Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Shares Sold by WoodTrust Financial Corp

WoodTrust Financial Corp decreased its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 51,451 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 4,674 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for approximately 1.5% of WoodTrust Financial Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. WoodTrust Financial Corp’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $12,531,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 11.8% during the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 370 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Higgins & Schmidt Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 2.2% during the third quarter. Higgins & Schmidt Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,818 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $443,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Alphabet by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,813 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $442,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Riverbend Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Alphabet by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Riverbend Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,198 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,023,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Meritas Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Meritas Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,458 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $355,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Alphabet Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $330.84 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $341.20. The stock has a market cap of $3.99 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $315.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $259.15.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.The company had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.12 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 8th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s payout ratio is 8.28%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on GOOG shares. Pivotal Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price (up from $350.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $260.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Truist Financial set a $350.00 target price on Alphabet in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Phillip Securities raised Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.13.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.26, for a total value of $800,786.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 11,739 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,383,884.14. This represents a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.50, for a total transaction of $10,383,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,272,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $725,942,020.50. The trade was a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 192,687 shares of company stock worth $58,728,068 in the last 90 days. 12.99% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.