Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Holdings Boosted by Czech National Bank

Czech National Bank lifted its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 3.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,226,139 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 40,107 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises 2.5% of Czech National Bank’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $384,762,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cullen Investment Group LTD. raised its stake in Alphabet by 18.2% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 109,845 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $36,154,000 after purchasing an additional 16,939 shares during the period. Myecfo LLC lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Myecfo LLC now owns 10,423 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,271,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in Alphabet by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC now owns 19,360 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $6,075,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the period. Foster Group Inc. grew its holdings in Alphabet by 49.7% during the 4th quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 3,215 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,009,000 after buying an additional 1,068 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Curated Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Alphabet by 18.5% during the 4th quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC now owns 6,434 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,019,000 after buying an additional 1,003 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on GOOG shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $375.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. KeyCorp set a $370.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $345.71.

Alphabet Stock Down 2.5%

Shares of GOOG opened at $273.76 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.31 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.10. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $142.66 and a 1 year high of $350.15. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $312.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $295.39.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.24 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.15 earnings per share. Alphabet’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect 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, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th were paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.77%.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet is deepening its AI infrastructure ties by backing a massive Texas data‑center project to be leased by Anthropic — a strategic move that secures capacity for large AI models and strengthens a key partner relationship. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street has been raising targets: Needham and other analysts have issued $400+/high‑3xx targets and firms like Wells Fargo raised theirs recently — supporting medium‑term upside narratives despite the pullback. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamentals remain strong: recent quarterly beats, accelerating Google Cloud backlog (~$240B reported), and rapid Gemini adoption underpin revenue visibility and long‑term growth expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Google Research’s TurboQuant memory‑compression work has spooked memory suppliers but can be a net positive for Alphabet — lower AI infrastructure costs and greater model efficiency improve margins and competitive positioning. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Technically the stock is in a correction from its highs and some commentators frame the selloff as a buying opportunity; price action below key short‑term supports is increasing volatility but not yet changing the longer‑term bull case. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk intensified after a high‑profile jury found YouTube (Alphabet) liable in a social‑media addiction bellwether case — the direct damages are small but the ruling increases headline and litigation risk across many pending suits and could force product or regulatory changes that hit engagement/ads. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market and geopolitical pressures: a tech sector selloff (Nasdaq weakness, Iran war worries) and legal blows to peers like Meta have amplified outflows from large cap tech, pressuring GOOG along with the group. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Institutional/insider moves and high‑profile position trims (reported sales and some billionaire reductions) add selling pressure and headline risk in the near term. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In other news, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of the business’s 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $303.41, for a total transaction of $318,580.50. Following the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $1,405,091.71. This represents a 18.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 2,110,165 shares of company stock valued at $118,134,117. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

About Alphabet

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.