3,184 Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Shares Sold by Kimelman & Baird LLC

Kimelman & Baird LLC cut its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 30.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,415 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 3,184 shares during the quarter. Kimelman & Baird LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $2,527,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of GOOG. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 135.5% in the 3rd quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 73 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Livelsberger Financial Advisory purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Timbuktu Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the second quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, Team Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter valued at approximately $60,000. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on GOOG. HSBC set a $515.00 price objective on Alphabet in a research report on Friday, August 14th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $385.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $485.00 target price on Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $475.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $413.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director owned 19,076 shares in the company, valued at $6,494,424.20. The trade was a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238 in the last quarter. 12.99% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

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• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan removed Alphabet from its Analyst Focus List, while retaining an Overweight rating, citing slower AI search monetization and heavy infrastructure spending. Those concerns could weigh on expectations for returns from Alphabet’s substantial AI investment. JPMorgan Just Removed Alphabet From Its Analyst Focus List
• Negative Sentiment: Federal safety regulators opened an investigation into Waymo robotaxis reportedly continuing to pass stopped school buses after a software fix. The probe adds regulatory and reputational risk to Alphabet’s autonomous-driving business. Waymo robotaxis kept illegally passing school buses after software fix, feds say

Alphabet Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ GOOG opened at $286.01 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $328.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $336.80. The company has a market capitalization of $3.50 trillion, a P/E ratio of 14.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.21. 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 1 year low of $271.41 and a 1 year high of $404.47.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.01 by ($0.89). Alphabet had a net margin of 50.03% and a return on equity of 43.33%. The business had revenue of $127.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $127.97 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.87 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 24.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.80 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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 paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 7th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.59%.

About Alphabet

Alphabet is a technology holding company whose primary business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company adopted a holding-company structure in 2015. Sundar Pichai leads Alphabet and Google as chief executive officer.

Google offers internet search, online advertising, cloud computing, and software and hardware products. Its services and products include Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play, and Google Cloud.