Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Holdings Lifted by Synergy Asset Management LLC

Synergy Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 42.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 243,103 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 72,079 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for about 2.1% of Synergy Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Synergy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $59,098,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Corsicana & Co. bought a new stake in Alphabet during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $54,000. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 36.4% in the 2nd quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 251 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 37.9% in the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 324 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the period. Finally, S&T Bank PA boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 40.2% during the second quarter. S&T Bank PA now owns 345 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $331.86 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.00 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $307.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $250.98. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $140.53 and a fifty-two week high of $334.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. The company 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%. On average, analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,829 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $314.89, for a total transaction of $5,614,173.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,531,453.08. This trade represents a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.26, for a total value of $800,786.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 11,739 shares in the company, valued at $3,383,884.14. This trade represents a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 224,587 shares of company stock worth $66,549,284. 11.55% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple announced a multi‑year deal to base its next generation of Apple Foundation Models (including a revamped Siri) on Google’s Gemini models and cloud — a large, visible commercial win for Alphabet’s AI platform that expands Gemini’s reach into iPhone ecosystems and could drive cloud and model-revenue upside. Google and Apple enter into multi-year AI deal for Gemini models
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction to Alphabet’s AI progress and commercial wins lifted the stock to a record and pushed the company’s market capitalization above $4 trillion — a signaling event that amplifies institutional interest and momentum chasing. Alphabet Becomes Newest $4 Trillion Company, Joining Nvidia and Apple
• Positive Sentiment: Google is expanding Gemini’s commercial footprint in retail (Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair partnerships, Universal Commerce Protocol), which supports growth of agent‑led commerce and monetization opportunities for Gemini and Google Cloud. These deals reinforce the narrative of Gemini as a platform with multiple monetization paths. Google bolsters bet on AI-powered commerce with new platform for shopping agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data for January shows effectively zero days of short interest in the recent snapshot — the entry is noisy and adds little immediate informational value for price direction. Investors should treat this as non‑consequential until clearer short‑interest reporting emerges. Market data snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile criticism from rivals can add headline volatility: Elon Musk publicly called the Apple‑Google deal an “unreasonable concentration of power,” which may draw regulatory scrutiny or negative sentiment among some investors — though such comments don’t change the underlying commercial implications immediately. Elon Musk Slams Google, Apple Deal: ‘Unreasonable Concentration Of Power’

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on GOOGL. Melius Research raised their price objective on Alphabet from $220.00 to $255.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $280.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Citic Securities raised their target price on shares of Alphabet from $230.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $290.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $324.77.

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.