Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Position Trimmed by Vantage Wealth

Vantage Wealth lessened its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 104,625 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 8,525 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for about 5.5% of Vantage Wealth’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Vantage Wealth’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $25,434,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. IFS Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 400.0% in the 2nd quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Robbins Farley boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 60.0% in the second quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 160 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. WestEnd Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 58.7% in the second quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 165 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Fairman Group LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 121.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fairman Group LLC now owns 177 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Finally, University of Illinois Foundation purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on GOOG shares. Rosenblatt Securities set a $279.00 price target on Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Truist Financial set a $350.00 price objective on Alphabet in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Alphabet from $280.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Alphabet from $285.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Pivotal Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective (up from $350.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, December 5th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $313.04.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $315.47 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $3.81 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.11, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.07. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $293.83 and a 200 day moving average of $238.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $142.66 and a 12 month high of $328.67.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 company’s revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.12 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect Power for roughly $4.75B to secure clean energy and data‑center build capacity — a strategic, near‑term solution to power constraints for AI workloads that supports faster cloud/AI deployments and reduces execution risk on capacity. Intersect acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud momentum: analysts and reports point to strong enterprise AI demand, a large backlog (~$155B reported) and major security deals (multi‑year Palo Alto tie‑ups) that underpin durable revenue and margin upside for the cloud business. Google Cloud outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Market/analyst positioning: several firms reiterated or raised targets and ratings (BMO, Citi, others), and MarketBeat frames the recent pullback as consolidation not trend breakdown — supports longer‑term investor conviction but is less likely to trigger sharp moves absent new fundamentals. Analyst sentiment & pullback
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia licensed Groq tech and hired Groq engineers — important for AI chip competition and infra dynamics but only an indirect/medium‑term factor for Alphabet (affects cloud GPU/TPU competitive landscape). Nvidia-Groq deal
• Negative Sentiment: Waymo operational issue: a San Francisco power outage stalled robotaxis, prompting fleetwide software updates and a regulator review — a reputational and regulatory risk that could slow commercialization timelines or invite oversight. Waymo outage & response
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest has risen materially in December (roughly +34.8% from late November to ~56.15M shares as of Dec. 15), which increases downside pressure and could amplify volatility on negative headlines or weak tape days.
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: a high‑profile suit alleges unlawful use of copyrighted material to train AI models (plaintiff includes NYT reporter John Carreyrou) — a sector‑wide legal exposure that could produce litigation costs or constraints on model training practices. NYT reporter lawsuit

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $299.80, for a total transaction of $9,743,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,239,619 shares in the company, valued at approximately $671,437,776.20. This represents a 1.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.19, for a total value of $184,914.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 3,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,206,872.04. This represents a 13.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 228,906 shares of company stock worth $63,984,117 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

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.