Two Point Capital Management Inc. Sells 1,817 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Two Point Capital Management Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 78,790 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 1,817 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for 7.7% of Two Point Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Two Point Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $19,154,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Breakwater Investment Management increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Breakwater Investment Management now owns 4,228 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,028,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Alphabet by 2.9% during the third quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,572 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $382,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Towerpoint Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 1.6% in the third quarter. Towerpoint Wealth LLC now owns 3,037 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $738,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Alphabet by 2.0% in the second quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,510 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $445,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trinity Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.3% in the third quarter. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,833 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $932,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of GOOGL opened at $314.35 on Wednesday. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $140.53 and a 52-week high of $328.83. The stock has a market cap of $3.79 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.07. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $291.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $236.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

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

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.05, for a total value of $694,638.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 14,516 shares in the company, valued at $3,629,725.80. This represents a 16.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.48, for a total value of $9,213,100.00. Following the completion of 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 represents a 1.37% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 226,128 shares of company stock worth $63,183,331 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect for $4.75 billion (cash + assumed debt) to secure data‑center projects and clean energy capacity — a strategic move to bypass grid bottlenecks and accelerate AI compute build‑out, which supports Google Cloud and AI growth expectations. Alphabet agrees to buy Intersect for $4.75bn
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage and sentiment pieces frame Alphabet’s recent pullback as consolidation within a multi‑year uptrend—citing strong revenue, Google Cloud momentum, large institutional inflows, and continued analyst bullishness — reinforcing the buy thesis for many investors. Alphabet’s Pullback After a Big Year—Is This the Dip to Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Motive, a fleet‑management company backed by Alphabet’s GV, filed for an IPO — a reminder Alphabet’s venture arm continues to monetize ecosystem gains, but the direct impact on GOOG is limited. Motive files for IPO
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple commentary pieces compare Alphabet to Nvidia as AI leaders; these narratives help sentiment and valuation multiples but also set high growth expectations that investors will watch into 2026. Nvidia vs Alphabet analysis
• Negative Sentiment: A New York Times reporter sued Google (and others) alleging copyrighted works were used to train chatbots — potential legal and settlement risk that could increase compliance costs and regulatory scrutiny around AI training data. NYT reporter sues Google over chatbot training
• Negative Sentiment: California regulators are reviewing an incident in which Waymo vehicles stalled during a San Francisco power outage — a potential regulatory and reputational headwind for Alphabet’s AV unit. Waymo review after power outage

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on GOOGL. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Alphabet from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $290.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $315.00 target price (up previously from $250.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Mizuho set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-one have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $315.90.

Alphabet 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.