Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL is MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s 6th Largest Position

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH boosted its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 1.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 126,972 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,360 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up approximately 3.0% of MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $30,867,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GOOGL. Breakwater Investment Management increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the third quarter. Breakwater Investment Management now owns 4,228 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,028,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC grew its position in Alphabet by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,045 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $983,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Kooman & Associates grew its position in Alphabet by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 1,343 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $326,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,572 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $382,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wallington Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wallington Asset Management LLC now owns 3,324 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $808,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Alphabet from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $355.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price target (up previously from $265.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-two have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $330.94.

Alphabet Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $328.38 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $3.96 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $313.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $257.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $140.53 and a 52-week high of $340.49.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.23% and a return on equity of 35.00%. The firm had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. Equities analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total transaction of $867,569.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 8,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,798,832.60. The trade was a 23.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.21, for a total transaction of $10,439,325.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,244,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $720,914,730.12. This trade represents a 1.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 189,909 shares of company stock valued at $57,927,282. Insiders own 11.64% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst price-target raises signal renewed buy-side conviction (Deutsche Bank to $370, Robert W. Baird to $350, Wedbush to $360), implying visible upside expectations for revenue and AI-driven growth. Read More. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial traction for Gemini: reports of a surge in sales of Google’s Gemini AI models point to stronger monetization of AI products and Google Cloud demand. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Positive press narratives reinforce the AI leadership story — coverage highlights 60%+ YTD gains, margin improvement, large shareholder payouts, and Alphabet as a long-term AI winner. These narratives support investor appetite for the stock. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: YouTube management flags content quality risks from AI-generated video and says ‘managing AI slop’ is a 2026 priority — this is operationally important but shows management is addressing the issue rather than leaving it untracked. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Google-backed Isomorphic Labs delayed first clinical trials into late 2026 — a setback for a non-core, long-horizon biotech bet; limited near-term impact on Alphabet’s core ad/cloud earnings. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded Alphabet from ‘strong-buy’ to ‘hold’, signaling some analyst caution on valuation or near-term momentum. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/headline risk pushed tech lower yesterday (Greenland/tariff rhetoric); Alphabet saw a sharper intraday dip than the broader market, highlighting sensitivity to risk-off moves. Read More. Read More.

Alphabet Company Profile

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.