Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Acquired by Argent Capital Management LLC

Argent Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 11.2% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 784,861 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 79,038 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for approximately 5.2% of Argent Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Argent Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $190,800,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in GOOGL. Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in Alphabet by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,546,012 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $448,684,000 after buying an additional 56,295 shares in the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 17.9% in the first quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 88,187 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $13,637,000 after buying an additional 13,371 shares in the last quarter. Alaethes Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.1% in the first quarter. Alaethes Wealth LLC now owns 7,646 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,182,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Moment Partners LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 9.3% during the second quarter. Moment Partners LLC now owns 5,896 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,039,000 after acquiring an additional 504 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Welch Group LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 64,262 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $11,325,000 after acquiring an additional 2,467 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alphabet Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of GOOGL opened at $313.51 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $140.53 and a 1 year high of $328.83. 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 has a 50 day simple moving average of $295.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $239.17. The firm has a market cap of $3.78 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.07.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.23% and a return on equity of 35.00%. The firm had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. On average, analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.05, for a total value of $694,638.90. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 14,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,629,725.80. The trade was a 16.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.48, for a total value of $9,213,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,337,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $662,526,494.12. This represents a 1.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 226,128 shares of company stock valued at $63,183,331. 11.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and retail outlets continue to list Alphabet as a core long-term AI holding, highlighting its stakes across Search, Cloud and other AI niches — reinforcing the narrative that GOOGL is a durable beneficiary of multi‑trillion-dollar AI opportunity. Buy and Hold: 5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Own Through 2035
• Positive Sentiment: Comparisons with Adobe emphasize Alphabet’s AI momentum in Search and Cloud, suggesting GOOGL has a competitive edge in AI-driven enterprise and ad products — a vindication for investors focused on durable revenue growth. ADBE vs. GOOGL: Which AI-Driven Tech Stock Has an Edge Now?
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud coverage groups Alphabet with Amazon and Microsoft as key plays for an AI-driven cloud/data-center cycle in 2026 — supporting upside to Cloud revenue and infrastructure spending forecasts. 3 Cloud Computing Stocks to Buy Before 2026 as Digital Demand Soars
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat’s week-in-review notes Alphabet’s strong 2025 performance and frames the recent pullback as a potential “buy‑the‑dip” setup supported by institutional conviction — useful for tactical buyers but not a catalyst by itself. MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/22 – 12/26 (GOOGL)
• Neutral Sentiment: Product signals: Google is testing a Gmail feature to let users change addresses without losing data (first visible in Hindi guidance), showing ongoing product innovation that supports user engagement but is not material to near‑term revenue. Google is rolling out a new feature allowing users to change their Gmail address
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage on quantum computing places Alphabet among legacy players getting closer to useful quantum tech — a constructive long‑term story but unlikely to move quarters of revenue in the near term. 3 Genius Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy for 2026
• Negative Sentiment: A Reuters report about a San Francisco power outage that left Waymo robotaxis stranded raises operational and PR concerns for Alphabet’s autonomous‑vehicle ambitions (Waymo sits under Alphabet’s Other Bets), highlighting execution and emergency‑readiness risks that can pressure sentiment on the “moonshot” side of the business. Waymo’s San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on GOOGL. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $225.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. CICC Research increased their price objective on Alphabet from $240.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $288.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $350.00 target price (up from $290.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $306.00 price target (up previously from $255.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-one have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $315.90.

Alphabet Profile

Alphabet Inc is the holding company created in 2015 to organize Google and a portfolio of businesses developing technologies beyond Google’s core internet services. Its principal operations are led by Google, which builds and operates consumer-facing products such as Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps and Google Workspace, as well as advertising platforms (Google Ads and AdSense) that historically generate the majority of its revenue. Google also develops consumer hardware (Pixel phones, Nest smart-home devices, Chromecast) and developer and distribution platforms such as Google Play.

Beyond Google’s consumer and advertising businesses, Alphabet invests in enterprise and infrastructure offerings through Google Cloud, which provides cloud computing, data analytics and productivity services to businesses and institutions.