Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL is Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A.'s 3rd Largest Position

Key Points

• Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. reduced its stake in Alphabet by 8.8% in Q4 to 530,656 shares (worth about $166.1M), making Alphabet its 3rd-largest holding and roughly 9.6% of the fund’s portfolio.
• Alphabet beat Q4 estimates with EPS of $2.82 versus $2.57 and revenue of $113.83B versus $111.24B, trades at a market cap of $3.84T, and carries a consensus analyst rating of Moderate Buy with an average price target of $366.92.
• Insiders sold about 2,069,344 shares (~$104.7M) over the last three months while institutional investors hold roughly 40.03% of the company, highlighting significant insider liquidity alongside substantial institutional ownership.

Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. decreased its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) by 8.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 530,656 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 51,313 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up about 9.6% of Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A.'s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A.'s holdings in Alphabet were worth $166,095,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Alphabet by 17.4% in the 4th quarter. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. now owns 2,529 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $792,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. ASL Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 4th quarter valued at about $764,000. Essex LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Essex LLC now owns 25,108 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $7,859,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Management Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Management Associates Inc. now owns 14,348 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $4,491,000 after buying an additional 676 shares during the last quarter. Finally, StoneCrest Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. StoneCrest Wealth Management Inc. now owns 24,842 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $7,776,000 after buying an additional 606 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $317.20 on Monday. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $146.10 and a 52 week 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 stock has a market capitalization of $3.84 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.12. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $306.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $299.04.

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

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O'toole sold 617 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $289.63, for a total transaction of $178,701.71. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 10,093 shares in the company, valued at $2,923,235.59. This trade represents a 5.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,993 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 27th. The stock was 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 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 2,069,344 shares of company stock worth $104,708,426. 11.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $395.00 price objective (up from $346.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Alphabet from $397.00 to $361.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Raymond James Financial upgraded Alphabet from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $333.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Argus lifted their price objective on Alphabet from $365.00 to $385.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $366.92.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Stronger AI/cloud positioning: Google expanded its multi‑year AI infrastructure partnership with Intel to co‑develop processors and power Google Cloud AI workloads — a sign of durable demand for cloud AI capacity that supports Google Cloud revenue growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom and Anthropic deals validate Google’s AI infrastructure strategy and the broader market for non‑NVIDIA accelerators — a constructive signal for Alphabet’s AI cost and supply relationships. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media bullishness on AI adoption: BNP Paribas and other commentators highlight Gemini and Anthropic as drivers that can take share in the generative AI market, underpinning ad/productivity monetization upside for Alphabet. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Monetization tailwind — YouTube raised U.S. Premium prices, which should boost ARPU and subscription revenue over time. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish price‑target action from Mizuho (raised to $420) reinforces upside thesis for investors focused on long‑term AI/cloud gains. (No link)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest report is effectively meaningless/noisy for today’s move (data shows zero shares / reporting artifact), so it’s not the driver of the stock’s action. (No link)
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk for Waymo: A California bill would require more human operators for robotaxis, raising operating costs and regulatory uncertainty for Alphabet’s autonomous‑vehicle ambitions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: International/content regulatory pressure: Indonesia issued a reprimand to YouTube over new social media rules for children, underscoring regional enforcement risk that can hit engagement or require costly compliance changes. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade pressure: Wolfe Research trimmed its price target from $390 to $360, which increases short‑term selling pressure despite the firm still rating the stock “outperform.” (No link)

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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