Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Stock Bought by Phoenix Financial Ltd.

Phoenix Financial Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 4.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 899,189 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 37,329 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up 2.0% of Phoenix Financial Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Phoenix Financial Ltd.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $305,226,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. boosted 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 worth $130,704,718,000 after acquiring an additional 5,164,200 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 5,208,690 shares during the period. Amundi grew its stake in Alphabet by 22.9% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 21,922,379 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $6,288,654,000 after acquiring an additional 4,083,758 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in Alphabet by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 17,313,729 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $6,117,460,000 after acquiring an additional 913,666 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Alphabet by 24.9% in the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 17,209,454 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $6,080,616,000 after acquiring an additional 3,432,287 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on GOOG shares. HSBC set a $515.00 price target on Alphabet in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Freedom Capital raised Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Moffett Nathanson reduced their target price on Alphabet from $380.00 to $370.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Finally, China Renaissance reduced their target price on Alphabet from $485.00 to $445.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $413.38.

Alphabet Trading Down 1.0%

GOOG stock traded down $2.83 on Friday, hitting $292.52. 18,439,258 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,699,732. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $271.41 and a twelve month high of $404.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.79 and a quick ratio of 2.69. The business’s fifty day moving average is $325.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $335.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.60 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.21.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.01 by ($0.89). The company had revenue of $127.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $127.97 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 50.03%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.87 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 7th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.59%.

Top Alphabet Stories

Here are a few of the latest stories about GOOG:

• Positive Sentiment: Institutional demand provides support: ETFs bought a reported $78.6 million of GOOG shares on Wednesday, with 42 funds buying and 12 selling. Berkshire Hathaway has also built a substantial Alphabet position, though these holdings data are not a real-time trading signal. Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Google and Samsung are opening preorders for AI smart glasses. The launch extends Google’s AI ecosystem, but its near-term revenue impact is unclear and privacy concerns remain. Article
• Negative Sentiment: A securities class action alleges Alphabet misled investors about Gemini development and disclosures during May–July 2026. The allegations have not been proven, but the case adds legal and reputational uncertainty; the lead-plaintiff deadline is December 1. Article

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total transaction of $28,257.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 19,076 shares in the company, valued at $6,494,424.20. This represents a 0.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In the last three months, insiders sold 247 shares of company stock worth $79,238. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Profile

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.