Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Stock: Vise Technologies Inc. Increases Stake

Vise Technologies Inc. raised its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 19.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 460,470 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 74,659 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for about 1.3% of Vise Technologies Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $158,438,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GOOGL. State Street Corp lifted its position in Alphabet by 5.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 238,977,259 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $85,403,303,000 after acquiring an additional 12,718,127 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in Alphabet by 4.6% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 33,203,350 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $11,865,809,000 after purchasing an additional 1,457,371 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank grew its holdings 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 worth $4,911,467,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 90.9% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 17,040,373 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $4,900,078,000 after purchasing an additional 8,112,680 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related 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 transaction of $28,257.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,494,424.20. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238 in the last quarter. 11.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet Price Performance

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

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted 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 business had revenue of $127.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $127.96 billion. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.86 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on GOOGL shares. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on Alphabet from $460.00 to $400.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $405.00 target price (down from $425.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Alphabet from $417.00 to $371.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $375.00 target price (down from $400.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Citizens Jmp cut Alphabet from a “market outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Alphabet presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $412.51.

Alphabet News Roundup

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

About Alphabet

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.