Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Shares Sold by Threadgill Financial LLC

Threadgill Financial LLC cut its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 34.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,377 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 6,583 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up 1.6% of Threadgill Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Threadgill Financial LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $3,884,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 1.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 188,914,125 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $33,511,477,000 after acquiring an additional 2,428,266 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Alphabet by 8.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 99,529,742 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $24,240,469,000 after acquiring an additional 7,904,434 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in Alphabet by 5.8% in the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 40,032,291 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $9,749,864,000 after purchasing an additional 2,209,203 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in Alphabet by 0.7% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 32,583,332 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $7,935,671,000 after purchasing an additional 223,743 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 28,625,464 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $6,971,769,000 after purchasing an additional 539,679 shares during the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DeepMind/robotics partnership expands commercial uses for Gemini models and underscores Alphabet’s leadership in agentic AI — a near‑term narrative investors reward. Google partners with Agile Robots
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud wins and industry deals (Openreach, BMO tokenization) reinforce enterprise monetization of AI/Cloud, supporting revenue growth that analysts cite in upgraded price targets. Openreach taps Google AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical and product improvements — lower‑memory AI algorithms and better AI‑generated music — improve efficiency and product appeal but are incremental for near‑term earnings. Google introduces new algos to reduce AI memory usage
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory/product initiatives in key markets — e.g., labeling verified investment apps in India — lower consumer‑risk friction but also signal more local compliance work for Google Play and services. Google to label verified investment apps in India
• Negative Sentiment: A Los Angeles jury found Google’s YouTube negligent in a social‑media addiction lawsuit — a small compensatory award now but a potential legal precedent that could multiply future litigation, settlement costs and regulatory scrutiny for platforms. That verdict has been the headline driver of earlier selling pressure. What did jury decide in social media case against Meta and Google?
• Negative Sentiment: Broader investor concerns — heavy AI capex, sector technical weakness and commentary about slide toward bear‑market territory — keep near‑term downside risk even as fundamentals improve. Google Stock Slides Toward Bear Market Territory

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GOOG has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $330.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $348.00 target price (up from $345.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price target (up from $375.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $345.71.

Alphabet Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ GOOG opened at $289.59 on Thursday. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $350.15. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $315.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $294.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.50 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.79, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.10.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.24 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.15 EPS. Alphabet’s revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, Director Frances Arnold sold 112 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.99, for a total transaction of $33,934.88. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,418 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,580,469.82. This represents a 0.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $307.89, for a total transaction of $10,006,425.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,642,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $505,573,853.40. This trade represents a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 2,110,165 shares of company stock valued at $118,134,117. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

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.