Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 1,947 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 18.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 8,505 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 1,947 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for about 0.8% of Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $2,662,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought a new position in Alphabet in the 3rd quarter valued at $4,338,397,000. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 28.0% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 53,107,572 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $12,910,542,000 after purchasing an additional 11,605,785 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 15.7% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 50,732,476 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $12,333,076,000 after purchasing an additional 6,874,381 shares during the period. Mizuho Markets Cayman LP boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 23,402.1% in the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Markets Cayman LP now owns 6,118,547 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,487,419,000 after purchasing an additional 6,092,513 shares during the period. Finally, Coatue Management LLC boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 259.1% in the 3rd quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 7,221,115 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,755,453,000 after purchasing an additional 5,210,434 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on GOOGL. Phillip Securities raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $340.00 to $395.00 and gave the company a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Argus raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $365.00 to $385.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Citizens Jmp raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $385.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $330.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, China Renaissance raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $400.00 to $485.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $407.86.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

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• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Waymo business is still a positive catalyst overall as investors continue to reward the autonomous-driving unit’s growth, even though a recall creates near-term headlines. Why Alphabet stock is outperforming broader market today?
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple is reportedly backing Google’s pushback against EU AI rules, which may help Alphabet manage regulatory friction, but the outcome remains uncertain. Apple Sides With Google In Fighting EU’s AI Measures
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet-backed Isomorphic Labs raised $2.1 billion to scale AI-driven drug discovery, which reinforces Alphabet’s AI ecosystem but is not an immediate core earnings driver. Google-backed Isomorphic raises $2.1 billion to scale AI-driven drug discovery
• Negative Sentiment: Waymo’s recall of nearly 3,800 robotaxis over a software issue is a setback for Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle unit and could invite more scrutiny from regulators. Waymo to recall nearly 3,800 robotaxis over self-driving software issue

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 617 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $289.63, for a total transaction of $178,701.71. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 10,093 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,923,235.59. This trade represents a 5.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $307.89, for a total transaction of $10,006,425.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,642,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $505,573,853.40. The trade was a 1.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 158,553 shares of company stock worth $47,951,856. Corporate insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Alphabet stock opened at $402.62 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $325.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $315.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a current ratio of 1.92. The stock has a market cap of $4.88 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.26. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $159.61 and a fifty-two week high of $403.70.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The information services provider reported $5.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.64 by $2.47. The firm had revenue of $109.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $106.98 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 37.92% and a return on equity of 38.99%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 14.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This is an increase from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 8th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 6.71%.

Alphabet 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.