Shelton Wealth Management LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Shelton Wealth Management LLC decreased its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 11.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 11,946 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 1,618 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises approximately 1.3% of Shelton Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Shelton Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $2,904,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. bought a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 36.4% during the second quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 251 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 37.9% during the second quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 324 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the period. S&T Bank PA boosted its position in Alphabet by 40.2% in the second quarter. S&T Bank PA now owns 345 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc boosted its position in Alphabet by 77.6% in the second quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc now owns 348 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on Alphabet in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $355.00 target price on the stock. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Citic Securities increased their target price on shares of Alphabet from $230.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $260.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $290.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-one have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.90.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.19, for a total transaction of $184,914.00. Following the sale, the director owned 3,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,206,872.04. This represents a 13.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 102 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $317.66, for a total transaction of $32,401.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,104 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,750,916.64. The trade was a 0.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 226,128 shares of company stock valued at $63,183,331. Corporate insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

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 firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $291.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $236.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $140.53 and a 1-year high of $328.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.07.

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

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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

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.