150,000 Shares in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Bought by Moore Capital Management LP

Moore Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 150,000 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $7,634,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. boosted its position in Alphabet by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 369,922,502 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $130,704,718,000 after buying an additional 5,164,200 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Alphabet by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 187,102,863 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $58,712,878,000 after acquiring an additional 953,790 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 38,409.2% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 179,836,276 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $5,643,262,000 after purchasing an additional 179,369,280 shares during the period. J. Stern & Co. LLP lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 28,482.8% in the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 112,091,870 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $35,174,429,000 after purchasing an additional 111,699,704 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 100,602,893 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $31,569,189,000 after purchasing an additional 1,073,151 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Kent Walker sold 8,998 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.29, for a total transaction of $3,142,911.42. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 75,290 shares in the company, valued at $26,298,044.10. This represents a 10.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 196,931 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.46, for a total transaction of $3,832,277.26. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 451,925 shares of company stock worth $12,371,544 over the last quarter. 12.99% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on GOOG shares. HSBC set a $515.00 target price on Alphabet in a report on Friday, August 14th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price objective (down from $445.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Roth Capital increased their target price on shares of Alphabet from $435.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “buy” rating and issued a $475.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $415.55.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash, including versions designed for coding, agentic tasks and cybersecurity. The release reinforces Alphabet’s effort to close performance gaps with OpenAI and Anthropic and supports the investment case for its AI products and cloud platform. Google’s Gemini 3.8 Flash is built for agents
• Positive Sentiment: New conversational voice features in Gmail, Docs and Keep give users more ways to interact with Google’s AI ecosystem, potentially improving Gemini adoption and monetization across Workspace. Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs and Keep
• Positive Sentiment: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel described Alphabet as a significant AI player after Berkshire increased its stake, providing a high-profile vote of confidence in Google’s AI strategy. Berkshire CEO Abel says Alphabet is a significant AI player
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s AI-related energy initiatives—including a 400-megawatt geothermal agreement with Fervo—highlight efforts to secure power for data-center expansion. Strong recent Cloud growth and revenue momentum further support the bullish narrative. Enhanced geothermal notches another win as Google buys 400 MW from Fervo
• Neutral Sentiment: Google’s WeatherNext 3 model and its collaboration on virtual power plants and clean-energy storage expand Alphabet’s technology and infrastructure partnerships, but the near-term financial impact remains uncertain. Google’s new AI weather model could help energy companies
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet still faces antitrust-related remedies, a securities-fraud investigation announcement and scrutiny over service outages, while its large AI capital-spending program could pressure free cash flow. Reports that a promised Gemini flagship model remains delayed also raise concerns about product execution. Securities fraud investigation into Alphabet continues

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOG stock opened at $339.08 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a current ratio of 2.72. The company has a market capitalization of $4.15 trillion, a P/E ratio of 17.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.21. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $346.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $340.75. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $226.76 and a 52-week high of $404.47.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $9.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.87 by $6.24. The company had revenue of $119.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $116.53 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 54.77% and a return on equity of 51.32%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.31 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 7th will be given a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s payout ratio is 4.42%.

About Alphabet

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.