Alphabet Inc. $GOOG is Founders Capital Management LLC’s Largest Position

Founders Capital Management LLC reduced its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 447,331 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 4,459 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for 17.0% of Founders Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Founders Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $108,948,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 416,753,033 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $73,927,821,000 after buying an additional 5,182,111 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 188,914,125 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $33,511,477,000 after buying an additional 2,428,266 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 580,897.4% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 135,087,705 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $23,963,208,000 after acquiring an additional 135,064,454 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 0.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 107,760,033 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $19,022,926,000 after acquiring an additional 441,177 shares during the period. Finally, Sanders Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 6.4% during the second quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 35,357,943 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $6,272,146,000 after purchasing an additional 2,117,990 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stores Impacting 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 Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $311.33 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $291.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $236.49. The stock has a market cap of $3.76 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.07. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $142.66 and a 1-year high of $328.67.

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

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s payout ratio is presently 8.28%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GOOG has been the subject of a number of research reports. DA Davidson set a $300.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Alphabet from $210.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Alphabet has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $313.04.

Insider Activity

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total value of $867,569.40. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,962 shares in the company, valued at $2,798,832.60. The trade was a 23.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $299.80, for a total transaction of $9,743,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,239,619 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $671,437,776.20. This represents a 1.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 228,906 shares of company stock worth $63,984,117. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

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.