Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Stake Trimmed by Keybank National Association OH

Keybank National Association OH lowered its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 3.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 657,078 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 22,751 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up about 0.7% of Keybank National Association OH’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Keybank National Association OH’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $223,893,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 135.5% in the third quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 73 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Livelsberger Financial Advisory bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Toth Financial Advisory Corp bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Timbuktu Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the second quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are a few of the latest headlines about GOOG:

• Positive Sentiment: Google is testing a faster Gemini 4 Flash model internally, following the launch of Gemini 4 Carbon for developers and businesses. Continued model releases may help Alphabet compete for AI workloads and monetization. Article: Google is letting staff test a fast new Gemini AI model named Hydrogen
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized an existing securities class action against Alphabet, alleging investor harm during May 19–July 16, 2026, with a December 1 lead-plaintiff deadline. The notices add reputational and potential legal risk; they cite claims involving Gemini 3.5 Pro delays and alleged disclosure failures, which remain allegations. Article: Kaplan Fox reminds Alphabet investors of securities class action deadline
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the new TPU announcements, one report flags cash flow as a larger challenge for GOOG, highlighting investor concern about the cost of funding AI infrastructure and expansion. Article: Alphabet Edged Higher After Revealing New TPUs

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research downgraded Alphabet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “reduce” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Citigroup downgraded Alphabet from a “market outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, DA Davidson reduced their target price on Alphabet from $375.00 to $350.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alphabet has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $413.38.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $6,494,424.20. The trade was a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOG stock opened at $290.63 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $326.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $336.38. The firm has a market cap of $3.57 trillion, a P/E ratio of 15.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 2.69, a current ratio of 2.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $271.41 and a 12 month high of $404.47.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.01 by ($0.89). Alphabet had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 50.03%. The firm had revenue of $127.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $127.97 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.87 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 24.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 7th. 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.