Westwind Capital Reduces Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Westwind Capital cut its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 70,180 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 5,004 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 5.7% of Westwind Capital’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Westwind Capital’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $23,913,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOG. Readystate Asset Management LP purchased a new position in Alphabet in the second quarter worth $45,352,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 38,409.2% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 179,836,276 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $5,643,262,000 after purchasing an additional 179,369,280 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 76.1% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 14,581,870 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $4,182,952,000 after purchasing an additional 6,300,900 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 190,923,442 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $67,458,980,000 after buying an additional 5,208,690 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. grew its position in Alphabet by 1.4% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 369,922,502 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $130,704,718,000 after buying an additional 5,164,200 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total value of $28,257.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,494,424.20. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total transaction of $149,606.80. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 27,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,125,015.20. This trade represents a 1.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 441,399 shares of company stock worth $8,677,053 in the last three months. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet Price Performance

NASDAQ GOOG traded down $2.51 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $344.86. The company had a trading volume of 13,951,172 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,429,359. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $236.68 and a 52 week high of $404.47. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $343.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $346.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a current ratio of 2.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.22 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.32, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.19.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.87 by $6.24. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%.The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $116.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.31 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 14th. Investors of record on Monday, September 7th were issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 4th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 4.42%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities started coverage on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, August 20th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 target price (down from $445.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Alphabet from $430.00 to $420.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Roth Capital increased their price objective on Alphabet from $435.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Moffett Nathanson dropped their price target on Alphabet from $380.00 to $370.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Alphabet has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $421.95.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Gemini advances into agentic AI. Google introduced a Gemini agent capable of completing tasks across workplace applications, strengthening Alphabet’s position against Microsoft and OpenAI in enterprise AI. Wider adoption could help Google Cloud generate higher-value recurring revenue. Google brings agentic AI to Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: AI leadership sentiment is improving. Prediction markets reportedly moved Alphabet ahead of Anthropic as the favored winner of the 2026 AI race. Separately, analysts remain broadly bullish, suggesting investors expect Gemini, Search and Cloud monetization to offset the company’s heavy AI spending. Why Google is now favored to win the 2026 AI race
• Positive Sentiment: Waymo secured $5 billion in debt financing from lenders including Blackstone and PIMCO to expand its U.S. robotaxi operations. The funding accelerates a potential long-term growth business for Alphabet, although it also increases leverage at the subsidiary. Waymo secures $5 billion loan
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet is locking in power for AI data centers. A $1.8 billion Black Hills agreement and a separate long-term nuclear arrangement with Constellation are designed to secure reliable electricity for expanding computing capacity, reducing exposure to grid constraints. Alphabet’s Black Hills power deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Isomorphic Labs may attract a $40 billion-$50 billion valuation in a potential funding round. The deal would validate Alphabet’s AI drug-discovery assets, but negotiations remain preliminary and would not immediately change Alphabet’s earnings. Isomorphic Labs funding talks
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms publicized a securities class action covering investors who purchased Alphabet shares from May 19 through July 16, with lead-plaintiff deadlines in late November and December. The announcements allege misleading communications concerning Gemini 3.5 Pro and training results; they increase headline and potential financial risk, although the allegations have not been adjudicated. Alphabet securities class action
• Negative Sentiment: Construction on two Finnish data centers was halted pending environmental-impact assessments. The delay could slow Alphabet’s AI infrastructure buildout and highlights regulatory and execution risks associated with its large capital-spending plans. Google Finland data-center halt

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company best known as the parent company of Google. Established in 2015 through a corporate restructuring, Alphabet oversees Google and a collection of businesses focused on technology, innovation and emerging industries. Sundar Pichai serves as Alphabet’s chief executive officer and also leads Google.

Google is Alphabet’s primary business and operates an internet ecosystem that includes Google Search, online advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Photos.