Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Sold by Blueprint Investment Partners LLC

Blueprint Investment Partners LLC reduced its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 27.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 20,877 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 8,037 shares during the period. Blueprint Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $7,183,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 5.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 238,977,259 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $85,403,303,000 after purchasing an additional 12,718,127 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in Alphabet by 90.9% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 17,040,373 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,900,078,000 after purchasing an additional 8,112,680 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in Alphabet by 12.7% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 31,745,979 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $9,128,850,000 after purchasing an additional 3,574,810 shares during the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the second quarter worth $1,058,385,000. Finally, Nykredit A S bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth $1,004,749,000. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total transaction of $28,257.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,494,424.20. The trade was a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $284.78 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $332.93 and a 200-day moving average of $338.97. The company has a current ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $270.70 and a 12 month high of $408.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.48 trillion, a PE ratio of 14.86, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.23.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.02 by ($0.90). The firm had revenue of $127.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $127.96 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 50.03% and a return on equity of 43.33%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Investors of record on Monday, December 7th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 7th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.59%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on GOOGL shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Alphabet from $425.00 to $400.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $405.00 price objective (down from $425.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Wall Street Zen cut Alphabet from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Alphabet from $447.00 to $375.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $325.00 price target (down from $385.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $412.51.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google is acquiring a Wyoming data-center site from Crusoe as it expands capacity for AI workloads. The purchase supports Alphabet’s push to secure infrastructure it might otherwise lease; a broader Wyoming project has been reported at about $17 billion, with Google saying it will cover the facility’s power costs. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Wing plans to invest up to $125 million over two years in a Fort Worth manufacturing facility capable of producing tens of thousands of delivery drones annually. The investment could help scale Wing’s commercial operations, though it requires substantial upfront spending. Wall Street Journal article
• Neutral Sentiment: Google plans to double prices for paid input, output and context-caching on its Gemini 3.8 and 3.6 Flash APIs starting January 1, 2027. Higher pricing could improve monetization, but its effect on customer demand is uncertain. Yahoo Finance article
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet faces renewed investor scrutiny over a securities class action alleging misleading statements during May–July 2026. The claims are allegations, not findings, but could add legal and reputational risk; multiple law-firm notices largely repeat the same case. PR Newswire article
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about uncertainty around data-center regulation and the scale of AI capital spending. A separate lawsuit also alleges safety harms involving Google’s AI on a school Chromebook, adding potential reputational and legal exposure. Reuters article

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company whose largest business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company reorganized its businesses under the holding-company structure in 2015.

Google’s products and services include Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Cloud. The company also generates revenue from digital advertising and offers devices, subscriptions and artificial intelligence products and services.

Alphabet serves consumers, businesses and organizations around the world.