Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Stock Purchased by Signal Advisors Wealth LLC

Signal Advisors Wealth LLC raised its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 26.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,352 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,745 shares during the period. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $2,846,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. BlackRock Inc. boosted its stake in Alphabet by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 369,922,502 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $130,704,718,000 after purchasing an additional 5,164,200 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Alphabet by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 190,923,442 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $67,458,980,000 after purchasing an additional 5,208,690 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in Alphabet by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 24,595,622 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $7,693,281,000 after purchasing an additional 508,718 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Alphabet by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,048,456 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $6,918,805,000 after purchasing an additional 517,108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its stake in Alphabet by 22.9% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 21,922,379 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $6,288,654,000 after purchasing an additional 4,083,758 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alphabet Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $343.65 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $4.20 trillion, a P/E ratio of 17.26, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 2.64. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $244.67 and a 1 year high of $404.47. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $341.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $348.38.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $9.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.87 by $6.24. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%. The company had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $116.53 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.31 earnings per share. Alphabet’s revenue was up 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 7th were paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4.42%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In other news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director directly owned 19,076 shares in the company, valued at $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 available through this link. Also, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total transaction of $149,606.80. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,125,015.20. The trade was a 1.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 441,399 shares of company stock worth $8,677,053. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Alphabet from $430.00 to $420.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $415.00 to $400.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Alphabet from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Alphabet from $440.00 to $435.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, New Street Research reduced their price target on shares of Alphabet from $455.00 to $405.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $421.98.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google began rolling out Gemini 4 Argon to developers, businesses and paying subscribers, adding coding tools and customization features. The model also scored 91.1% in an accounting benchmark, potentially strengthening Alphabet’s position in enterprise AI. Google launches flagship AI model Gemini 4 Argon for developers, businesses
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and bullish investors continue to point to Google Cloud expansion, improving AI monetization and Alphabet’s internally developed AI chips as potential growth drivers. One analyst estimated the chip business could eventually unlock $100 billion in revenue. Alphabet Could Unlock $100 Billion From AI Chips by 2028
• Positive Sentiment: American Electric Power plans to invest approximately $4 billion in a Wyoming fuel-cell project to supply Google’s growing electricity needs. The agreement highlights strong demand for Alphabet’s data-center infrastructure, although it also underscores the scale of required AI spending. American Electric Power to invest $4 billion fuel-cell project to power Google
• Neutral Sentiment: The European Commission said it remains in dialogue with Google, suggesting ongoing regulatory uncertainty but no specific enforcement action was detailed in the report. EU Commission is in dialogue with Google
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized a securities-fraud class action against Alphabet concerning alleged disclosures about the development and timing of the Gemini 3.5 Pro model. Investors who purchased shares from May 19 through July 16, 2026, face lead-plaintiff deadlines around November 30 and December 1. The announcements increase headline and potential litigation risk, although they do not establish wrongdoing. Rosen Alphabet securities class action announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Investors also remain concerned that enormous data-center and AI capital expenditures could pressure free cash flow, while intensifying competition from Microsoft, Apple and Meta may raise the cost of defending Google’s AI and search franchises.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company best known as the parent company of Google. Established in 2015 through a corporate restructuring, Alphabet oversees Google and a collection of businesses focused on technology, innovation and emerging industries. Sundar Pichai serves as Alphabet’s chief executive officer and also leads Google.

Google is Alphabet’s primary business and operates an internet ecosystem that includes Google Search, online advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Photos.