Generate Investment Management Ltd Buys 14,651 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Generate Investment Management Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 433,957 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,651 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 5.8% of Generate Investment Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Generate Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $149,316,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of GOOGL. Koa Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Alphabet by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Koa Wealth Management LLC now owns 33,482 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $11,520,000 after buying an additional 1,741 shares in the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its position in Alphabet by 86.7% in the third quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 227,361 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $78,230,000 after purchasing an additional 105,563 shares during the period. Roberts Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Roberts Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,474 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $3,948,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. ASK Capital Investment Managers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth about $5,667,000. Finally, Q Fund Management Hong Kong Ltd raised its holdings in Alphabet by 13,435.0% in the 3rd quarter. Q Fund Management Hong Kong Ltd now owns 27,070 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $9,314,000 after buying an additional 26,870 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other news, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total value of $149,606.80. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 27,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,125,015.20. This trade represents a 1.61% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 196,931 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.46, for a total value of $3,832,277.26. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 441,399 shares of company stock worth $8,677,053 in the last three months. Company insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

GOOGL opened at $347.64 on Thursday. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $244.15 and a 1-year high of $408.61. The stock has a market cap of $4.25 trillion, a P/E ratio of 17.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.21. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $344.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $350.87. 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 (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.89 by $6.22. The business had revenue of $119.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $117.07 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Alphabet from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Truist Financial set a $420.00 price target on Alphabet and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $425.74.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google launched Gemini 4 Argon, a new frontier AI model for developers, businesses and paid users. The model includes expanded coding and knowledge-work capabilities, potentially strengthening Alphabet’s competitive position and supporting future Cloud and subscription revenue. Google launches flagship AI model Gemini 4 Argon for developers and businesses
• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its Alphabet price target, while BNP Paribas reportedly lifted its target to $450 based partly on the outlook for Alphabet’s in-house Tensor Processing Units. Analysts see potential for the chip business to become a significant revenue opportunity. Alphabet target bumped to $450 at BNP Paribas on TPU outlook
• Positive Sentiment: American Electric Power plans to invest approximately $4 billion in Wyoming fuel-cell generation to serve Google’s growing electricity demand. The project supports Alphabet’s expanding data-center and AI infrastructure capacity, although it also highlights the significant cost of scaling AI. American Electric Power to invest $4 billion fuel-cell project to power Google
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet’s Google DeepMind and Google Cloud will give European researchers access to frontier AI models, potentially improving research adoption and ecosystem influence. Meanwhile, the European Commission said it remains in dialogue with Google, leaving regulatory implications unclear.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms publicized a securities class action covering investors who purchased Alphabet shares between May 19 and July 16, 2026. The lawsuit alleges Alphabet misrepresented delays and training problems involving the Gemini 3.5 Pro launch after a subsequent stock decline. The repeated notices increase headline, litigation and reputational risk, although they do not represent new findings of liability. Alphabet AI issues and subsequent stock drop trigger securities-fraud class action
• Negative Sentiment: Investor commentary also flagged heavy AI capital spending and the gap between operating cash flow and free cash flow, reinforcing concerns that data-center expansion could pressure near-term cash generation despite strong reported earnings.

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc is a technology and internet services company best known as the parent company of Google. Its primary business, Google Services, includes online search, digital advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play, and a range of hardware and subscription products.

Alphabet also operates Google Cloud, which provides infrastructure, data analytics, cybersecurity, productivity software, and artificial intelligence services to businesses, governments, and other organizations.