Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Sold by IFM Investors Pty Ltd

IFM Investors Pty Ltd lessened its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 0.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,100,926 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 5,674 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for approximately 2.4% of IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $271,422,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 2.3% in the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,546,012 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $448,684,000 after purchasing an additional 56,295 shares in the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 17.9% in the 1st quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 88,187 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $13,637,000 after buying an additional 13,371 shares during the last quarter. Alaethes Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Alaethes Wealth LLC now owns 7,646 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,182,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Moment Partners LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Moment Partners LLC now owns 5,896 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,039,000 after acquiring an additional 504 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Welch Group LLC boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 64,262 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $11,325,000 after acquiring an additional 2,467 shares during the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Citic Securities increased their target price on shares of Alphabet from $230.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $306.00 price objective (up previously from $255.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Alphabet in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $355.00 target price on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Alphabet from $224.00 to $279.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 price target (up from $290.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-one have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $315.90.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.48, for a total value of $9,213,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,337,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $662,526,494.12. This trade represents a 1.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.05, for a total transaction of $694,638.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 14,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,629,725.80. This represents a 16.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 208,209 shares of company stock valued at $58,750,254 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $313.51 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $296.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $240.58. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $140.53 and a 1-year high of $328.83. The firm has a market cap of $3.78 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.The firm had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. Analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 8th were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 8.28%.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat names Alphabet the most-upgraded stock of 2025 with analysts projecting at least ~20% upside (some targets to $385). The upgrades cite Gemini 3 adoption, Google Cloud strength and proprietary chip-driven monetization as the core catalysts. The 5 Most Upgraded Stocks from 2025
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and market commentary points to a “validation flywheel” for Gemini: rising user traction and partner integrations are accelerating monetization expectations for ads, Workspace and Cloud AI services. That momentum is a near-term earnings and multiple expansion catalyst. Alphabet: Validation Flywheel Accelerating For Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet completed a strategic renewable-energy acquisition (Intersect) for $4.75B to secure power for its data centers — reducing long-term energy risk/costs for AI infrastructure and supporting cloud/data-center expansion plans. Google buys renewable energy project developer Intersect
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces note Alphabet’s broader role as a hyperscaler consuming huge power for AI, highlighting infrastructure and energy demand as both a cost and a growth enabler — informative for capital expenditure and margin modeling. 2 Under-the-Radar Energy Stocks to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: Product updates (e.g., new Gmail handle option) and positive media commentary (Jim Cramer, other outlets) keep the narrative of user growth and engagement positive but are unlikely to move fundamentals materially on their own. Alphabet gives users new Gmail handle option
• Negative Sentiment: Report says the DOJ is probing Alphabet (and others) over DEI policies under a fraud-law angle — any escalation could introduce regulatory/legal risk and headline volatility even if the business impact is unclear today. Trump’s Justice Department probes Google
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators are also scrutinizing heavy AI-related capex across the hyperscalers — sustained high spending could pressure near-term free cash flow and margins if revenue/margin conversion lags expectations. Buy Stock in the Mag 7 Hyperscalers or Are They Spending Too Much?

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.