Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC Takes $4.50 Million Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 18,478 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,500,000. Alphabet makes up about 0.9% of Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Alphabet by 1.9% during the third quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC now owns 9,522 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,319,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Elite Life Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.2% during the third quarter. Elite Life Management LLC now owns 4,181 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,052,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. DecisionMap Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. DecisionMap Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,592 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $875,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 20.5% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 33,672 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $8,201,000 after buying an additional 5,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Collar Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Collar Capital Management LLC now owns 15,998 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,896,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market and analysts have materially repriced Alphabet as an AI leader after strong execution (Gemini, Google Cloud, proprietary chips); MarketBeat lists Alphabet as the most-upgraded stock with sizable upside targets. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness: TipRanks highlights top analysts projecting a ~23% price gain for 2026, supporting upward momentum and higher price targets. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Product traction: Reports show Gemini gaining meaningful market share and large MAU figures, reinforcing Alphabet’s competitiveness vs. rivals and fueling revenue expectations from AI-driven services. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial wins and spin-off traction: SandboxAQ (Alphabet spin-off) won a major Bahrain government cyber contract — a signal that Alphabet’s broader AI/cyber assets are monetizing beyond search ads. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Cost/technology advantage: Commentary highlights Alphabet’s structural edge from custom AI chips and scale — a durable margin/competitive advantage if demand for large models continues. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital intensity debate: Analysts and columnists note heavy, ongoing AI capex across hyperscalers — this underpins future growth but keeps near?term spending and margin scrutiny in focus. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: “Stay-on-top” analysis: Coverage pointing out what Alphabet must do to retain AI leadership — positive for longer-term case but underscores ongoing competitive pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal risk: Reports say the DOJ is probing Google over DEI-related practices, which adds a potential regulatory/legal overhang that can increase headline volatility. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GOOG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Phillip Securities raised shares of Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Mizuho set a $325.00 price objective on Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Rosenblatt Securities set a $279.00 target price on Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, December 1st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $313.04.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total transaction of $867,569.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,962 shares in the company, valued at $2,798,832.60. The trade was a 23.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $299.80, for a total value of $9,743,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,239,619 shares in the company, valued at $671,437,776.20. This represents a 1.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 210,987 shares of company stock valued at $59,551,040. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of GOOG stock opened at $314.39 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $297.47 and a 200 day moving average of $241.33. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $142.66 and a 1 year high of $328.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.07.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.The business had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.12 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 8th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.28%.

Alphabet Company 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.