Capital Investment Advisors LLC Has $104.25 Million Stake in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 428,854 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,578 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up 1.7% of Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $104,254,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GOOGL has been the subject of several research reports. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 price target (up previously from $320.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $365.00 target price (up previously from $330.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $290.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $224.00 to $279.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $260.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $329.08.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Alphabet stock opened at $322.00 on Wednesday. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $140.53 and a 1-year high of $340.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.89 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.08. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $312.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $257.45.

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

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.48, for a total transaction of $9,213,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,337,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $662,526,494.12. The trade was a 1.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,829 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider directly owned 42,972 shares in the company, valued at $13,531,453.08. This represents a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 189,909 shares of company stock valued at $57,927,282. 11.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised targets — Deutsche Bank boosted its price target to $370 and kept a buy rating, and Robert W. Baird raised its target to $350 with an outperform rating. These lifts signal continued analyst confidence and create upside support for the stock. Deutsche Bank Raises Target Baird Raises Target
• Positive Sentiment: Product/AI momentum — reports show a surge in sales of Google’s Gemini AI models, which supports revenue growth from higher-margin AI services and strengthens the company’s competitive AI positioning. Gemini Sales Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Google-backed drug discovery timeline pushed — Isomorphic Labs now expects first clinical trials by end‑2026. This delays any near-term biotech upside tied to Alphabet’s life‑sciences investments but has limited impact on core ad/cloud businesses. Isomorphic Labs Delay
• Neutral Sentiment: Product development coverage — media pieces on Google’s new AI‑powered smart glasses and long-term cloud/AI revenue narratives reiterate growth potential but are not immediate catalysts. AI Smart Glasses Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Sector risk-off pressured shares — escalating geopolitical/tariff rhetoric (Greenland tensions) triggered a tech-led sell-off that weighed on Alphabet along with peers; market positioning and broader risk sentiment are the main short-term drivers of the decline. Tech Sell-off / Greenland Tensions
• Negative Sentiment: Price action noted by market coverage — headlines point out Alphabet fell more than the broader market today, reflecting both the sector pullback and profit‑taking after recent gains. That media focus can amplify short‑term selling pressure. Zacks: Why GOOGL Fell

Alphabet Company 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.