Alphabet Inc. $GOOG is Hosking Partners LLP’s Largest Position

Hosking Partners LLP lifted its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 525,640 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,073 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for approximately 5.6% of Hosking Partners LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Hosking Partners LLP’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $164,946,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. now owns 436,017 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $136,439,000 after purchasing an additional 39,597 shares during the last quarter. Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,224 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,012,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Osprey Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. Osprey Private Wealth LLC now owns 96,895 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $30,406,000 after purchasing an additional 18,780 shares during the last quarter. Income Insurance Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,682,000. Finally, D Orazio & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 13,543 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,250,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google I/O 2026 showcased a major AI push across Search, Gemini, Chrome, Android, YouTube, and Workspace, reinforcing Alphabet’s leadership in AI monetization.
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet and Blackstone announced a $5 billion AI cloud venture using Google’s TPU chips, which could expand Alphabet’s AI infrastructure business and strengthen its competitive moat.
• Positive Sentiment: Berkshire Hathaway reportedly increased its Alphabet stake again, signaling continued confidence from a major long-term investor.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street commentary remains split between enthusiasm over Alphabet’s AI progress and caution after the stock’s sharp rally and elevated valuation.
• Negative Sentiment: A major shareholder disclosed additional Alphabet share sales, which may be adding modest short-term pressure as investors take profits after the recent move higher.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 955 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.00, for a total transaction of $284,590.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 9,918 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,955,564. This represents a 8.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 87,475 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were 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. Insiders have sold a total of 226,481 shares of company stock valued at $27,422,061 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GOOG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $370.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $345.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective (up from $400.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $395.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $363.40.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $384.90 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.66 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.25. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $163.33 and a 52 week high of $404.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $331.01 and a 200 day moving average of $318.96.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The information services provider reported $5.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.68 by $2.43. The company had revenue of $109.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $106.96 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 37.92% and a return on equity of 38.99%. Alphabet’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.81 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 14.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. This is a positive change from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 8th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is presently 6.41%.

Alphabet Profile

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a multinational technology holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Formed in 2015 through a corporate restructuring of Google, Alphabet serves as the parent to Google LLC and a portfolio of businesses collectively known as “Other Bets.” Google was originally founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin; Alphabet is led by CEO Sundar Pichai, who oversees Google and the broader company while the founders remain prominent shareholders and influential figures in the company’s history.

Alphabet’s core business centers on internet search and advertising, with Google Search and the company’s ad platforms (including Google Ads and AdSense) generating the majority of revenue by connecting advertisers with consumers worldwide.