Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Acquired by Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,570,599 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,400 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 3.0% of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $561,285,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. George Kaiser Family Foundation boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 186.6% during the second quarter. George Kaiser Family Foundation now owns 7,282 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,602,000 after buying an additional 4,741 shares during the period. Emerald Investment Advisers LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 11.4% in the 2nd quarter. Emerald Investment Advisers LLC now owns 136,516 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $48,787,000 after acquiring an additional 13,988 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 27.4% in the 2nd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 3,191,012 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,140,372,000 after acquiring an additional 686,407 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in Alphabet during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,058,000. Finally, Concord Investment Counsel Inc. raised its stake in Alphabet by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Concord Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 65,560 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $23,002,000 after acquiring an additional 1,075 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of GOOGL opened at $338.46 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $349.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $342.87. The company has a quick ratio of 2.64, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a market capitalization of $4.14 trillion, a PE ratio of 17.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.22. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $231.90 and a 52-week high of $408.61.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.89 by $6.22. Alphabet had a net margin of 54.77% and a return on equity of 51.32%. The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $117.07 billion. Equities research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. 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 payout ratio is 4.42%.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud revenue growth and expanding margins continue to support Alphabet’s AI investment strategy. Supporters argue that cloud growth—reportedly up 82% year over year—could eventually justify the company’s much higher spending. Google Cloud growth article
• Positive Sentiment: A federal judge rejected a forced breakup of Google’s ad-tech business, limiting the immediate structural risk to Alphabet. The company will instead face behavioral remedies, although the ad-network business recently contracted. Google ad-business ruling
• Positive Sentiment: New AI features in Gmail, Docs and Keep, along with continued Gemini development, could improve user engagement and strengthen Alphabet’s competitive position in generative AI. Rosenblatt also reaffirmed a buy rating with a $410 price target. Google AI product launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share on September 14 to shareholders of record on September 4, providing a modest income component but unlikely to materially change the investment case. Alphabet dividend article
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet raised 2026 capital-spending guidance to approximately $195 billion–$205 billion. Second-quarter free cash flow turned negative as capital expenditures reached $44.9 billion, raising concerns that AI infrastructure spending may take years to generate adequate returns. Alphabet cloud margins and AI spending
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also concerned about execution: Gemini 3.5 Pro reportedly remained delayed, while the company faces multiple securities-fraud investigations and continued scrutiny over its ad-tech practices. These issues add legal and competitive risk to an already expensive AI buildout. Gemini delay article

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In related news, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 118,138 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.90, for a total value of $2,232,808.20. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total value of $149,606.80. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,125,015.20. This represents a 1.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 451,925 shares of company stock valued at $12,371,544 in the last quarter. 11.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GOOGL has been the topic of several analyst reports. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $420.00 target price (down from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $475.00 price target (up from $470.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $515.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $425.00 to $445.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $420.19.

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.