Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Acquired by Rothschild Wealth LLC

Rothschild Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 120.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,787 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,282 shares during the period. Rothschild Wealth LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $5,881,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 528,969,322 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $165,567,398,000 after acquiring an additional 12,531,695 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.8% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 229,954,269 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $40,524,841,000 after acquiring an additional 4,008,374 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 146,193,037 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $45,625,595,000 after acquiring an additional 2,666,676 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the fourth quarter valued at $30,534,239,000. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 53,881,908 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $16,865,158,000 after acquiring an additional 774,336 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $373.25 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.52 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.23. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $162.00 and a 1-year high of $408.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 1.92. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $363.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $331.04.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The information services provider reported $5.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.64 by $2.47. The business had revenue of $109.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $106.98 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 38.99% and a net margin of 37.92%. Equities analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 14.3 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th were issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 8th. This is an increase from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 617 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $289.63, for a total transaction of $178,701.71. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 10,093 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,923,235.59. This trade represents a 5.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $393.26, for a total value of $412,923.00. Following the sale, the director owned 2,531 shares in the company, valued at $995,341.06. This represents a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 159,466 shares of company stock worth $6,957,543. Insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HSBC announced a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to expand its AI capabilities, reinforcing Alphabet’s cloud momentum and potential enterprise revenue growth. HSBC partners with Google Cloud to expand AI usage
• Positive Sentiment: Google released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, while also adding new Gemini AI features and Pixel device upgrades, highlighting continued product innovation and deeper AI integration across its ecosystem. Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud also landed a strategic partnership with Ineffable Intelligence, another sign that enterprises and AI startups are choosing Alphabet’s infrastructure for frontier AI development. Ineffable Intelligence Selects Google Cloud To Power Its Superintelligence Mission
• Neutral Sentiment: Several recent commentary pieces continued to frame Alphabet as a favorite large-cap AI name and a possible long-term winner, which may be supporting investor sentiment but does not reflect a new fundamental announcement. Alphabet: Still A Big Tech Pick To ‘Buy’ Now
• Neutral Sentiment: Google’s disclosure about Chinese-linked hackers targeting research facilities underscores its cybersecurity and threat-detection role, but the story is more about security awareness than a direct business driver. Chinese-linked hackers targeted U.S.,Canadian research facilities for a year, Google says
• Negative Sentiment: A separate report noted a small student walkout and boos during CEO Sundar Pichai’s Stanford commencement appearance, which is unlikely to affect fundamentals but adds a minor reputational headwind. Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $393.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $420.00 price target on Alphabet and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $460.00 price target (up from $400.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore lifted their price target on Alphabet from $400.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $413.13.

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.