Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Holdings Raised by Solstein Capital LLC

Solstein Capital LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 10.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,502 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,803 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for about 1.1% of Solstein Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Solstein Capital LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $4,750,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 1.0% during the third quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 23,382 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $5,694,000 after buying an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 2.1% during the third quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 151,147 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $36,812,000 after acquiring an additional 3,128 shares during the period. Winch Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 64,492 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $15,707,000 after acquiring an additional 403 shares in the last quarter. Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. boosted its stake in Alphabet by 145.2% in the 3rd quarter. Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 272,797 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $66,423,000 after purchasing an additional 161,541 shares during the period. Finally, Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. grew its position in Alphabet by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 1,045 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Frances Arnold sold 112 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.99, for a total value of $33,934.88. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,418 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,580,469.82. This represents a 0.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 955 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.00, for a total transaction of $284,590.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 9,918 shares in the company, valued at $2,955,564. The trade was a 8.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 2,079,993 shares of company stock worth $108,745,244 in the last 90 days. 12.99% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $300.91 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $320.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $285.58. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $142.66 and a 52-week high of $350.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.The firm’s revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.15 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.77%.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large enterprise deals and product momentum support revenue and TPU/cloud demand — Google Cloud wins (CVS AI health platform) and ongoing Gemini product updates reinforce the company’s commercial AI growth story. CVS taps Google Cloud to roll out AI-powered health platform
• Positive Sentiment: Large infrastructure demand signaled by Meta leasing Google TPUs — multibillion‑dollar TPU agreements point to durable cloud revenue from AI training customers. Meta leases Google AI chips
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnerships (reported Apple tie‑up) could deepen Gemini / cloud integration into iOS ecosystem, raising long‑term monetization potential. Gemini lawsuit and Apple deal reframe AI risk/reward
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains constructive — Bank of America reaffirmed a Buy and $370 target, helping underpin bullish expectations for medium‑term upside. Bank of America maintains $370 PT
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling observed (small share disposals by a director and the CAO) — routine filings show modest reductions that investors monitor but that don’t indicate strategic distress. Insider sale filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory/legal uncertainty partly settles gameplay — Fortnite returns to Google Play worldwide, but with changed economics from the Epic settlement. That removes distribution uncertainty while altering long‑term service revenue. Fortnite returns to Google Play
• Negative Sentiment: Play Store commission cut — Google’s settlement with Epic reduces Play Store fees to roughly 20%, which could lower app‑store revenue and margins versus prior assumptions. Google lowers Play Store commissions
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile Gemini lawsuit raises liability and regulatory risk — a wrongful‑death claim alleging harmful chatbot guidance increases uncertainty around consumer AI oversight and potential litigation costs. Gemini wrongful‑death lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Waymo safety/regulatory scrutiny and AI capex concerns — NTSB probes and reminders of heavy AI capital spending weigh on near‑term margins and sentiment. Waymo NTSB scrutiny AI capex pressure article

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Truist Financial set a $350.00 price objective on Alphabet in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on Alphabet from $330.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $345.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $343.90.

About Alphabet

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.