TrinityBridge Ltd reduced its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Free Report) by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,005,955 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 164,041 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up about 10.1% of TrinityBridge Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. TrinityBridge Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $346,235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Alphabet by 6.0% during the first quarter. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 477 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $137,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Rockbridge Investment Management LCC increased its stake in Alphabet by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Rockbridge Investment Management LCC now owns 5,460 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,570,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Ruggaard & Associates LLC increased its stake in Alphabet by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Ruggaard & Associates LLC now owns 2,921 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $840,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Cadia Private Client LLC lifted 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 worth $744,000 after buying an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Evansbrook LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Evansbrook LLC now owns 9,522 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,738,000 after buying an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Trending Headlines about Alphabet
Here are a few of the latest headlines about GOOGL:
- Positive Sentiment: Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon scored near the top in an accounting AI benchmark, with Gemini 4 Argon ranking first. Strong results may support adoption of Google’s AI tools by businesses. Article: Google Now Has Two of the Top AI Models for Accounting Work
- Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet is among Anthropic’s major investors and cloud providers, with the company’s IPO potentially increasing the value of its stake and supporting Google Cloud demand. However, the reported additional investment is also a substantial capital commitment. Article: Anthropic’s Trillion-Dollar IPO Could Give Cloud Giants a Double Win
- Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized a pending securities class action alleging investor harm during May–July 2026, with a lead-plaintiff deadline approaching. The notices add legal and reputational uncertainty, though they are not findings of wrongdoing. Article: Kaplan Fox Reminds Alphabet Investors of Class Action Deadline
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have recently commented on GOOGL. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $385.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Alphabet from $420.00 to $410.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Finally, Yorkville Ives started coverage on Alphabet in a research note on Monday, October 5th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $400.00 target price on the stock. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $412.51.
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Alphabet Stock Up 2.1%
Alphabet stock opened at $293.45 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $3.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 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. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $270.70 and a fifty-two week high of $408.61. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $329.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $338.38.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by ($0.90). The firm had revenue of $127.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $127.96 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 50.03% and a return on equity of 43.33%. As a group, analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.81 earnings per share for the current year.
Alphabet Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 7th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 7th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.59%.
Insider Transactions at Alphabet
In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total value of $28,257.35. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,494,424.20. The trade was a 0.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238. Company insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.
About Alphabet
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.
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