Alphabet Inc. $GOOG is Osprey Private Wealth LLC’s 2nd Largest Position

Osprey Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 34.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 78,115 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,095 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up about 6.9% of Osprey Private Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Osprey Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $19,025,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NatWest Group plc purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth about $213,000. RDA Financial Network raised its position in Alphabet by 21.7% in the 3rd quarter. RDA Financial Network now owns 13,500 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after purchasing an additional 2,406 shares during the period. Firethorn Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Firethorn Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,736 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,154,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 145.0% in the 3rd quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 196 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Finally, Legacy Private Trust Co. lifted its stake in Alphabet by 34.8% in the third quarter. Legacy Private Trust Co. now owns 13,418 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,268,000 after purchasing an additional 3,462 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on GOOG. Loop Capital raised Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. DA Davidson set a $300.00 price objective on Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Raymond James Financial set a $275.00 price objective on Alphabet and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Alphabet in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $313.04.

Alphabet Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ GOOG opened at $308.61 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $328.67. The firm has a market cap of $3.72 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $289.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $234.56. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. The business had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.The business’s revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.12 EPS. Analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.05, for a total transaction of $694,638.90. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,629,725.80. This trade represents a 16.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,816 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $247.42, for a total transaction of $4,408,034.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,635,348.70. This trade represents a 29.30% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 228,906 shares of company stock valued at $63,984,117. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud scored a very large security‑services expansion with Palo Alto Networks that sources say is “approaching $10 billion,” a material commercial win that should lift cloud revenue and backlog expectations. Google Cloud lands deal with Palo Alto Networks
• Positive Sentiment: Brokerage momentum: Wedbush and other analysts have recently raised targets/ratings (new Wedbush $350 target) — analyst upgrades and higher price targets are supporting buyer interest. New Analyst Forecast: $GOOGL Given $350 Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Talent win for AI: Coverage reports ~20% of Google’s 2025 AI software-engineer hires were “boomerang” ex‑employees — a sign management is successfully rehiring experienced AI staff amid intense competition, which supports execution on Gemini, cloud AI products and new hardware/software initiatives. Google’s boomerang year: 20% of AI software engineers hired in 2025 were ex-employees
• Neutral Sentiment: Social/market chatter highlights AI product strength (Gemini updates) and Waymo funding talk — these narratives can lift sentiment but carry execution and valuation risk if monetization timelines slip. Opinions on AI Innovations and Waymo Funding
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/trading signals: Power‑inflow/order‑flow alerts and recent intraday momentum have drawn short‑term traders into GOOG, amplifying moves on news. GOOG Hits Intraday High After Key Trading Signal
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal headwinds: Mexico’s antitrust authority ordered Google to drop certain Android restrictions, and a Spanish consumer group has opened preliminary legal action over alleged data collection — these actions raise compliance, litigation and product‑bundling risk in key markets. Mexico’s antitrust commission resolves Android competition case Spanish consumer group seeks to sue Google in data row
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Multiple filings show director/exec stock sales (including CEO sales disclosed) — routine for tax/planning but some investors view concentrated insider sales negatively in the short term. Alphabet insider buying and selling

Alphabet 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.