Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Shares Purchased by Natural Investments LLC

Natural Investments LLC increased its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 351.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 45,629 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 35,520 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up 2.4% of Natural Investments LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Natural Investments LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $11,096,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of GOOG. Corsicana & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter worth about $854,000. Flputnam Investment Management Co. boosted its stake in Alphabet by 67.2% during the 3rd quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 260,083 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $63,343,000 after purchasing an additional 104,517 shares during the last quarter. CCM Investment Advisers LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 105.9% during the 3rd quarter. CCM Investment Advisers LLC now owns 2,411 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,240 shares in the last quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.4% in the third quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning now owns 11,881 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,894,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Matauro LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 121.9% in the third quarter. Matauro LLC now owns 15,013 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $3,656,000 after purchasing an additional 8,248 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect, a data‑center and clean‑energy developer, for $4.75 billion to lock in power and accelerate AI data‑center builds — a strategic move to remove an energy bottleneck for cloud/AI growth. Alphabet to buy Intersect
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush raised its price target on Alphabet to $350 (from $320) and kept an Outperform rating — a clear signal that some sell‑side analysts are valuing Alphabet higher amid its AI/infra push. Wedbush Raises PT
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlights Gemini 3’s impact on the AI landscape in 2025 (product momentum that supports Cloud and search monetization expectations). Strong product momentum helps justify higher growth assumptions. Gemini 3 market reaction
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness on Google Cloud and enterprise AI adoption (BMO and others recently raised outlooks), reinforcing expectations for higher recurring revenue from cloud/AI services. BMO Boosts Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Waymo briefly paused and then resumed San Francisco service after a citywide power outage — a short‑term operational disruption that is unlikely to change long‑term expectations for Waymo’s valuation but draws attention to grid resilience issues relevant to autonomous fleets. Waymo resumes service
• Negative Sentiment: The New York Times reporter filed a lawsuit alleging major AI developers (including Google) used copyrighted books without permission to train chatbots — a legal risk that could create future liabilities, injunctions, or force changes to training practices. NYT reporter sues Google and others

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on GOOG. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on Alphabet from $260.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, December 12th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $350.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $313.04.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $299.80, for a total value of $9,743,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,239,619 shares in the company, valued at $671,437,776.20. The trade was a 1.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.19, for a total value of $184,914.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 3,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,206,872.04. The trade was a 13.29% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 228,906 shares of company stock valued at $63,984,117. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GOOG opened at $311.33 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.76 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $142.66 and a 52-week high of $328.67. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $291.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $236.49.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.23% and a return on equity of 35.00%. The firm had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $99.90 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.12 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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

Alphabet Company 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.