11,901 Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Acquired by China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd.

China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 180,880 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,901 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up about 3.2% of China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $61,667,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 238,977,259 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $85,403,303,000 after buying an additional 12,718,127 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 33,203,350 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $11,865,809,000 after buying an additional 1,457,371 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 10.1% in the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 17,724,321 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $6,334,186,000 after purchasing an additional 1,631,721 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank grew its position in Alphabet by 7.1% in the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 17,079,800 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,911,467,000 after acquiring an additional 1,139,400 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 90.9% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 17,040,373 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,900,078,000 after buying an additional 8,112,680 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the director directly owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,494,424.20. The trade was a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 247 shares of company stock worth $79,238. 11.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $284.78 on Friday. 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 has a 50 day simple moving average of $332.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $338.97. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $270.70 and a 12 month high of $408.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.48 trillion, a P/E ratio of 14.86, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.23.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by ($0.90). Alphabet had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 50.03%. The company had revenue of $127.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $127.96 billion. As a group, analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 7th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on GOOGL shares. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $460.00 to $400.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Alphabet from $417.00 to $371.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Tigress Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $485.00 price target (up from $415.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, September 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Alphabet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alphabet currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $412.51.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google is acquiring a Wyoming data-center site from Crusoe as it expands capacity for AI workloads. The purchase supports Alphabet’s push to secure infrastructure it might otherwise lease; a broader Wyoming project has been reported at about $17 billion, with Google saying it will cover the facility’s power costs. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Wing plans to invest up to $125 million over two years in a Fort Worth manufacturing facility capable of producing tens of thousands of delivery drones annually. The investment could help scale Wing’s commercial operations, though it requires substantial upfront spending. Wall Street Journal article
• Neutral Sentiment: Google plans to double prices for paid input, output and context-caching on its Gemini 3.8 and 3.6 Flash APIs starting January 1, 2027. Higher pricing could improve monetization, but its effect on customer demand is uncertain. Yahoo Finance article
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet faces renewed investor scrutiny over a securities class action alleging misleading statements during May–July 2026. The claims are allegations, not findings, but could add legal and reputational risk; multiple law-firm notices largely repeat the same case. PR Newswire article
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about uncertainty around data-center regulation and the scale of AI capital spending. A separate lawsuit also alleges safety harms involving Google’s AI on a school Chromebook, adding potential reputational and legal exposure. Reuters article

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company whose largest business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company reorganized its businesses under the holding-company structure in 2015.

Google’s products and services include Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Cloud. The company also generates revenue from digital advertising and offers devices, subscriptions and artificial intelligence products and services.

Alphabet serves consumers, businesses and organizations around the world.