Paulson & CO. Inc. Takes $1.77 Million Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Paulson & CO. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 5,000 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,767,000. Alphabet makes up approximately 0.1% of Paulson & CO. Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Sonoma Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Sonoma Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,282 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,530,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Lotus Technology Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the second quarter valued at $375,000. Invst LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 8.1% during the second quarter. Invst LLC now owns 16,391 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $5,857,000 after purchasing an additional 1,223 shares during the last quarter. Valtrion Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Valtrion Capital Management LLC now owns 2,984 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,066,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,058,385,000. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Alphabet Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $332.60 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $235.84 and a one year high of $408.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.07 trillion, a PE ratio of 16.71, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $347.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $343.69.

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

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Investors of record on Monday, September 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.42%.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 196,931 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.46, for a total transaction of $3,832,277.26. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $368.63, for a total transaction of $387,061.50. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $545,941.03. This trade represents a 41.49% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 451,925 shares of company stock valued at $12,371,544. Company insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google announced plans to invest at least €13 billion (about $15 billion) in AI infrastructure and data centers in Finland over the next two years. The investment should expand capacity for Gemini, Search, Maps and YouTube while positioning Finland as a strategic, cooler-cost data-center hub. Google to invest $15 billion AI infrastructure in Finland
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet agreed to purchase a large share of a Finnish nuclear plant’s output through 2049. The long-term contract could make electricity costs more predictable and strengthen Google’s ability to power energy-intensive AI operations. Google nuclear power agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Accenture and Google Cloud are creating a group with 1,000 engineers to help customers deploy AI agents. The arrangement could accelerate enterprise adoption of Google Cloud and support future cloud revenue growth. Accenture and Google AI partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary remain constructive on Alphabet’s AI, cloud and quantum-computing exposure. Recent coverage also points to strong prior earnings and valuation support after the stock pulled back from its highs. Hyperscalers bet on AI and quantum
• Neutral Sentiment: Google introduced an easier Android password-manager migration process and agreed to buy one million rice-methane carbon credits from India’s Mitti Labs. These moves may support ecosystem engagement and sustainability goals but are unlikely to materially affect near-term financial results. Google Android password manager update
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that heavy AI infrastructure spending will pressure free cash flow and returns on invested capital, despite strong Google Cloud growth. Alphabet ROIC and AI capital spending
• Negative Sentiment: Meta’s new paid AI agent, Muse, raised concerns that autonomous agents could bypass traditional search pages and reduce search advertising opportunities. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest also reduced its Alphabet position while buying Meta shares, adding a negative sentiment signal. Meta Muse AI agent and Alphabet shares
• Negative Sentiment: Finnish opposition parties warned that Google’s expansion could strain local power supplies and raise energy prices, creating potential permitting and execution risks for the planned data-center buildout. Finland power-supply concerns

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on GOOGL. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $420.00 target price (down from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. DZ Bank raised shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Pivotal Research restated 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. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $465.00 price target on shares of Alphabet and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Five equities research 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $420.19.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc is a technology and holding company founded in 2015 through a restructuring of Google. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and operates globally, serving consumers, businesses, advertisers and developers across numerous countries and regions.

Alphabet’s largest business is Google Services, which includes Google Search, online advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and hardware products such as Pixel devices. These products support activities including internet search, digital content distribution, mobile computing, online communications and advertising.