Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Sells 7,167 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC trimmed its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 548,483 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 7,167 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises about 1.7% of Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $172,114,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Venture Visionary Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 80,809 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $26,306,000 after purchasing an additional 828 shares during the period. Panagora Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,815,394 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $569,671,000 after purchasing an additional 83,926 shares during the period. Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter valued at about $20,120,000. Potentia Wealth lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 9.2% in the 4th quarter. Potentia Wealth now owns 6,673 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,094,000 after purchasing an additional 561 shares during the period. Finally, Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 28.6% in the 4th quarter. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV now owns 1,999 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $627,000 after purchasing an additional 444 shares during the period. 27.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on GOOG shares. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $425.00 to $445.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Alphabet from $450.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. DZ Bank raised Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 16th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $430.00 price target on Alphabet in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $376.78.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $367.11 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $4.45 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.23. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $163.33 and a 52 week high of $404.47. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $359.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $329.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The information services provider reported $5.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $2.43. The firm had revenue of $109.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $106.96 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 38.99% and a net margin of 37.92%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.81 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 14.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th were paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 8th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.71%.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

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• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet is reportedly exploring Samsung as a potential manufacturing partner for its TPU chips as TSMC capacity tightens, which underscores strong demand for Google’s AI hardware and could improve supply-chain flexibility. Google’s Samsung Talks Highlight TSMC Capacity Crunch
• Neutral Sentiment: Google also drew attention for cybersecurity efforts after saying a Chinese-linked hacking group targeted U.S. and Canadian research facilities, a reminder of the company’s security capabilities but not a direct earnings catalyst. Chinese-linked hackers targeted U.S.,Canadian research facilities for a year, Google says
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles and opinion pieces reinforced the bullish narrative on Alphabet’s AI strategy, including its more measured spending approach and its expanding role across search, cloud, and infrastructure. Bull v. Bear: GOOGL “Tortoise and Hare” AI Story
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet’s large AI capital plans and stock issuance to help fund them could pressure margins or raise investor concerns about how much spending will be required to keep pace in the AI race. Alphabet is Raising $84.75 Billion to Win the AI Wars. Should Investors Celebrate or Worry?

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 617 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $289.63, for a total value of $178,701.71. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 10,093 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,923,235.59. This represents a 5.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 102 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $381.00, for a total value of $38,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,132,701. This trade represents a 0.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 191,966 shares of company stock valued at $16,963,968. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a multinational technology holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Formed in 2015 through a corporate restructuring of Google, Alphabet serves as the parent to Google LLC and a portfolio of businesses collectively known as “Other Bets.” Google was originally founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin; Alphabet is led by CEO Sundar Pichai, who oversees Google and the broader company while the founders remain prominent shareholders and influential figures in the company’s history.

Alphabet’s core business centers on internet search and advertising, with Google Search and the company’s ad platforms (including Google Ads and AdSense) generating the majority of revenue by connecting advertisers with consumers worldwide.