Generate Investment Management Ltd boosted its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Free Report) by 41.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 480,456 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 141,706 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises 6.9% of Generate Investment Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Generate Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $150,383,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOOGL. PMV Capital Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in Alphabet during the 3rd quarter valued at $53,000. Corsicana & Co. bought a new position in Alphabet in the 3rd quarter valued at $54,000. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC grew its position in Alphabet by 37.9% in the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 324 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet
In related news, insider John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total transaction of $14,341,182.30. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 13,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,987,279.15. This trade represents a 78.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $303.92, for a total transaction of $9,877,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,818,524 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $856,605,814.08. This trade represents a 1.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 2,101,227 shares of company stock valued at $114,969,050 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 11.64% of the company’s stock.
Key Alphabet News
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive: several outlets note continued Buy/Outperform ratings on Alphabet driven by cloud monetization and AI opportunity — Wells Fargo kept an overweight stance (while trimming targets), signaling upside remains despite lower PTs. Ahead of Meta, Alphabet earnings, Wells Fargo keeps overweight, cuts PTs
- Positive Sentiment: Market/analyst commentary highlights Alphabet’s AI upside — an Outperform rating specifically cites AI growth potential as a driver for long‑term revenue and cloud monetization. Alphabet (GOOGL) Rated Outperform on AI Growth Potential
- Positive Sentiment: Product & tech advances: coverage of Google’s Gemma 4 and reporting on the TurboQuant breakthrough reinforce Alphabet’s lead in model and efficiency advances — positive for future monetization and competitive moat. Google’s Gemma 4 brings AI superpowers to your device Google’s TurboQuant Breakthrough Just Rewrote the AI Playbook
- Neutral Sentiment: Talent movement: Broadcom named Alphabet executive Amie Thuener as its next CFO — a notable departure but not an earnings item; monitor succession and any operational impact. Broadcom taps Alphabet executive Amie Thuener as next CFO
- Negative Sentiment: Near‑term cash‑flow risk: Semianalysis’ CEO warned AI capex could push Google’s free cash flow toward zero next year, feeding investor worries about heavy, multi‑year spending before full monetization. Semianalysis CEO: Google’s free cash flow will hit zero next year from AI capex
- Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/reputational pressure: EU hospitality groups and child‑development experts are urging scrutiny of Google’s search rankings and AI video recommendations, raising potential regulatory and compliance risks in Europe and for YouTube. EU hospitality groups raise concerns over Google search rankings Experts urged Google to prohibit AI Videos targeting young YouTube users
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: An SEC filing shows a senior executive sold ~9k shares in late March — a modest but visible reduction in insider ownership that can prompt short‑term concern. John Kent Walker insider sale disclosure
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Friday, March 27th. New Street Research upped their price target on shares of Alphabet from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $395.00 price objective (up from $365.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $397.00 to $361.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $367.33.
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Alphabet Stock Performance
GOOGL stock opened at $295.77 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $309.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $295.97. The company has a market capitalization of $3.58 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.36, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.12. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $140.53 and a 1-year high of $349.00.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Alphabet Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th were given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.77%.
About Alphabet
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.
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