Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Bought by Gryphon Financial Partners LLC

Gryphon Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 12.2% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 49,801 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,415 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for approximately 1.5% of Gryphon Financial Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $14,321,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Alphabet by 35.7% during the first quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 92,677 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $26,650,000 after purchasing an additional 24,405 shares in the last quarter. Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV lifted its position in Alphabet by 0.9% in the first quarter. Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV now owns 26,176 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $7,527,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the period. Morling Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Alphabet by 59.2% during the 1st quarter. Morling Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,303 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,525,000 after purchasing an additional 1,972 shares in the last quarter. Astra Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Alphabet by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Astra Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,987 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,147,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 44.2% during the 1st quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 27,165 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $7,812,000 after purchasing an additional 8,322 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $326.56 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $361.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $338.98. The company has a market cap of $3.96 trillion, a P/E ratio of 16.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 2.64, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $187.82 and a 12-month high of $408.61.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 analyst estimates of $117.07 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%. Equities analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 17.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 7th will be given a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.42%.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other news, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $341.72, for a total transaction of $153,432.28. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,348 shares in the company, valued at $9,345,358.56. The trade was a 1.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 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 transaction of $2,077,531.25. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 159,415 shares of company stock worth $7,672,279. 11.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts continue to support Alphabet’s AI strategy, with several firms maintaining bullish ratings despite trimming price targets to reflect heavier capital expenditures. Investors appear to view the pullback as a buying opportunity. GOOG stock rebounds as Wall Street continues to back AI strategy despite PT cuts
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s second-quarter performance exceeded expectations, including $119.8 billion in revenue and $9.11 in adjusted earnings per share versus consensus of $117.07 billion and $2.89, respectively. Search demand and Google Cloud growth remain key areas of momentum.
• Positive Sentiment: Reports suggest Alphabet’s biggest AI concern—whether its investments can generate meaningful demand and returns—may be easing. Cloud growth, enterprise adoption and early AI monetization support the case for continued investment. Forget AI Capex Concerns – Buy Alphabet After Excellent Q2 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: YouTube reached a multiyear agreement to include NBCUniversal’s Peacock content in YouTube Premium subscriptions, potentially strengthening the platform’s entertainment offering and subscriber value beginning in 2027. NBCUniversal and YouTube ink deal to embed Peacock
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and investors remain divided over Alphabet’s raised 2026 capital-spending forecast of approximately $195 billion to $205 billion. The spending should support AI data centers, Cloud capacity and future growth, but returns will depend on sustained demand.
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet reportedly spent about $44.9 billion on AI-related investment during the quarter, producing negative free cash flow for the first time as a public company. The deterioration has intensified concerns about spending discipline and the risk that AI returns take longer than expected. Google spent $490 million a day on AI
• Negative Sentiment: Broader technology stocks are not being rewarded for strong earnings, suggesting investors are scrutinizing valuations, capital intensity and future cash flow more closely. This limits the potential upside from Alphabet’s earnings beat.
• Negative Sentiment: A reported privacy issue involving publicly searchable Claude conversations and user-created files on Google search could create reputational or regulatory concerns, although the incident primarily involves Anthropic’s sharing controls. Claude shared chats and Artifacts found on Google

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on GOOGL. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $445.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets set a $465.00 target price on Alphabet and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on Alphabet from $390.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. CICC Research boosted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $388.00 to $407.91 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, President Capital upped their price target on shares of Alphabet from $375.00 to $465.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Alphabet presently has a consensus rating of “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.