Choreo LLC Acquires 9,684 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Choreo LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 4.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 252,661 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,684 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises approximately 0.9% of Choreo LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position. Choreo LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $86,935,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of GOOGL. EMC Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet in the second quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Core Capital Management & Research inc. acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 2nd quarter valued at $41,000. Intelligent Financial Strategies acquired a new position in Alphabet in the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Premier Financial Group bought a new position in Alphabet during the second quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 38.5% during the 2nd quarter. Graney & King LLC now owns 180 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alphabet Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $284.78 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $332.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $338.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.79 and a quick ratio of 2.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.48 trillion, a PE ratio of 14.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.23. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $270.70 and a 1 year high of $408.61.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.02 by ($0.90). The business had revenue of $127.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $127.96 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 50.03%. Analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.86 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 7th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 7th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is currently 4.59%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GOOGL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price objective on Alphabet from $410.00 to $380.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Phillip Securities raised shares of Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Citizens Jmp lowered Alphabet from a “market outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Wall Street Zen cut Alphabet from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Alphabet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $412.51.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total transaction of $28,257.35. Following the sale, the director directly owned 19,076 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,494,424.20. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238. 11.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google is acquiring a Wyoming data-center site from Crusoe as it expands capacity for AI workloads. The purchase supports Alphabet’s push to secure infrastructure it might otherwise lease; a broader Wyoming project has been reported at about $17 billion, with Google saying it will cover the facility’s power costs. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Wing plans to invest up to $125 million over two years in a Fort Worth manufacturing facility capable of producing tens of thousands of delivery drones annually. The investment could help scale Wing’s commercial operations, though it requires substantial upfront spending. Wall Street Journal article
• Neutral Sentiment: Google plans to double prices for paid input, output and context-caching on its Gemini 3.8 and 3.6 Flash APIs starting January 1, 2027. Higher pricing could improve monetization, but its effect on customer demand is uncertain. Yahoo Finance article
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet faces renewed investor scrutiny over a securities class action alleging misleading statements during May–July 2026. The claims are allegations, not findings, but could add legal and reputational risk; multiple law-firm notices largely repeat the same case. PR Newswire article
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about uncertainty around data-center regulation and the scale of AI capital spending. A separate lawsuit also alleges safety harms involving Google’s AI on a school Chromebook, adding potential reputational and legal exposure. Reuters article

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company whose largest business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company reorganized its businesses under the holding-company structure in 2015.

Google’s products and services include Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Cloud. The company also generates revenue from digital advertising and offers devices, subscriptions and artificial intelligence products and services.

Alphabet serves consumers, businesses and organizations around the world.