Graphene Investments SAS Cuts Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Graphene Investments SAS lessened its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 18.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 31,300 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 7,200 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up approximately 6.1% of Graphene Investments SAS’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. Graphene Investments SAS’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $9,797,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of GOOGL. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Alphabet by 1.8% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 229,954,269 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $40,524,841,000 after buying an additional 4,008,374 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 28.0% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 53,107,572 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $12,910,542,000 after buying an additional 11,605,785 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 15.7% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 50,732,476 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $12,333,076,000 after acquiring an additional 6,874,381 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 2.3% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 45,186,112 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $10,984,744,000 after acquiring an additional 1,034,292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 39,250,829 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $9,541,877,000 after acquiring an additional 392,547 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud is outgrowing AWS and Azure — Cloud revenue and backlog surged (Cloud growth ~63% in Q1; backlog nearly doubled), supporting higher long‑term revenue and margins for Alphabet. Alphabet’s Google Cloud growth outpaces AWS and Azure
• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and backlog surge: Alphabet reported stronger‑than‑expected EPS/revenue and a hefty cloud backlog, giving analysts room to lift targets and implying continued earnings momentum. Alphabet Inc. 2026 Q1 – Results – Earnings Call Presentation
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst upgrades and higher price targets (JPMorgan reaffirmed buy; several firms raised targets, including a large bump from Citizens/JMP), which supports upside expectations and likely underpins buying interest. Google closes in on Nvidia. Why Alphabet stock remains JP Morgan’s top overall pick
• Positive Sentiment: Big long‑term optionality via Waymo and autonomous investments — sizable VC/strategic funding into Waymo reinforces Alphabet’s exposure to a potentially high‑value mobility business. Big money is betting the self-driving future belongs to a small club
• Positive Sentiment: Market narrative: Alphabet is highlighted among top AI investment ideas — positive attention that can attract flows into GOOGL as AI leadership becomes the investment theme. Here is Why Alphabet (GOOGL) Is Among the Most Promising AI Stocks to Invest In
• Neutral Sentiment: Chip demand tailwind but higher capex: Google’s planned ~$190B AI buildout boosts demand for semiconductors (positive for suppliers) but signals very large capex that could pressure free cash flow in the near term. 3 Semiconductor Stocks Poised to Gain as Google Eyes $190B AI Buildout
• Neutral Sentiment: Minor insider activity: a director sold about $38k of stock — small and routine, not a clear signal of management sentiment. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Director Sells $37,842.00 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Infrastructure headwind: Denmark paused new data‑center connections due to grid strain — a reminder of regulatory and power constraints that can slow data‑center expansion and raise costs for cloud scaling. Denmark faces data center reckoning as power grid overwhelmed by surging demand

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. HSBC raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $385.00 to $435.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wedbush raised their target price on Alphabet from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. CICC Research raised their target price on Alphabet from $388.00 to $407.91 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Alphabet from $410.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Dbs Bank upped their price target on Alphabet from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $402.96.

Alphabet Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of GOOGL opened at $383.25 on Tuesday. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $147.84 and a fifty-two week high of $387.38. The business has a 50-day moving average of $313.72 and a 200 day moving average of $308.70. The firm has a market cap of $4.64 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a current ratio of 1.92.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The information services provider reported $5.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.64 by $2.47. The business had revenue of $109.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $106.98 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 37.92% and a return on equity of 38.99%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 12.94 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 8th. This is an increase from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.41%.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In related news, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,993 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.89, for a total value of $2,481,078.77. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 51,808 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,293,309.12. This trade represents a 14.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $331.65, for a total transaction of $348,232.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 3,581 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,187,638.65. This represents a 22.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 191,053 shares of company stock worth $58,845,206 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

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.