Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Shares Sold by Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE

Key Points

• Lawson Kroeker cut its stake in Alphabet by 44.4% in Q4, selling 32,240 shares and now holding 40,434 shares valued at about $12.69M (roughly 3.8% of the fund, Alphabet's 8th largest holding).
• Alphabet beat quarterly expectations with EPS of $2.82 vs. $2.59 consensus and revenue of $113.83B (up 18% YoY), and the company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 ($0.84 annualized).
• Insiders sold roughly 2,069,344 shares (~$104.7M) last quarter (including John Kent Walker's sale), yet analysts maintain a consensus "Buy" rating with an average price target of about $345.71.

Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE lowered its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) by 44.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 40,434 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 32,240 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 3.8% of Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE's holdings in Alphabet were worth $12,688,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOG. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 120,253 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $22,901,000 after acquiring an additional 6,410 shares during the last quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Alphabet by 8.9% in the second quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,800 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,738,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the second quarter valued at $349,000. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in Alphabet by 9.7% in the second quarter. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. now owns 11,229 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,992,000 after acquiring an additional 990 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marathon Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Marathon Capital Management now owns 44,738 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $7,936,000 after buying an additional 621 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company's stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GOOG opened at $316.37 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $148.40 and a 52-week high of $350.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $306.78 and a 200-day moving average of $298.16. The stock has a market cap of $3.83 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.13.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.15 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th were given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 9th. Alphabet's payout ratio is presently 7.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,993 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.89, for a total value of $2,481,078.77. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 51,808 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,293,309.12. The trade was a 14.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 112 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.99, for a total transaction of $33,934.88. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 18,418 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,580,469.82. The trade was a 0.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 2,069,344 shares of company stock valued at $104,708,426 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company's stock.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded AI infrastructure partnerships — Google deepened multi-year deals with Intel (and broader TPU/partner deals with Broadcom/Anthropic), locking in multi‑generation chips and networking supply for its AI data centers, which supports Google Cloud capacity, cost control and enterprise AI revenue. Google and Intel deepen AI infrastructure partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom/Broad AI supply visibility — reports show renewed long‑term TPU/networking agreements tying Broadcom to Google and Anthropic, reinforcing Alphabet’s access to custom AI compute and signaling durable infrastructure demand. Broadcom Locks in Multi-Year AI Wins With Google and Anthropic
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud momentum — multiple writeups highlight ~50% cloud growth, a $240B cloud backlog and stronger monetization via Gemini/TPUs, underscoring a durable, high‑margin growth engine for Alphabet. Forget Google Search: This Business Is Alphabet's Real Growth Story
• Positive Sentiment: Product and commercialization wins — new privacy/cookie protection features and consumer AI rollouts (Google Finance overhaul, Waymo geographic expansion, Wing drone moves) keep multiple monetization levers active for ads, cloud and emerging businesses. Google Stock (GOOGL) Is Soaring. It’s Taking Cookies Seriously Again
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst activity is mixed — some firms (e.g., William O’Neil) reinstated Buy coverage highlighting long‑term optionality (Waymo, AI), while other market notes simply group GOOGL among Magnificent Seven buy opportunities tied to broader rotation. William O’Neil Reinstates Alphabet With a Buy
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and margin concerns — some analysts rate Alphabet as a Hold, arguing the stock already prices near‑perfect execution (forward PEG elevated vs. peers) and noting near‑term margin compression risks despite strong fundamentals. Alphabet Stock Defies AI's Gravity
• Negative Sentiment: Portfolio rebalancing / sales — reports of funds trimming or selling (e.g., TCW fund) over valuation criteria show pockets of supply that could pressure near‑term trading despite the positive newsflow. TCW Fund Sold Alphabet After Meeting Valuation Characteristics

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GOOG has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $375.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Scotiabank restated an "outperform" rating and set a $400.00 target price (up from $375.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Alphabet to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a "market perform" rating and set a $345.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and set a $360.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $345.71.

Alphabet 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.

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