Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Sold by Net Worth Advisory Group

Net Worth Advisory Group lessened its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 27.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,165 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 2,732 shares during the quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $1,742,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Truist Financial Corp raised its stake in Alphabet by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,546,012 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $448,684,000 after acquiring an additional 56,295 shares during the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 17.9% during the 1st quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 88,187 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $13,637,000 after purchasing an additional 13,371 shares during the last quarter. Alaethes Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.1% in the first quarter. Alaethes Wealth LLC now owns 7,646 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,182,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Moment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 9.3% in the second quarter. Moment Partners LLC now owns 5,896 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,039,000 after purchasing an additional 504 shares during the period. Finally, Welch Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 4.0% in the second quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 64,262 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $11,325,000 after purchasing an additional 2,467 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on GOOGL shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $355.00 price objective for the company. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $315.00 target price (up previously from $250.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-one have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $315.90.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total value of $867,569.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 8,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,798,832.60. The trade was a 23.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 102 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.66, for a total transaction of $32,401.32. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,104 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,750,916.64. This represents a 0.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 208,209 shares of company stock valued at $58,750,254 over the last ninety days. 11.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat names Alphabet the most-upgraded stock of 2025 with analysts projecting at least ~20% upside (some targets to $385). The upgrades cite Gemini 3 adoption, Google Cloud strength and proprietary chip-driven monetization as the core catalysts. The 5 Most Upgraded Stocks from 2025
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and market commentary points to a “validation flywheel” for Gemini: rising user traction and partner integrations are accelerating monetization expectations for ads, Workspace and Cloud AI services. That momentum is a near-term earnings and multiple expansion catalyst. Alphabet: Validation Flywheel Accelerating For Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet completed a strategic renewable-energy acquisition (Intersect) for $4.75B to secure power for its data centers — reducing long-term energy risk/costs for AI infrastructure and supporting cloud/data-center expansion plans. Google buys renewable energy project developer Intersect
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces note Alphabet’s broader role as a hyperscaler consuming huge power for AI, highlighting infrastructure and energy demand as both a cost and a growth enabler — informative for capital expenditure and margin modeling. 2 Under-the-Radar Energy Stocks to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: Product updates (e.g., new Gmail handle option) and positive media commentary (Jim Cramer, other outlets) keep the narrative of user growth and engagement positive but are unlikely to move fundamentals materially on their own. Alphabet gives users new Gmail handle option
• Negative Sentiment: Report says the DOJ is probing Alphabet (and others) over DEI policies under a fraud-law angle — any escalation could introduce regulatory/legal risk and headline volatility even if the business impact is unclear today. Trump’s Justice Department probes Google
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators are also scrutinizing heavy AI-related capex across the hyperscalers — sustained high spending could pressure near-term free cash flow and margins if revenue/margin conversion lags expectations. Buy Stock in the Mag 7 Hyperscalers or Are They Spending Too Much?

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOGL stock opened at $313.51 on Tuesday. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $140.53 and a one year high of $328.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $296.73 and its 200 day moving average is $240.58. The firm has a market cap of $3.78 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.07.

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

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 8th were issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.