Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Purchased by Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC

Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC raised its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 5.2% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 401,136 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,767 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up about 5.2% of Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $97,516,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new stake in Alphabet during the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Corsicana & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth about $54,000. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. increased its position in Alphabet by 36.4% during the 2nd quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 251 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in Alphabet by 37.9% in the second quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 324 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the period. Finally, S&T Bank PA raised its holdings in Alphabet by 40.2% in the second quarter. S&T Bank PA now owns 345 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $322.05 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $304.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $247.06. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $140.53 and a fifty-two week high of $328.83. The firm has a market cap of $3.89 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The company 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%. Sell-side analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 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 currently 8.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on GOOGL shares. Loop Capital upgraded shares of Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $260.00 to $320.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Wolfe Research set a $380.00 price target on Alphabet and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Phillip Securities raised Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Alphabet from $215.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, CIBC raised their target price on Alphabet to $315.00 in a report on Monday, October 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $321.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $299.80, for a total value of $9,743,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,239,619 shares in the company, valued at approximately $671,437,776.20. This trade represents a 1.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 8,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,798,832.60. This represents a 23.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 192,687 shares of company stock worth $56,255,711. 11.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s market value climbed past Apple’s, reinforcing investor confidence that Google is regaining leadership among mega‑cap tech names and boosting sentiment for GOOGL shares. Alphabet’s market cap surpasses Apple’s (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have been raising ratings and price targets on Alphabet into Q4/Q1, with MarketBeat and other outlets highlighting a wave of bullish revisions tied to AI progress and regulatory relief — a factor supporting further upside. 5 Stocks Wall Street Repriced Higher (MarketBeat)
• Positive Sentiment: Operational catalysts: recent coverage points to faster AI momentum (Gemini/model upgrades), a stronger cloud AI story and an AI chip/cloud positioning that could lift revenue mix and margins over time — these fundamentals underpin the bullish narrative. How Google Got Its Groove Back (WSJ) Alphabet’s AI Cloud Moment (Seeking Alpha)
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation discussions: commentators are debating whether GOOGL’s strong ~1‑year run makes it late to buy; elevated expectations increase sensitivity to any revenue or margin misses. Is It Too Late To Consider Alphabet? (Yahoo Finance)
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and reputational risk: Alphabet and Character.AI agreed to settle lawsuits tied to minors harmed after interacting with chatbots, including at least one tragic suicide — this raises potential legal costs, regulatory scrutiny of AI safety, and reputational pressures that could weigh on the stock if litigation or regulation expands. Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit (NYT) Google, Character.AI to settle suits (CNBC)

Alphabet 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.