Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Shares Sold by Clarius Group LLC

Clarius Group LLC decreased its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 41,122 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 1,844 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up approximately 0.7% of Clarius Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Clarius Group LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $12,904,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Centurion Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,774 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,695,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC grew its holdings in Alphabet by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 11,912 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $3,739,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period. ORG Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 15,576 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $4,888,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,368 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,684,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AA Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Alphabet by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,027 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,833,000 after purchasing an additional 303 shares during the period. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google rolled out Gemma 4, a new open-source AI model family that reinforces Google’s AI leadership and developer ecosystem—positive for long‑term cloud and AI monetization. Google Introduces Gemma 4
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlights Google’s TurboQuant memory/compression advances as a potential efficiency and performance edge for large models — this can improve margins on AI workloads over time. Google’s TurboQuant Breakthrough
• Positive Sentiment: Needham and other firms continue to voice bullishness (Needham reiterated a Buy with a high price target), keeping analyst sentiment supportive for upside once market focus returns to fundamentals. Needham Reiterates Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo kept an Overweight stance on Alphabet but trimmed price targets — signals confidence in the story but slightly cooler near‑term expectations. Wells Fargo Keeps Overweight, Cuts PTs
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market flows and ETF activity (SPY/QQQ/VTI moves) have amplified Alphabet’s intraday swings — i.e., macro risk‑on/off and large‑cap index moves remain an execution risk for short‑term price action. SPY/ETF Context
• Negative Sentiment: Amie Thuener O’Toole, Alphabet’s principal accounting officer, is leaving to become Broadcom’s CFO — the loss of a senior finance leader creates short‑term execution and transition risk. Broadcom Taps Alphabet Executive as CFO (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Semianalysis’ CEO warned that Google’s free cash flow could be driven to near zero next year by heavy AI capex — a reminder that aggressive infrastructure spending may pressure near‑term cash flow and valuation multiples. Semianalysis CEO: FCF Hit by AI CapEx
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by senior executives (recent sales reported for John Kent Walker and others) can weigh on sentiment, especially with elevated market sensitivity to insider activity. Insider Sale: John Kent Walker

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $303.92, for a total value of $9,877,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,818,524 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $856,605,814.08. This represents a 1.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 2,101,227 shares of company stock worth $114,969,050. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

Alphabet stock opened at $294.46 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $309.68 and a 200-day moving average of $296.30. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $142.66 and a 52-week high of $350.15. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.56 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.24, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.13.

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 the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The business had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.15 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is currently 7.77%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GOOG has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $395.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $365.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $345.71.

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.