Aubrey Capital Management Ltd Increases Stake in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Aubrey Capital Management Ltd raised its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 15.0% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 13,000 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,700 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for about 2.0% of Aubrey Capital Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $3,737,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 2.9% in the first quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 2,482 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $714,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Signet Financial Management LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Signet Financial Management LLC now owns 10,807 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,108,000 after buying an additional 398 shares during the last quarter. Luts & Greenleigh Group Inc. boosted its position in Alphabet by 1.5% in the first quarter. Luts & Greenleigh Group Inc. now owns 7,338 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,110,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Helios Capital Management PTE. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 9.7% in the first quarter. Helios Capital Management PTE. Ltd. now owns 35,100 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $10,093,000 after buying an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 2.6% during the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 874,471 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $251,463,000 after buying an additional 21,912 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 112 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $351.28, for a total value of $39,343.36. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,615,656.24. The trade was a 0.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 87,475 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.75, for a total value of $2,077,531.25. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 159,415 shares of company stock worth $7,672,279 over the last ninety days. 11.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Q2 results showed strong underlying demand, including an 82% surge in Google Cloud revenue and continued growth in Search and YouTube, reinforcing that its core businesses are still expanding. Google Cloud CEO Kurian says customers are spending 50% more as segment blows away expectations
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Barclays argued that a TPU-as-a-service offering could materially lift Alphabet’s long-term profitability, suggesting the market may be underestimating future AI monetization. TPU-As-A-Service could boost Google’s 2028 profit by over 15%: Barclays
• Positive Sentiment: Verizon signed a more than $1 billion dark-fiber deal to support Google’s data centers, underscoring ongoing infrastructure demand tied to Alphabet’s AI and cloud expansion. Verizon signs deal with Google worth over $1 billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet was included in a momentum screen highlighting stocks with strong earnings and favorable price trends, which is supportive but not a major stock-specific catalyst. 3 High-Momentum Stocks to Buy Now Before They Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful short position, so this does not appear to be a major driver of the move.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried that Alphabet’s AI spending is becoming too large, with the company increasing 2026 capex guidance and reporting negative free cash flow for the first time in years. Alphabet earnings takeaways: Q2 revenue beats, GOOGL stock sinks on 2026 capex hike
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet also faced fresh regulatory pressure after the European Commission fined Google about $1 billion under the Digital Markets Act. Google hit with $1 billion EU fine, first under landmark rules
• Negative Sentiment: Waymo reportedly may try to end its partnership with Uber, which could create uncertainty around one of Alphabet’s autonomous-driving distribution channels. Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber

Alphabet Trading Up 0.6%

GOOGL stock opened at $319.74 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $187.82 and a twelve month high of $408.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.87 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $362.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $338.74.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.89 by $6.22. The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $117.07 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 54.77% and a return on equity of 51.32%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 14.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Investors of record on Monday, September 7th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.42%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. China Renaissance lifted their target price on Alphabet from $400.00 to $485.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $420.00 price objective (down from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Evercore lifted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $400.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $445.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday. Finally, Phillip Securities lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $340.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $419.86.

Alphabet Company Profile

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.