Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL is Rydar Equities Inc.’s 4th Largest Position

Rydar Equities Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 12.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 20,404 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 2,869 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises about 4.0% of Rydar Equities Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Rydar Equities Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $4,997,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 28.3% in the third quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 44,886 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $10,912,000 after acquiring an additional 9,897 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC now owns 7,532 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,831,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. raised its position in Alphabet by 1.9% during the third quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. now owns 8,678 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,110,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Jackson Square Capital LLC increased its stake in Alphabet by 35.9% during the 3rd quarter. Jackson Square Capital LLC now owns 71,364 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $17,349,000 after buying an additional 18,870 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Alphabet by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,798 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $6,028,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.48, for a total transaction of $9,213,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,337,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $662,526,494.12. The trade was a 1.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.05, for a total transaction of $694,638.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 14,516 shares in the company, valued at $3,629,725.80. This represents a 16.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 226,128 shares of company stock valued at $63,183,331. 11.55% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stores Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect for $4.75 billion (cash + assumed debt) to secure data‑center projects and clean energy capacity — a strategic move to bypass grid bottlenecks and accelerate AI compute build‑out, which supports Google Cloud and AI growth expectations. Alphabet agrees to buy Intersect for $4.75bn
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage and sentiment pieces frame Alphabet’s recent pullback as consolidation within a multi‑year uptrend—citing strong revenue, Google Cloud momentum, large institutional inflows, and continued analyst bullishness — reinforcing the buy thesis for many investors. Alphabet’s Pullback After a Big Year—Is This the Dip to Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Motive, a fleet‑management company backed by Alphabet’s GV, filed for an IPO — a reminder Alphabet’s venture arm continues to monetize ecosystem gains, but the direct impact on GOOG is limited. Motive files for IPO
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple commentary pieces compare Alphabet to Nvidia as AI leaders; these narratives help sentiment and valuation multiples but also set high growth expectations that investors will watch into 2026. Nvidia vs Alphabet analysis
• Negative Sentiment: A New York Times reporter sued Google (and others) alleging copyrighted works were used to train chatbots — potential legal and settlement risk that could increase compliance costs and regulatory scrutiny around AI training data. NYT reporter sues Google over chatbot training
• Negative Sentiment: California regulators are reviewing an incident in which Waymo vehicles stalled during a San Francisco power outage — a potential regulatory and reputational headwind for Alphabet’s AV unit. Waymo review after power outage

Alphabet Stock Up 1.5%

Alphabet stock opened at $314.35 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.79 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.00, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.07. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $291.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $236.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $140.53 and a fifty-two week high of $328.83.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.23% and a return on equity of 35.00%. Equities research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 8th were issued 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 currently 8.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GOOGL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Alphabet from $288.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $350.00 price target (up previously from $290.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Melius Research increased their price target on Alphabet from $220.00 to $255.00 in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, New Street Research lifted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $275.00 to $295.00 in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-one have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.90.

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.