Simon Quick Advisors LLC Has $8.38 Million Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Simon Quick Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 11.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,424 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,644 shares during the quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $8,384,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. IFS Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Alphabet by 400.0% in the 2nd quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Robbins Farley lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 60.0% during the second quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 160 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 58.7% during the second quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 165 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Fairman Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 121.3% in the 2nd quarter. Fairman Group LLC now owns 177 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, University of Illinois Foundation bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alphabet Trading Up 2.5%

GOOG stock opened at $322.48 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $305.07 and a 200-day moving average of $247.79. The company has a market cap of $3.89 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.80, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.09. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $328.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.The firm had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.12 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 8th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is 8.28%.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.15, for a total transaction of $8,129,875.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,369,619 shares in the company, valued at approximately $592,760,192.85. The trade was a 1.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $3,383,884.14. This represents a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 195,465 shares of company stock worth $57,056,497 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on GOOG shares. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, December 1st. Scotiabank set a $336.00 price objective on Alphabet and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, December 12th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alphabet has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $316.79.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Canaccord raised its price target for Alphabet to $390 and reiterated a Buy, boosting upside expectations and supporting investor sentiment. Canaccord PT Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet surpassed Apple to become the U.S. company with the second‑largest market cap, a headline that often attracts momentum buyers and index flows. Market Cap Surpasses Apple
• Positive Sentiment: Samsung said it will expand Galaxy phones with Gemini AI features — a distribution win that could accelerate user adoption of Google’s AI services and monetization opportunities for cloud/AI. Samsung / Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and institutional activity remains supportive: MarketBeat and Quiver data show numerous upgrades, elevated price targets and large institutional buys, which underpin the rally. Analyst Sentiment / MarketBeat
• Neutral Sentiment: Competition in video/creator platforms (e.g., Spotify’s big creator push) and broader AI rivalry remain watch items; they could shift ad/video dynamics over time but are not immediate catalysts. Spotify vs YouTube
• Neutral Sentiment: Lobbying disclosures and quarterly fund/hedge‑fund positioning reported by Quiver are informational for policy and flows but unlikely to move the stock by themselves. Lobbying Disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet and Character.AI agreed to settle lawsuits alleging AI chatbots contributed to minors’ suicides — a material reputational and legal overhang that raises regulatory and liability concerns for AI products. Lawsuit Settlement
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators warn that AI “answers” could cannibalize search ad revenue if users stop clicking links — a structural monetization risk for Google’s core ad business. Ad Cannibalization Risk
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling activity reported in recent data (multiple executive sales) can be read negatively by some investors, adding caution despite institutional buying. Insider Selling / Quiver

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.