Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC lowered its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 59,354 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 3,182 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up 1.2% of Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $18,625,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of GOOG. Morse Asset Management Inc raised its stake in Alphabet by 3.3% in the third quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc now owns 1,093 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $266,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 1.8% during the third quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,070 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $504,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Searle & CO. boosted its position in Alphabet by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Searle & CO. now owns 5,703 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,389,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. boosted its position in Alphabet by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 5,846 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,424,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BankPlus Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,143 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $766,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DeepMind expands robotics AI work—Alphabet’s DeepMind will integrate Gemini Robotics foundation models with Agile Robots’ hardware, advancing robotics capabilities and supporting long‑term AI monetization and product leadership. Google partners with Agile Robots, growing its AI robotics footprint
• Positive Sentiment: Gemini commerce rollout—Gap will enable checkout inside Google’s Gemini, a sign that Alphabet is starting to capture direct commerce revenue and broaden Gemini’s commercial use cases. That supports the AI monetization narrative. Gap becomes the first major fashion company to offer checkout within Google’s Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism remains—Wall Street price targets and buy ratings stay elevated (median targets well above the current price), which provides upside support over a multi‑month horizon. Alphabet Stock (GOOG) Opinions on Earnings Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Google Cloud business wins and partnerships—BMO/CME plan tokenized cash on Google Cloud and other enterprise collaborations continue to validate cloud demand, but revenue timing and margins will matter. BMO to launch tokenized cash platform with CME and Google Cloud
• Neutral Sentiment: New operational initiatives—Wing’s planned drone deliveries in the SF Bay Area and other hardware efforts show progress but will require continued capital and regulatory approvals. Alphabet’s Wing to start drone delivery in San Francisco Bay Area
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational constraints flagged—Alphabet executives warned the U.S. may need more power development to scale AI data centers, highlighting capex and infrastructure dependency. CERAWEEK US needs more energy development to power AI, Google president says
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting appears noisy—several data sources show large short‑interest changes but the published figures (0 shares) are likely reporting errors; treat short‑interest signals with caution.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory scrutiny—EU antitrust officials are meeting with Alphabet’s CEO amid growing scrutiny of Big Tech’s AI power, a near‑term headwind that can increase uncertainty and re‑rate multiples. EU antitrust chief meets Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon CEOs amidst AI scrutiny
• Negative Sentiment: Technical weakness—traders are pointing to a head‑and‑shoulders breakdown and failing support levels, which can amplify selling in the short term as algorithmic and momentum funds react. Alphabet Stock (GOOGL) Opinions on Technical Breakdown and AI Developments
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling—public data shows significant insider sales by executives over recent months, which can be interpreted negatively by some investors even if sales are for diversification or compensation reasons. Alphabet Stock (GOOG) Opinions on Earnings Release

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 price target (up from $375.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $365.00 price objective (up from $355.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $375.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Pivotal Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $420.00 price target (up from $400.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $345.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total value of $14,341,182.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 13,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,987,279.15. This trade represents a 78.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $303.41, for a total transaction of $318,580.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,405,091.71. This trade represents a 18.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 2,110,165 shares of company stock valued at $118,134,117. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of GOOG stock opened at $289.20 on Wednesday. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $142.66 and a 12-month high of $350.15. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $316.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $294.86. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The company has a market cap of $3.50 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.75, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.10.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $111.24 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.15 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th were issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.77%.

About Alphabet

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.