Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 18.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 14,395 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,275 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for 0.7% of Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $3,506,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GOOG. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its position in Alphabet by 3.1% in the third quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 784,268 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $192,560,000 after acquiring an additional 23,851 shares during the last quarter. one8zero8 LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.2% during the third quarter. one8zero8 LLC now owns 31,195 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $7,598,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter valued at about $225,000. Traynor Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 64,759 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $15,772,000 after purchasing an additional 1,058 shares during the period. Finally, AustralianSuper Pty Ltd grew its stake in Alphabet by 742.6% during the 3rd quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 485,208 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $118,172,000 after buying an additional 427,624 shares during the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on GOOG shares. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Truist Financial set a $350.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $365.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $375.00 target price (up from $336.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised their price target on Alphabet from $290.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $331.52.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,829 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.89, for a total value of $5,614,173.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 42,972 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,531,453.08. This represents a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total value of $867,569.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,798,832.60. This trade represents a 23.66% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 2,037,964 shares of company stock valued at $95,259,727. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on revenue and EPS with accelerating Search and Cloud growth — Search ~17% YoY, Cloud growth near 48% and a doubled Cloud backlog point to durable demand and stronger monetization. Alphabet: Full Valuation, Full Speed
• Positive Sentiment: Large enterprise/cloud wins and Gemini deployments (e.g., Liberty Global, Humana) validate Google Cloud monetization and AI product traction. Liberty Global-Google Cloud deal
• Positive Sentiment: Waymo’s big $16B funding round and $126B valuation increase Alphabet’s optionality outside ads and support longer-term upside. Waymo funding
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades, higher price targets and continued institutional buying reflect confidence in AI/Search/Cloud upside. Analyst coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Management declined to discuss specific AI partnerships (e.g., Google-Apple Siri deal) on the earnings call, leaving partnership details uncertain for investors. TechCrunch: Google-Apple AI deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Options and pre/post-earnings positioning implied a sizable move; next direction likely depends on how investors weigh capex vs. revenue/margin trends. Earnings preview/prediction markets
• Negative Sentiment: The $175–$185B 2026 capex guide was the primary negative catalyst — far above Street expectations and seen as a near-term earnings/cash-flow risk that sparked selling pressure. Reuters: capex guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Investors also noted a slight YouTube ad revenue softness and the scale of AI spending, which together raised near-term execution and margin questions. Invezz: post-earnings dip
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and some institutional selling (CAO SEC filing noted) adds to short-term sentiment pressure around a high valuation. SEC insider filing

Alphabet Stock Down 2.2%

GOOG stock opened at $333.34 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a fifty day moving average of $322.04 and a 200-day moving average of $269.49. 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 one year low of $142.66 and a one year high of $350.15.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.23% and a return on equity of 35.00%. The business’s revenue was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.15 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

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.