Alphabet Inc. $GOOG is Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC’s 4th Largest Position

Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 13.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 35,366 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,244 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up approximately 5.0% of Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $8,613,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 17.8% in the 3rd quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,190 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $290,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the period. MAS Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Alphabet by 11.2% in the third quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 1,357 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Reliant Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 195.1% during the third quarter. Reliant Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,529 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $870,000 after buying an additional 2,333 shares during the period. Mainsail Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 18.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mainsail Asset Management LLC now owns 6,408 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,561,000 after buying an additional 1,002 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Point Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,713,000. Institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major analyst upgrade and higher price targets highlight AI-driven upside — Raymond James raised GOOG to “Strong Buy” and boosted its price target (street chatter also shows multiple firms lifting targets), supporting investor confidence in Alphabet’s AI strategy and Google Cloud momentum. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Big investors adding shares — Baillie Gifford disclosed adding ~1.19M GOOGL shares in the latest 13F filing, a sign of continued institutional accumulation that can underpin price support. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Strong AI ecosystem wins — Apple reportedly will use Google’s Gemini to power the next Siri, expanding Gemini’s distribution and reinforcing Alphabet’s AI moat and monetization pathways. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage remains focused on AI and technicals — Several outlets and analysts are publishing bullish previews and technical trading ideas (including MarketBeat, Zacks, TipRanks), which keeps interest high but doesn’t guarantee near-term moves. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Waymo expansion vs. scrutiny — Waymo launched robotaxis in Miami (expansion signal), which can drive future growth for Alphabet’s autonomy segment but also raises operational/legal exposure as deployment scales. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: NTSB opens probe into Waymo after robotaxis passed stopped school buses — A federal safety investigation into repeated illegal passes in Austin (reported incidents across states) creates regulatory and reputational risk for Waymo and, by extension, Alphabet. That headline is the clearest near-term negative catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Antitrust litigation risk persists — A federal judge allowed a consumer antitrust lawsuit over Google Search to proceed, keeping legal exposure and potential remedies on the radar for investors assessing longer-term regulatory risk. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GOOG has been the subject of several research reports. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Alphabet from $285.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $326.13.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of GOOG opened at $328.55 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $341.20. The company has a market capitalization of $3.96 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.09. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $316.33 and a 200 day moving average of $260.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The business had revenue of $102.35 billion for 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%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total value of $867,569.40. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.30, for a total transaction of $10,637,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,211,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $723,945,705.60. This trade represents a 1.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 225,187 shares of company stock worth $69,365,318 in the last three months. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Alphabet Company 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.