IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd Buys 15,249 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd increased its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 117.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 28,279 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,249 shares during the quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $6,887,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 120,253 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $22,901,000 after acquiring an additional 6,410 shares during the period. Ignite Planners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the second quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 14,506 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,697,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. SLT Holdings LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 14.9% in the second quarter. SLT Holdings LLC now owns 4,164 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $739,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors increased its holdings in Alphabet by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 10,606 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,881,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, Applied Capital LLC FL raised its position in Alphabet by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Applied Capital LLC FL now owns 25,527 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,528,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOG opened at $311.32 on Thursday. 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 firm has a market cap of $3.76 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.80, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $322.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $274.01. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $142.66 and a 12-month high of $350.15.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.15 EPS. Alphabet’s revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.77%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on GOOG. Phillip Securities raised Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Mizuho set a $325.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Alphabet from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $315.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, KeyCorp set a $370.00 price objective on Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $343.47.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank reiterated an Outperform and lifted its price target to $400, citing Google’s solid results and AI positioning — a bullish analyst signal that supports upside expectations. Scotiabank Maintains its Outperform Rating on Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)
• Positive Sentiment: EU regulators cleared Alphabet’s $32B Wiz acquisition unconditionally, removing a major regulatory overhang and making the deal a nearer-term strategic win for Google Cloud/security. Google secures EU antitrust approval for $32 billion Wiz acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Google is adding shopping/ad formats into AI Search and Gemini, opening a new direct monetization channel for AI answers — potential incremental ad/commerce revenue. Google Weaves New Shopping Feature Into Search and Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional flows show conviction from some large investors: Egerton opened a ~$338.5M GOOG position and several funds (e.g., TD Asset Management, Homestead) added shares in recent filings — signals of continued institutional demand. Egerton opens new $338.5M GOOG position
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet participated in a major robotics/AI funding round (Apptronik), underscoring strategic bets and partnerships in robotics and AI ecosystems. Apptronik raises $520M with backing from Google
• Neutral Sentiment: Fund-level portfolio moves are mixed: some managers trimmed GOOG while others added sizeable allocations — useful for tracking flow but mixed near-term directional impact. (Various 13F updates)
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet’s unusually large debt raise (century bond and >$20–$30B offering) has spooked some investors — analysts and headlines flagged “debt anxiety,” and the fundraising is cited as a key reason for short-term selling despite strong demand for the bonds. Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending
• Negative Sentiment: Privacy/regulatory risk: reporting that Google disclosed a student journalist’s personal/financial data to ICE without a judge-approved subpoena raises reputational and potential regulatory scrutiny risks. Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total transaction of $35,060,852.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,272,119 shares in the company, valued at $725,942,020.50. This trade represents a 1.41% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 2,069,864 shares of company stock worth $105,985,041 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Company Profile

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.