $2.43. The firm had revenue of $109.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $106.96 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 37.92% and a return on equity of 38.99%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.81 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 14.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th were given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This is a boost from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 8th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $450.00 target price (up from $400.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $470.00 price objective (up from $420.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $420.00 target price on Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $376.19.

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.