Voya Investment Management LLC Has $2.11 Billion Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Voya Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 37.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 8,710,295 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,355,235 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises about 2.1% of Voya Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. Voya Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $2,113,561,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOOGL. Baskin Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Alphabet by 2.6% in the third quarter. Baskin Financial Services Inc. now owns 11,747 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,856,000 after acquiring an additional 296 shares in the last quarter. Hummer Financial Advisory Services Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Hummer Financial Advisory Services Inc now owns 3,845 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $935,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter worth $242,000. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 139,408 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $33,890,000 after buying an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV increased its position in Alphabet by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV now owns 1,858 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $452,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alphabet Stock Performance

GOOGL opened at $309.78 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $290.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $235.73. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $140.53 and a 1 year high of $328.83. The stock has a market cap of $3.74 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.07.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The company had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.23% and a return on equity of 35.00%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 8th were issued a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alphabet news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.48, for a total value of $9,213,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,337,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $662,526,494.12. This trade represents a 1.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,816 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $247.42, for a total value of $4,408,034.72. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,635,348.70. The trade was a 29.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 226,128 shares of company stock valued at $63,183,331. 11.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GOOGL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $285.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Loop Capital raised Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $260.00 to $320.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. HSBC lifted their price target on Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Truist Financial set a $350.00 price objective on Alphabet and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Alphabet from $215.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-one have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $315.90.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet agreed to buy data‑center and clean‑energy developer Intersect for $4.75 billion to lock in power and buildout capacity for AI data centers — a strategic move to reduce energy/grid bottlenecks and accelerate AI deployments. Alphabet to Buy Data Center Partner Intersect for $4.75 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush raised its price target on GOOGL to $350 and kept an outperform rating, providing near‑term analyst support and signaling continued institutional confidence. Wedbush raises PT on Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) to $350
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat and other analysts frame the recent pullback as consolidation after a big 2025 run, highlighting strong fundamentals (>$100B revenue quarter, cloud momentum) and institutional inflows — a constructive narrative for buy‑and‑hold investors. GOOGL’s Pullback After a BIG Year, Is This a Buy-the-Dip Moment?
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple investment writeups (Fool, Investopedia) reiterate Alphabet’s leadership in generative AI, cloud and quantum initiatives — positive for long‑term thesis but largely reiterative rather than news‑driving in the near term. Nvidia vs Alphabet: Which Stock Will Outperform in 2026?
• Negative Sentiment: Waymo experienced stalls and a temporary service pause in San Francisco during a regional blackout; California regulators are reviewing the incident — an operational and PR risk for Alphabet’s autonomous‑vehicle ambitions. California regulator reviews Waymo stalls during San Francisco power outage
• Negative Sentiment: A New York Times reporter filed suit alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted books to train chatbots, naming Google among defendants — potential legal and compliance risk that could create costs or policy constraints if lawsuits proliferate. New York Times reporter sues Google, xAI, OpenAI over chatbot training

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.