Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL is F m Investments LLC's 4th Largest Position

Key Points

• F m Investments LLC trimmed its stake in Alphabet by 0.9% to 400,839 shares (about 3.8% of its holdings), worth roughly $97.4 million, making GOOGL its fourth-largest position.
• Market catalysts are supportive: reports that Meta delayed a next‑gen AI release and may license Google’s Gemini could strengthen Alphabet’s AI position, and multiple analysts have raised price targets (average target ≈ $367, with several around $400) and maintained buy/outperform ratings.
• Insider activity shows recent selling—CEO Sundar Pichai and other major holders sold shares, with insiders offloading about 2.11 million shares (~$118.6 million) in the past three months, though insiders still own roughly 11.6% of the stock.

F m Investments LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) by 0.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 400,839 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 3,670 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for about 3.8% of F m Investments LLC's holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. F m Investments LLC's holdings in Alphabet were worth $97,444,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fernbridge Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Alphabet in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $20,973,000. FORA Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter valued at $12,411,000. FreeGulliver LLC grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 110.3% during the 3rd quarter. FreeGulliver LLC now owns 7,623 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,853,000 after purchasing an additional 3,998 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 159.7% in the third quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 301,117 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $73,202,000 after purchasing an additional 185,162 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,890,402 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $946,257,000 after purchasing an additional 40,187 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major competitor Meta has delayed a next‑generation AI release and reportedly discussed temporarily licensing Google’s Gemini model, which could help Alphabet expand usage/licensing of its AI stack and win incremental share. Meta delays release; may license Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: Needham & Company reaffirmed a "buy" on GOOGL and set a $400 price target (~32% upside from current levels), which can support investor confidence and buying interest. Needham reiterates buy
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlight Meta falling behind on large AI models (and considering licensing Google tech), reinforcing the view that Google could capture market share in foundational models and services. Meta falling behind — Yahoo
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted Alphabet's earnings growth and price strength as reasons to watch GOOGL, supporting a constructive fundamental view after recent results. Zacks: earnings growth & price strength
• Neutral Sentiment: Google, Amazon and Meta pushing their own AI chips signals a structural shift in AI infrastructure — a long‑term positive if Google’s stack wins, but it intensifies competition with incumbents like NVIDIA and may pressure margins/capex. AI chips competition — Yahoo
• Neutral Sentiment: Google sold a partial stake in its GFiber unit and partnered to form a new independent fiber provider; this reduces direct capital burden but also trims ownership of the broadband growth asset. GFiber stake sale — CNBC
• Neutral Sentiment: Brand/PR note: Google named its London HQ "Platform 37" referencing DeepMind/AlphaGo success — modestly positive for culture/AI branding but not material to near‑term financials. Platform 37 naming — Reuters
• Negative Sentiment: UK regulator and wider regulatory scrutiny on tech safety and child protection remain overhangs for Big Tech, including Alphabet, since new rules or enforcement could increase compliance costs or constrain certain services. UK regulator warning — Sky

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.21, for a total transaction of $10,439,325.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,244,372 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $720,914,730.12. This trade represents a 1.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total transaction of $35,060,852.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 2,112,493 shares of company stock valued at $118,605,094. 11.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on GOOGL. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $305.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. China Renaissance upped their target price on Alphabet from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. New Street Research lifted their price target on Alphabet from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, UBS Group set a $348.00 price objective on Alphabet and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $367.18.

Alphabet Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of GOOGL stock opened at $302.28 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $319.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $289.23. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $140.53 and a 12-month high of $349.00. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm has a market cap of $3.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.10.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%. Equities analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Alphabet Profile

Alphabet Inc is the holding company created in 2015 to organize Google and a portfolio of businesses developing technologies beyond Google's core internet services. Its principal operations are led by Google, which builds and operates consumer-facing products such as Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps and Google Workspace, as well as advertising platforms (Google Ads and AdSense) that historically generate the majority of its revenue. Google also develops consumer hardware (Pixel phones, Nest smart-home devices, Chromecast) and developer and distribution platforms such as Google Play.

Beyond Google's consumer and advertising businesses, Alphabet invests in enterprise and infrastructure offerings through Google Cloud, which provides cloud computing, data analytics and productivity services to businesses and institutions.

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