Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. Has $471.74 Million Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 24.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,980,590 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 629,016 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises approximately 5.5% of Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $471,743,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new position in Alphabet during the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in Alphabet in the third quarter worth $53,000. Corsicana & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth $54,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth $63,000. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google is rolling out Agent Designer / AI agents on the Pentagon’s GenAI.mil portal, letting millions of DoD staff build unclassified digital assistants for administrative tasks — a direct path to cloud and services revenue from government contracts. Note the deployment occurs amid legal friction with Anthropic, which adds complexity but not immediate revenue headwinds. Google deepens Pentagon AI push after Anthropic sues Trump administration
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple outlets report Google deploying AI agents to help the Pentagon automate jobs — reinforcing the same revenue/scale thesis for Google Cloud and enterprise AI products. Google Deploys AI Agents to Help Pentagon Automate Jobs
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat flags a technical reset: the stock has pulled back toward a $300 support zone and may be forming a higher low — a potential entry for long-term investors if key moving averages are reclaimed. Institutional inflows and bullish analyst targets underpin this view. Alphabet’s Pullback May Be Opening a New Entry Point
• Positive Sentiment: Google and Tesla joined others to launch Utilize, aiming to change grid usage/regulation — a strategic partnership that could open enterprise opportunities for Google’s software and energy-related services. Google and Tesla think we’re managing the electrical grid all wrong
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary shows renewed target activity and modest upgrades that support upside expectations — helpful for sentiment while the stock digests the pullback. Wall Street analyst updates Google stock price target for next 12 months
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports in the dataset show anomalous zero/NaN values and 0 days-to-cover — appears to be data/reporting noise rather than a market signal. (No external link available.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Media pieces weigh whether GOOGL’s current level is a breakout or a value trap and sketch buy strategies around lower prices — useful for positioning but not immediate catalysts. GOOGL Stock At $300: Is This A Breakout Or A Value Trap?
• Negative Sentiment: Reports highlight Sundar Pichai’s $692M compensation package tied to long-shot projects that aren’t currently revenue-generating — a governance/expense concern that can weigh on sentiment. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai’s new $692 million compensation package hinges on two moonshots
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CEO disclosed roughly $9.86M in stock sales — a modest negative signal for investor optics (typical for executives exercising/monetizing holdings but worth monitoring). Insider Selling: Alphabet CEO Sells Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk: coverage noting Microsoft’s dual-model AI strategy and Azure momentum underscores tougher competition for cloud/AI workloads — a sector-level headwind for GOOGL’s cloud positioning. Microsoft Positioned to Win AI Race With Dual-Model Strategy

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other news, insider John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total value of $14,341,182.30. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 13,227 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,987,279.15. This trade represents a 78.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 112 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $302.99, for a total value of $33,934.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,418 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,580,469.82. The trade was a 0.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 2,112,493 shares of company stock valued at $118,605,094 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $307.04 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The stock has a market cap of $3.71 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.40, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $319.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $288.33. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $140.53 and a 1 year high of $349.00.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.25. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $111.24 billion. As a group, research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s payout ratio is 7.77%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on GOOGL shares. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Moffett Nathanson boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Wolfe Research raised their target price on shares of Alphabet from $380.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, KeyCorp set a $370.00 price target on shares of Alphabet and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Three 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $367.18.

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.