Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Stock Sold by Profund Advisors LLC

Profund Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 4.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 190,633 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 8,147 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for 1.9% of Profund Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Profund Advisors LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $65,593,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. EMC Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. Core Capital Management & Research inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth $41,000. Intelligent Financial Strategies purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. Premier Financial Group bought a new stake in Alphabet during the second quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Van Den Berg Management I Inc. boosted its position in Alphabet by 319.6% during the first quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. now owns 214 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alphabet Stock Performance

GOOGL opened at $284.78 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $3.50 trillion, a P/E ratio of 14.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a quick ratio of 2.69, a current ratio of 2.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $332.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $338.97. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $270.70 and a 52-week high of $408.61.

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

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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 is Monday, December 7th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.59%.

Key Headlines Impacting 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

Insider Activity

In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,494,424.20. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238 over the last three months. Company insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Alphabet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $325.00 price objective (down from $385.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $412.51.

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.