Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Holdings Decreased by Clarity Financial LLC

Clarity Financial LLC lowered its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 20.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 147,001 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 37,980 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises approximately 3.6% of Clarity Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Clarity Financial LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $35,802,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. IFS Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 400.0% during the second quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Robbins Farley raised its stake in Alphabet by 60.0% in the 2nd quarter. Robbins Farley now owns 160 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 58.7% during the 2nd quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 165 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. University of Illinois Foundation purchased a new stake in Alphabet during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Fairman Group LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 121.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fairman Group LLC now owns 177 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alphabet Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $311.33 on Tuesday. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $142.66 and a fifty-two week high of $328.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75. The company has a market cap of $3.76 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $291.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $236.49.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. The company had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.Alphabet’s quarterly revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.28%.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In related news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.19, for a total value of $184,914.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 3,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,206,872.04. The trade was a 13.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 102 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.66, for a total transaction of $32,401.32. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,104 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,750,916.64. This represents a 0.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 228,906 shares of company stock worth $63,984,117 over the last 90 days. 12.99% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on GOOG shares. Rosenblatt Securities set a $279.00 price objective on Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $335.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $313.04.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect, a data‑center and clean‑energy developer, for $4.75 billion to lock in power and accelerate AI data‑center builds — a strategic move to remove an energy bottleneck for cloud/AI growth. Alphabet to buy Intersect
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush raised its price target on Alphabet to $350 (from $320) and kept an Outperform rating — a clear signal that some sell‑side analysts are valuing Alphabet higher amid its AI/infra push. Wedbush Raises PT
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlights Gemini 3’s impact on the AI landscape in 2025 (product momentum that supports Cloud and search monetization expectations). Strong product momentum helps justify higher growth assumptions. Gemini 3 market reaction
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness on Google Cloud and enterprise AI adoption (BMO and others recently raised outlooks), reinforcing expectations for higher recurring revenue from cloud/AI services. BMO Boosts Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Waymo briefly paused and then resumed San Francisco service after a citywide power outage — a short‑term operational disruption that is unlikely to change long‑term expectations for Waymo’s valuation but draws attention to grid resilience issues relevant to autonomous fleets. Waymo resumes service
• Negative Sentiment: The New York Times reporter filed a lawsuit alleging major AI developers (including Google) used copyrighted books without permission to train chatbots — a legal risk that could create future liabilities, injunctions, or force changes to training practices. NYT reporter sues Google and others

Alphabet 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.