Greenwood Gearhart LLC Buys 1,772 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Greenwood Gearhart LLC increased its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 115.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,305 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,772 shares during the period. Greenwood Gearhart LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $950,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Eaton Cambridge Inc. raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 49.0% in the 1st quarter. Eaton Cambridge Inc. now owns 3,626 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,043,000 after purchasing an additional 1,192 shares during the period. Next Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 2.5% in the first quarter. Next Capital Management LLC now owns 6,679 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,921,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 3.2% during the first quarter. Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,440 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $702,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet during the first quarter worth about $569,626,000. Finally, Vision Retirement LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 0.6% during the first quarter. Vision Retirement LLC now owns 9,092 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,615,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $336.71 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $359.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $339.14. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $187.82 and a 52 week high of $408.61. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $4.08 trillion, a PE ratio of 16.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.24.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.89 by $6.22. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%.The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $117.07 billion. Analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Investors of record on Monday, September 7th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.42%.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s latest quarter continued to support the long-term growth case: revenue rose 24% to $119.8 billion, Google Cloud growth accelerated to 82%, cloud operating income more than tripled, and its backlog reached $514 billion. Search revenue also grew 17%, easing concerns that AI tools are undermining the core advertising business. Alphabet quarter and valuation analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Investor enthusiasm is being supported by Alphabet’s potential to commercialize its internally developed AI chips, with initial external revenue reportedly expected by year-end. Analysts and value investors remain constructive; KeyCorp maintains an “Overweight” rating and a $445 target, while Phillip Securities upgraded Alphabet to “strong buy.” Alphabet AI silicon opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Google is expanding its Play Signal age-assurance technology worldwide by the end of 2026, potentially strengthening Android’s safety tools and developer ecosystem. Waymo also began restoring freeway service, a sign of progress after earlier operational restrictions. Google age-assurance technology
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst estimates were mixed: KeyCorp raised its full-year 2026 EPS forecast substantially but trimmed quarterly and 2027 estimates slightly, while Erste Group lifted its 2027 forecast. This indicates strong near-term expectations but uncertainty about longer-term spending and profitability.
• Negative Sentiment: The main pressure remains Alphabet’s planned $195 billion–$205 billion of 2026 capital spending. Quarterly capital expenditures reached $44.9 billion and free cash flow turned negative, prompting investors to question whether AI infrastructure returns will justify the investment. Alphabet AI spending concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Additional risks include renewed fears that lower-cost AI models could pressure technology valuations, potential European private damages claims following Google’s $1 billion fine, and reports of a DeepMind research-team restructuring. Recent insider and major-shareholder sales are also a modest sentiment headwind, although they do not necessarily signal deteriorating fundamentals. Google European damages risk

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on GOOGL shares. Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wolfe Research reduced their price target on Alphabet from $390.00 to $360.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $445.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $380.00 to $445.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $400.00 to $379.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $419.86.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $368.63, for a total value of $387,061.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 196,931 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The shares were 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 600,465 shares of company stock worth $16,228,202. Insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

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.