Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Holdings Decreased by Inscription Capital LLC

Key Points

• Inscription Capital cut its Alphabet stake by 17.7% in the third quarter, selling 10,696 shares and retaining 49,835 shares worth about $17.0 million.
• Alphabet’s latest quarter showed revenue growth of 24.7% year over year, but earnings per share of $2.12 missed analysts’ $3.01 consensus estimate.
• Analyst sentiment remains broadly positive: Alphabet has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $413.38.

Inscription Capital LLC decreased its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) by 17.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 49,835 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 10,696 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up 1.9% of Inscription Capital LLC's holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Inscription Capital LLC's holdings in Alphabet were worth $16,981,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Denali Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 14.8% in the 2nd quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 105,988 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $37,449,000 after purchasing an additional 13,700 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 298.2% during the second quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC now owns 22,229 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $7,854,000 after purchasing an additional 16,647 shares in the last quarter. Montchanin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Alphabet during the first quarter valued at approximately $7,075,000. NBT Bank N.A. purchased a new position in Alphabet during the third quarter valued at approximately $47,537,000. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 13.3% during the second quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 30,489 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $10,773,000 after buying an additional 3,575 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company's stock.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google’s Cloud, Gemini, advertising and streaming businesses are showing improving demand, according to market commentary. Reports also cite more than 1 billion Gemini app users and rapid Google Cloud growth, supporting the case that AI can create revenue beyond traditional Search. Article: GOOGL Cloud Momentum Clashes with Google Search Concerns
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet disclosed a roughly $548 million Qualcomm stake, which could strengthen its AI data-center supply and technology relationships. Article: Alphabet discloses $548 million worth of Qualcomm stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Google acquired Crusoe’s planned Wyoming data-center site as part of a reported $17 billion expansion, with a pledge to cover the facility’s power costs. More capacity could support AI and cloud growth, while the scale of investment and energy needs add to concerns about spending and infrastructure constraints. Article: Google acquires Wyoming data center site from AI infrastructure firm Crusoe
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet’s Wing plans to invest up to $125 million in a Texas manufacturing facility, expanding its drone-delivery capacity. It offers longer-term growth potential but is a relatively small, multi-year investment compared with Alphabet’s core businesses. Article: Alphabet's Drone Unit to Invest Up to $125 Million in New Texas Facility
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to question whether AI assistants could weaken Search growth and how effectively Alphabet can monetize AI search. Heavy data-center spending also raises concerns about cash flow, electricity availability and potential regulation. Article: Are the Fears Around Alphabet’s Search Slowdown Warranted?
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized an existing securities class action alleging investor harm during May–July 2026; the claims remain allegations, but the publicity may add a legal overhang. Separately, parents’ claims over an AI chatbot’s alleged role in a student’s suicide attempt raise potential safety and reputational concerns. Article: Google faces claims student used AI chat on US school laptop to plan suicide attempt

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on GOOG. Phillip Securities upgraded Alphabet from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $450.00 to $425.00 in a report on Monday, July 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $475.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Roth Capital raised their price objective on Alphabet from $435.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $413.38.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of GOOG opened at $283.93 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $329.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $337.01. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $271.41 and a one year high of $404.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 2.69 and a current ratio of 2.79. The stock has a market cap of $3.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 14.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.21.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.01 by ($0.89). The firm had revenue of $127.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $127.97 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 50.03% and a return on equity of 43.33%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 24.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.87 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.80 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Investors of record on Monday, December 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 7th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet's payout ratio is 4.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total value of $28,257.35. Following the sale, the director owned 19,076 shares in the company, valued at $6,494,424.20. This represents a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238 in the last 90 days. 12.99% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Alphabet Profile

Alphabet is a technology holding company whose primary business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company adopted a holding-company structure in 2015. Sundar Pichai leads Alphabet and Google as chief executive officer.

Google offers internet search, online advertising, cloud computing, and software and hardware products. Its services and products include Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play, and Google Cloud.

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