74,659 Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Bought by Vise Technologies Inc.

Key Points

• Vise Technologies increased its Alphabet stake by 19.4% in the third quarter, buying 74,659 shares to own 460,470 shares worth about $158.4 million.
• Alphabet reported quarterly EPS of $2.12, below the $3.02 consensus estimate, while revenue of $127.58 billion also narrowly missed expectations.
• Analysts maintain a consensus Buy rating and a $412.51 price target; Alphabet also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share.

Vise Technologies Inc. grew its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) by 19.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 460,470 shares of the information services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 74,659 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises approximately 1.3% of Vise Technologies Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Vise Technologies Inc.'s holdings in Alphabet were worth $158,438,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GOOGL. EMC Capital Management purchased a new position in Alphabet in the 2nd quarter worth about $35,000. Core Capital Management & Research inc. bought a new stake in Alphabet during the 2nd quarter valued at about $41,000. Intelligent Financial Strategies bought a new stake in Alphabet during the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Premier Financial Group purchased a new stake in Alphabet in the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC boosted its position in Alphabet by 38.5% in the 2nd quarter. Graney & King LLC now owns 180 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alphabet Price Performance

NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $284.78 on Monday. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $270.70 and a 1-year high of $408.61. The company has a 50-day moving average of $332.93 and a 200 day moving average of $338.97. The firm 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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.79 and a quick ratio of 2.69.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.02 by ($0.90). The business had revenue of $127.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $127.96 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 50.03%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on GOOGL. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their target price on shares of Alphabet from $410.00 to $380.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $480.00 price target (up from $465.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Roth Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $440.00 price target (up from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $412.51.

Key Stories 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 related 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 transaction of $28,257.35. Following the transaction, the director directly 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 filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders have sold 247 shares of company stock worth $79,238 in the last 90 days. 11.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.

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