James Hambro & Partners LLP Sells 4,346 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

James Hambro & Partners LLP trimmed its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 9.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 40,106 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 4,346 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up 0.3% of James Hambro & Partners LLP’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. James Hambro & Partners LLP’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $9,749,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of GOOGL. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. raised its stake in Alphabet by 36.4% in the 2nd 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 period. Corsicana & Co. bought a new stake in Alphabet in the 3rd quarter valued at $54,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 37.9% during the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 324 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc boosted its position in Alphabet by 77.6% during 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 period. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Key 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?

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on GOOGL. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $260.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Alphabet from $280.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. China Renaissance raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $207.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Alphabet from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-one have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.90.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the business’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 value of $184,914.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 3,916 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,206,872.04. The trade was a 13.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total transaction of $867,569.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 8,962 shares in the company, valued at $2,798,832.60. This represents a 23.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 208,209 shares of company stock worth $58,750,254. 11.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of GOOGL stock opened at $313.51 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $3.78 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.07. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $140.53 and a 1 year high of $328.83. 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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $296.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $240.58.

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

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 8th were paid a $0.21 dividend. 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 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.