Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Stock Position Reduced by Tweedy Browne Co LLC

Tweedy Browne Co LLC cut its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 27.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 233,967 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 87,332 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up about 4.9% of Tweedy Browne Co LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Tweedy Browne Co LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $56,877,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Alphabet during the second quarter valued at $21,944,208,000. Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter worth about $4,338,397,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 17,667.7% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,245,075 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,686,640,000 after buying an additional 15,159,273 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 28.0% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 53,107,572 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $12,910,542,000 after acquiring an additional 11,605,785 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Alphabet by 51.7% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 31,817,684 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $5,607,232,000 after acquiring an additional 10,843,853 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $307.69 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $318.54 and a 200 day moving average of $291.85. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The company has a market capitalization of $3.72 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.10. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $140.53 and a 52 week high of $349.00.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.25. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.The business had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $111.24 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th 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 was Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 7.77%.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 955 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.00, for a total value of $284,590.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 9,918 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,955,564. This trade represents a 8.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $307.89, for a total transaction of $10,006,425.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,642,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $505,573,853.40. The trade was a 1.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 2,110,165 shares of company stock valued at $118,134,117 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 11.64% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat highlights Alphabet as a relative leader among mega‑cap tech names — cites consecutive earnings beats, Google Cloud strength and outperformance vs. peers, supporting investor confidence in execution. 2 Tech Giants Holding Their Ground While the Market Slides
• Positive Sentiment: DeepMind hires Jasjeet Sekhon (Bridgewater’s chief scientist) as chief strategy officer — a high‑profile AI hire that strengthens DeepMind’s talent and strategy as Alphabet pushes AI leadership. Exclusive: Bridgewater’s chief scientist Sekhon to join Google’s DeepMind AI unit
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Wiz acquisition bolsters Google Cloud security capabilities — strengthens competitive positioning vs. AWS/Azure and supports Cloud revenue growth narratives. GOOGL’s Wiz Buyout Expands Cloud Security Portfolio: What’s Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Google is implementing an AI opt‑out for websites to address UK competition concerns — a regulatory concession that should reduce policy risk around generative search features. Google to allow AI opt-out to ease UK competition concerns
• Positive Sentiment: Google’s Stitch redesign and other product moves underline AI-driven product expansion (also pressuring competitors like Adobe), reinforcing the TAM growth story for Alphabet’s software/AI stack. Adobe Stock Drops After Google’s Stitch Redesign
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet paid a small dividend on March 16 ($0.21/share) — a shareholder‑friendly move that can support investor sentiment. Google stock just paid dividends; here’s how much investors received
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling disclosed: CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares (~$10.0M) and Director John Hennessy sold 1,050 shares — notable transactions but small relative to their holdings; watch for pattern rather than one‑off sales. Sundar Pichai insider sale John L. Hennessy insider sale
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest data appears anomalous (reports of zero/NaN) and is not signaling a clear short‑squeeze or build‑up at present.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader investor worry over massive hyperscaler AI spending and whether returns justify it — analysts flag $410B+ hyperscaler capex and growing margins pressure, which weighs on tech multiples including Alphabet. Forget the War Headlines: This Is the Real Reason Tech Stocks Are Struggling
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns persist as analysts debate whether Alphabet’s higher capex and margin pressure justify its current P/E — this keeps upside constrained despite operational wins. How The Alphabet (GOOGL) Investment Story Is Shifting With AI Deals And Valuation Questions

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Moffett Nathanson upped their price objective on Alphabet from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Truist Financial set a $385.00 target price on Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. HSBC raised their price target on Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $354.00 price target on shares of Alphabet and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $367.18.

Alphabet Company 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.