Vision Capital Management Inc. Sells 3,114 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Vision Capital Management Inc. decreased its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 114,250 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 3,114 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises approximately 4.4% of Vision Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Vision Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $39,311,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. EMC Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the second quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Core Capital Management & Research inc. acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet in the second quarter valued at $41,000. Intelligent Financial Strategies bought a new position in Alphabet in the third quarter worth $41,000. Premier Financial Group bought a new position in Alphabet in the second quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Van Den Berg Management I Inc. lifted its position in Alphabet by 319.6% in the first quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. now owns 214 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

Alphabet stock opened at $320.21 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $342.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $352.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 2.64. The company has a market capitalization of $3.92 trillion, a PE ratio of 16.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.21. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $255.32 and a one year high of $408.61.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.89 by $6.22. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%. The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $117.07 billion. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.60 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on GOOGL shares. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $450.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, September 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Alphabet from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $440.00 price objective (up from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial set a $420.00 target price on shares of Alphabet and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $425.04.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total value of $28,257.35. Following the sale, the director owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,494,424.20. This represents a 0.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total transaction of $149,606.80. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 27,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,125,015.20. This trade represents a 1.61% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 315,765 shares of company stock worth $6,297,980 over the last three months. 11.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s AI investment story remains a potential long-term support. Analysts and investors point to rising demand for Google Cloud, internally developed TPU chips, advertising resilience, and the potential for Gemini and other AI products to drive future growth. Alphabet Investing Behind AI Demand and TPU Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Pre-earnings coverage remains constructive on Alphabet’s third-quarter outlook, citing AI adoption, cloud growth, and advertising strength. Erste Group also modestly raised its fiscal 2027 EPS forecast, while Citizens JMP maintained a “market outperform” rating despite lowering its price target. Pre-Q3 Earnings Alphabet Stock Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet’s quarterly preferred-stock dividend announcement is unlikely to materially affect GOOGL common shares. Investors are instead focused on operating results, capital expenditures, margins, and management’s AI spending guidance.
• Neutral Sentiment: The upcoming earnings report is the key near-term catalyst. Strong cloud and advertising metrics could help stabilize the stock, but investors may react negatively if capital spending rises faster than AI-related revenue and cash flow.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms announced or promoted securities-fraud class actions against Alphabet concerning the May 19–July 16 trading period. The complaints allege that Alphabet failed to disclose important information about Gemini 3.5 Pro’s development and launch readiness; the allegations have not been proven. Lead-plaintiff deadlines are generally December 1, with one notice citing November 30. Kaplan Fox Alphabet Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: A reported Google Cloud outage in London disrupted financial and public-sector services and prompted scrutiny from UK regulators and lawmakers, raising operational, reputational, and regulatory concerns. Alphabet Cloud Outage and Regulation
• Negative Sentiment: The broader AI sell-off is weighing on Alphabet as investors question whether enormous data-center, chip, power, and compute expenditures will generate adequate returns. Heavy spending is also contributing to concerns about future margins and valuation.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company best known for its Google subsidiary. Google operates a global internet-services business centered on online search, digital advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play, and a broad range of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools.

Google Cloud provides infrastructure, data analytics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and enterprise software services to businesses, governments, and other organizations. Alphabet also develops consumer hardware, including Pixel devices and products for connected homes, while investing in emerging businesses through its “Other Bets” segment, including autonomous transportation and life sciences initiatives.

Alphabet was established in 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring that made Google a subsidiary and provided a separate structure for its expanding portfolio of businesses.