Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL is Silphium Asset Management Ltd’s 8th Largest Position

Silphium Asset Management Ltd raised its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 105.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 50,100 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 25,700 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for about 3.6% of Silphium Asset Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Silphium Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $12,179,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new position in Alphabet during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth about $53,000. Corsicana & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter worth approximately $54,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Finally, S&T Bank PA grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.30, for a total value of $10,637,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,211,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $723,945,705.60. This represents a 1.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the firm’s 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 owned 8,962 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,798,832.60. This represents a 23.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,032,408 shares of company stock valued at $94,926,707. Company insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud momentum: reported/covered Cloud revenue growth (surge ~48% Y/Y) that underpins upside in enterprise AI demand and improves near-term monetization outlook. Google (GOOGL) Cloud Revenue Just Surged 48%
• Positive Sentiment: Product roadmap / AI hardware: Google I/O set for May 19–20, with expectations of a 2026 launch for Google’s first smart AI glasses — a potential new consumer product cycle and headline AI device. Google announces I/O developer conference where AI glasses could be rolled out
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnership and infrastructure demand: India’s Adani Group plans a large investment in AI data centers alongside Google and Microsoft — signals increased hyperscaler demand and cloud expansion in a major market. India’s Adani Group To Invest $100 Billion In AI Data Centers
• Positive Sentiment: Big investor confidence signal: Berkshire Hathaway’s Q4 filing kept its Alphabet stake steady while trimming Amazon — a high-profile vote of confidence in Alphabet’s cloud/AI strategy. Berkshire & AI Hyperscalers: Buffett Holds GOOGL, Dumps AMZN
• Positive Sentiment: Green-energy support for operations: Ormat signed a long-term geothermal PPA to supply Google in Nevada — reduces energy / ESG risk for data center operations. Ormat signs 150 MW geothermal power deal with NV Energy to supply Google in Nevada
• Neutral Sentiment: Waymo regulatory/oversight: Waymo defended its use of remote-assistance staff to Congress and said they haven’t been used to drive robotaxis on public roads — reduces some regulatory uncertainty but keeps oversight visible. Waymo defends use of remote assistance workers in robotaxi operations
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile stake reduction: Terry Smith (Fundsmith) reportedly sold about half his Alphabet holding — a headline that can add selling pressure or signal rotation among institutional holders. The ‘English Warren Buffett’ Just Dumped Half His Alphabet Stake
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/geopolitical risk in India: New talks of age-based social media restrictions in India could reduce engagement/ads across platforms, representing a regional regulatory risk for ad revenue. India discussing age-based restrictions with social media firms, top minister says
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx & tech-rotation pressure: Analysts and coverage note that Alphabet’s elevated 2026 CapEx plan to scale AI compute (reported guidance cited previously) has contributed to a short-term pullback amid broader megacap profit-taking. Alphabet’s Pullback: A Second Chance for Long-Term Investors?

Alphabet Stock Performance

GOOGL stock opened at $302.02 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.65 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.09. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $320.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $277.10. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $140.53 and a 12-month high of $349.00.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.25. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The business had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.77%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on GOOGL shares. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $305.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. New Street Research lifted their target price on Alphabet from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $354.00 price objective on Alphabet and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $395.00 target price (up previously from $365.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $363.10.

About Alphabet

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.