Ceera Investments LLC Has $11.76 Million Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Ceera Investments LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 4.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,382 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 2,456 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for approximately 3.7% of Ceera Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Ceera Investments LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $11,762,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Alphabet during the 3rd quarter valued at about $961,000. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. grew its holdings in Alphabet by 8.0% in the third quarter. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. now owns 2,396 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $583,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Solitude Financial Services increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 48.0% during the third quarter. Solitude Financial Services now owns 1,803 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $438,000 after purchasing an additional 585 shares in the last quarter. DDFG Inc purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter valued at approximately $236,000. Finally, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 3.9% during the third quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 270,163 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $65,677,000 after purchasing an additional 10,084 shares during the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 933 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $336.55, for a total value of $314,001.15. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 9,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,337,229.80. The trade was a 8.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total value of $35,060,852.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 2,112,482 shares of company stock worth $119,145,289 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 11.64% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on GOOGL. Citic Securities upped their price target on Alphabet from $230.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. New Street Research increased their target price on Alphabet from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. KeyCorp set a $370.00 price target on Alphabet and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Loop Capital raised shares of Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $260.00 to $320.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $365.86.

Alphabet Price Performance

NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $314.98 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $140.53 and a one year high of $349.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $320.32 and a 200 day moving average of $278.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01. The company has a market capitalization of $3.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.14, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.09.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued 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%.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic cloud partnerships expanding addressable market — Google announced a deal with Sea Ltd to build AI tools for e‑commerce and gaming, which supports Google Cloud revenue growth in Southeast Asia and demonstrates enterprise demand for its AI stack. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum — Google is rolling Gemini‑powered, music‑focused generative‑AI features (also showing up at competitors), indicating faster consumer AI adoption that could boost engagement and future monetization. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional support & analyst upgrades — recent 13F activity and analyst price‑target increases (and MarketBeat coverage) signal long‑term investor conviction that can underpin the stock. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: AI infrastructure arms race — NVIDIA–Meta mega‑deal and hyperscaler capex plans validate AI demand but raise competitive and capital‑intensity questions for Google; this is demand‑positive but increases the investment bar. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet exploring chip/partner strategies — WSJ reports Google is weighing ways to use its balance sheet to better compete with chip suppliers, a strategic move that could reduce long‑run costs or distract management depending on execution. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — recent disclosed sales by CEO Sundar Pichai and senior exec John Kent Walker (multi‑million dollar sales) can sap near‑term sentiment even if routine for compensation/liquidity reasons. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Security/legal risk — indictment of three engineers accused of stealing Google trade secrets and sending data to Iran raises potential IP, litigation and reputational risks that investors will watch. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: AI rotation/profit‑taking — some prominent managers have trimmed AI positions in recent 13F filings, which contributes to episodic pressure on hyperscaler multiples. Read More.

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.