Bailard Inc. Has $113.92 Million Stock Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Bailard Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 468,592 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 7,810 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up approximately 2.5% of Bailard Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $113,915,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in Alphabet by 2.3% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,546,012 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $448,684,000 after acquiring an additional 56,295 shares during the last quarter. Moment Partners LLC boosted its position in Alphabet by 9.3% in the second quarter. Moment Partners LLC now owns 5,896 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,039,000 after purchasing an additional 504 shares during the last quarter. Welch Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 64,262 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $11,325,000 after purchasing an additional 2,467 shares during the period. Brooktree Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter valued at about $352,000. Finally, Griffin Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Griffin Asset Management Inc. now owns 58,731 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $14,277,000 after purchasing an additional 7,180 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.50, for a total transaction of $10,383,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,272,119 shares in the company, valued at approximately $725,942,020.50. This represents a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total transaction of $35,060,852.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,035,186 shares of company stock valued at $94,458,941. 11.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Alphabet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $339.71 on Wednesday. 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 Inc. has a twelve month low of $140.53 and a twelve month high of $349.00. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $321.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $268.37. The firm has a market cap of $4.10 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 1.09.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Waymo raised $16 billion in a financing round, valuing the unit at about $126B — this reduces Alphabet’s near-term funding burden for autonomous driving and validates Waymo’s standalone value. Waymo announces $16 billion fundraising round
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud struck a five‑year AI and cloud deal with Liberty Global to deploy Gemini models across European units — a material enterprise win for Cloud/AI monetization. Google Cloud, Liberty Global strike five-year AI partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Humana launched an AI-powered agent assist built on Google Cloud, showing continued vertical adoption of Google’s AI stack in healthcare. Humana Unveils AI-Powered Agent Assist Built With Google Cloud
• Positive Sentiment: WSJ reports Google is investing heavily in renewable energy and grid capacity to secure data-center power for AI — strengthens long-term cloud/AI reliability and cost profile. Google Is Spending Big to Build a Lead in the AI Energy Race
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and previews (Zacks, previews) show expectations for strong Search and Cloud Q4 momentum — this supports upside but also raises the bar for the earnings print. Can Strong Search and Cloud Growth Aid Alphabet’s Q4 Earnings?
• Neutral Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target to $400 (buy) while Bernstein raised theirs to $335 (market perform) — mixed analyst signals can amplify intraday swings around earnings. Jefferies raises target; Bernstein adjusts target Bernstein adjusts price target on Alphabet
• Neutral Sentiment: Company insider activity: CAO Amie Thuener O’Toole sold 933 shares (small reduction) and a separate report flags a large shareholder sale — insider sales can create short-term pressure but specifics matter. Insider sale by Amie Thuener O’Toole Major shareholder sells $35M in stock
• Negative Sentiment: Waymo faces a Senate hearing to defend its safety record after federal probes — regulatory scrutiny raises execution and PR risk for Alphabet’s autonomous unit. Waymo to defend self-driving safety record, warn on China competition
• Negative Sentiment: Google agreed to pay $135M to resolve an Android data-transfer lawsuit — a modest but tangible legal expense that can weigh on sentiment. Google to Pay $135 Million to Resolve the Android Data Transfer Lawsuit

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on GOOGL. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, November 20th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $360.00 price objective (up previously from $330.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Arete Research upped their price objective on Alphabet from $300.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Wedbush lifted their target price on Alphabet from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Citic Securities boosted their price target on Alphabet from $230.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-two have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $336.60.

About Alphabet

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.