Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Shares Sold by Capital Investment Services of America Inc.

Capital Investment Services of America Inc. cut its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 4.4% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 160,433 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 7,468 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up about 5.2% of Capital Investment Services of America Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Capital Investment Services of America Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $54,666,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOG. Collaborative Fund Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 158.5% during the 3rd quarter. Collaborative Fund Advisors LLC now owns 4,805 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,637,000 after acquiring an additional 2,946 shares in the last quarter. Bfsg LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 3.7% during the third quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 49,662 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $16,922,000 after acquiring an additional 1,750 shares in the last quarter. Strategent Financial LLC boosted its position in Alphabet by 8.1% during the third quarter. Strategent Financial LLC now owns 997 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $340,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Alphabet by 231.0% during the third quarter. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,969 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,012,000 after purchasing an additional 2,072 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sageworth Trust Co grew its stake in Alphabet by 5.3% in the third quarter. Sageworth Trust Co now owns 14,241 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,852,000 after purchasing an additional 717 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total value of $28,257.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,494,424.20. This represents a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 247 shares of company stock worth $79,238 in the last three months. 12.99% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on GOOG. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. DA Davidson cut their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $375.00 to $350.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. HSBC set a $515.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group set a $450.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $413.38.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google’s Cloud, Gemini, advertising and streaming businesses are showing improving demand, according to market commentary. Reports also cite more than 1 billion Gemini app users and rapid Google Cloud growth, supporting the case that AI can create revenue beyond traditional Search. Article: GOOGL Cloud Momentum Clashes with Google Search Concerns
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet disclosed a roughly $548 million Qualcomm stake, which could strengthen its AI data-center supply and technology relationships. Article: Alphabet discloses $548 million worth of Qualcomm stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Google acquired Crusoe’s planned Wyoming data-center site as part of a reported $17 billion expansion, with a pledge to cover the facility’s power costs. More capacity could support AI and cloud growth, while the scale of investment and energy needs add to concerns about spending and infrastructure constraints. Article: Google acquires Wyoming data center site from AI infrastructure firm Crusoe
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet’s Wing plans to invest up to $125 million in a Texas manufacturing facility, expanding its drone-delivery capacity. It offers longer-term growth potential but is a relatively small, multi-year investment compared with Alphabet’s core businesses. Article: Alphabet’s Drone Unit to Invest Up to $125 Million in New Texas Facility
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to question whether AI assistants could weaken Search growth and how effectively Alphabet can monetize AI search. Heavy data-center spending also raises concerns about cash flow, electricity availability and potential regulation. Article: Are the Fears Around Alphabet’s Search Slowdown Warranted?
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized an existing securities class action alleging investor harm during May–July 2026; the claims remain allegations, but the publicity may add a legal overhang. Separately, parents’ claims over an AI chatbot’s alleged role in a student’s suicide attempt raise potential safety and reputational concerns. Article: Google faces claims student used AI chat on US school laptop to plan suicide attempt

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $283.93 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $329.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $337.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.82, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.21. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $271.41 and a 1-year high of $404.47.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.01 by ($0.89). The firm had revenue of $127.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $127.97 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 50.03% and a return on equity of 43.33%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 24.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.87 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.80 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 7th will be issued 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 4.59%.

Alphabet Profile

Alphabet is a technology holding company whose primary business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company adopted a holding-company structure in 2015. Sundar Pichai leads Alphabet and Google as chief executive officer.

Google offers internet search, online advertising, cloud computing, and software and hardware products. Its services and products include Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play, and Google Cloud.