2,109 Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Purchased by Vilga Financial Planning LLC

Vilga Financial Planning LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 36.0% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,963 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,109 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for approximately 1.7% of Vilga Financial Planning LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Vilga Financial Planning LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $2,740,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EMC Capital Management acquired a new position in Alphabet during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Core Capital Management & Research inc. acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Premier Financial Group acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the second quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, Bard Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet unveiled Gemini Agent, an AI system designed to complete multistep tasks across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Calendar and third-party platforms such as Microsoft 365, Salesforce Slack, Jira and Snowflake. The enterprise focus could support Google Cloud growth and create new Workspace monetization opportunities. Alphabet Introduces Gemini Agent—Can It Trigger a Breakout?
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen raised its Alphabet price target to $485 while maintaining a Buy rating after the Gemini Agent announcement. Other coverage continues to be broadly bullish, with analysts citing Alphabet’s valuation, advertising business, cloud expansion and AI potential. Alphabet Introduces Gemini Agent—Can It Trigger a Breakout?
• Positive Sentiment: Employees are reportedly testing Gemini 4 Carbon, a newer internal model that could improve Alphabet’s competitiveness against OpenAI and Anthropic if it delivers better performance. The report is speculative, but it reinforces expectations for continued AI investment. Google is about to roll out a new AI model
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s reported roughly $13 billion Nordic AI data-center investment highlights access to reliable, lower-cost power and could help address U.S. permitting and grid constraints, though the spending also raises capital-intensity concerns. Google’s $13 Billion Nordic Bet

Alphabet Trading Up 1.0%

NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $351.66 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.30 trillion, a P/E ratio of 17.66, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.21. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $345.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $349.18. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $235.84 and a 12 month high of $408.61. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.89 by $6.22. Alphabet had a net margin of 54.77% and a return on equity of 51.32%. The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $117.07 billion. On average, analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 14th. Investors of record on Monday, September 7th were given 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 of this dividend was Friday, September 4th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.42%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total value of $28,257.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 19,076 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,494,424.20. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 196,931 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.46, for a total transaction of $3,832,277.26. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 441,399 shares of company stock worth $8,677,053. 11.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Phillip Securities raised Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $425.00 to $445.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. BMO Capital Markets set a $465.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. DA Davidson set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $425.00 price objective (up from $405.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $425.72.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc is a technology and internet services company best known as the parent company of Google. Its primary business, Google Services, includes online search, digital advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play, and a range of hardware and subscription products.

Alphabet also operates Google Cloud, which provides infrastructure, data analytics, cybersecurity, productivity software, and artificial intelligence services to businesses, governments, and other organizations.