Trivest Advisors Ltd Has $84.98 Million Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Trivest Advisors Ltd trimmed its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 348,900 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 48,000 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises approximately 2.7% of Trivest Advisors Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Trivest Advisors Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $84,975,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advyzon Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 37.8% during the 3rd quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 16,763 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,082,000 after purchasing an additional 4,595 shares in the last quarter. Siligmueller & Norvid Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 21.5% during the 3rd quarter. Siligmueller & Norvid Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,567 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $382,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. Manuka Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter valued at about $206,000. Stevens Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 401.0% in the 3rd quarter. Stevens Capital Management LP now owns 65,356 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $15,917,000 after acquiring an additional 52,310 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Darden Wealth Group Inc boosted its position in Alphabet by 1.4% during the third quarter. Darden Wealth Group Inc now owns 14,513 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,535,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Alphabet from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $315.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Loop Capital upgraded shares of Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $290.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Alphabet from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $343.90.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large clean‑energy / data‑center deals: Google announced a 1.9GW Minnesota data‑center project backed by long‑duration batteries (including a 300MW / 100‑hour Form Energy system) and has power agreements (Xcel, AES) to support new sites — this reduces energy/supply risk for massive AI compute buildouts and supports long‑term margin/capex efficiency. Google’s new 1.9GW clean energy deal includes massive 100-hour battery Xcel Energy to power new Google data center in Minnesota
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic energy bet headlines: commentary frames Google’s moves (including reports calling it a multibillion/$100B‑scale bet on iron‑battery power) as a strategic solution to AI compute’s electricity constraints — viewed as a structural positive for scaling Gemini and Cloud. Google Stock Gets Energized by $100 Billion Bet on Rust Power from Iron Batteries for Data Centers
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support / fundamental positives: Wells Fargo upgraded Alphabet to strong‑buy and several firms have raised price targets; separate features highlight Alphabet’s hidden assets (Anthropic stake, SpaceX exposure) that add optionality beyond core Search/Cloud. Those headlines underpin buy‑the‑dip flows. Wells Fargo upgrades Alphabet (GOOG) Alphabet’s Quiet Edge: The Hidden Assets Powering Its Run
• Neutral Sentiment: Debate over AI capex: research and social commentary flag an aggressive AI infrastructure build (bridgewater estimate of huge industry spending); some analysts view the capex as widening Alphabet’s moat, others worry short‑term free cash flow will be pressured — creates mixed near‑term sentiment/volatility. Alphabet: The AI CapEx Shock That Will Widen The Moat Big Tech to invest about $650 billion in AI in 2026, Bridgewater says
• Positive Sentiment: Security win: Google says it disrupted a China‑linked hacking group that targeted dozens of organizations — positive for enterprise trust in Google Cloud and corporate security posture. Google disrupts Chinese-linked hackers that attacked 53 groups globally
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling / governance optics: reports of significant insider sales (multiple senior executives, per aggregated trackers) and recent media coverage of insider selling can weigh on investor confidence and prompt short‑term selling. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) Stock Price Down 1% on Insider Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory / country risk: Russia fined Google over VPN services (small fine monetarily but a reminder of geopolitical/regulatory friction in key markets). Russia fines Google for distributing VPN services, TASS reports

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOG opened at $310.92 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.76 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $321.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $281.65. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $142.66 and a one year high of $350.15.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.15 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.77%.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet 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 sale, the chief accounting officer owned 8,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,798,832.60. The trade was a 23.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.30, for a total value of $10,637,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,211,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $723,945,705.60. This trade represents a 1.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 2,112,482 shares of company stock worth $119,145,289 in the last ninety days. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.