Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Sold by Bokf Na

Bokf Na decreased its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 227,381 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 16,400 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises approximately 1.2% of Bokf Na’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position. Bokf Na’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $78,237,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GOOGL. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 6.0% in the first quarter. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 477 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $137,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the period. Rockbridge Investment Management LCC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 0.5% in the first quarter. Rockbridge Investment Management LCC now owns 5,460 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,570,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Ruggaard & Associates LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Ruggaard & Associates LLC now owns 2,921 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $840,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Cadia Private Client LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Cadia Private Client LLC now owns 2,589 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $744,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evansbrook LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Evansbrook LLC now owns 9,522 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,738,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google is acquiring a Wyoming data-center site from Crusoe as it expands capacity for AI workloads. The purchase supports Alphabet’s push to secure infrastructure it might otherwise lease; a broader Wyoming project has been reported at about $17 billion, with Google saying it will cover the facility’s power costs. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Wing plans to invest up to $125 million over two years in a Fort Worth manufacturing facility capable of producing tens of thousands of delivery drones annually. The investment could help scale Wing’s commercial operations, though it requires substantial upfront spending. Wall Street Journal article
• Neutral Sentiment: Google plans to double prices for paid input, output and context-caching on its Gemini 3.8 and 3.6 Flash APIs starting January 1, 2027. Higher pricing could improve monetization, but its effect on customer demand is uncertain. Yahoo Finance article
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet faces renewed investor scrutiny over a securities class action alleging misleading statements during May–July 2026. The claims are allegations, not findings, but could add legal and reputational risk; multiple law-firm notices largely repeat the same case. PR Newswire article
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about uncertainty around data-center regulation and the scale of AI capital spending. A separate lawsuit also alleges safety harms involving Google’s AI on a school Chromebook, adding potential reputational and legal exposure. Reuters article

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total transaction of $28,257.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 19,076 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,494,424.20. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 247 shares of company stock worth $79,238 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GOOGL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group set a $332.00 target price on Alphabet and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Yorkville Ives initiated coverage on Alphabet in a research report on Monday, October 5th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $400.00 price objective on the stock. Pivotal Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $475.00 target price (up from $470.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Alphabet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Phillip Securities upgraded shares of Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $412.51.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of GOOGL opened at $284.78 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.48 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.79 and a quick ratio of 2.69. The business has a 50-day moving average of $332.93 and a 200-day moving average of $338.97. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $270.70 and a 1 year high of $408.61.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by ($0.90). The business had revenue of $127.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $127.96 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 50.03%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 7th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.59%.

Alphabet Profile

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company whose largest business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company reorganized its businesses under the holding-company structure in 2015.

Google’s products and services include Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Cloud. The company also generates revenue from digital advertising and offers devices, subscriptions and artificial intelligence products and services.

Alphabet serves consumers, businesses and organizations around the world.