Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Acquired by Nilsine Partners LLC

Key Points

• Nilsine Partners LLC increased its stake in Alphabet by 6.5% in Q4 to 28,460 shares valued at $8.91M, making Alphabet ~0.8% of its portfolio and its 27th-largest holding.
• There has been notable insider selling: John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares (~$14.34M) and 2017 Gp L.L.C. sold 1,845,308 shares (~$35.06M); insiders have offloaded ~2.07M shares worth $104.7M in the past 90 days but still own 11.64%.
• Alphabet beat Q4 estimates (EPS $2.82 vs. $2.57; revenue $113.83B), has a $3.84T market cap, announced a $0.21 quarterly dividend (0.3% yield), and carries a consensus analyst price target of $367.33 (Moderate Buy).

Nilsine Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) by 6.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,460 shares of the information services provider's stock after buying an additional 1,740 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up approximately 0.8% of Nilsine Partners LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Nilsine Partners LLC's holdings in Alphabet were worth $8,908,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. PMV Capital Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth $53,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth $53,000. Corsicana & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth $54,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth $63,000. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alphabet news, insider John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total value of $14,341,182.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 13,227 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,987,279.15. The trade was a 78.25% 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, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were 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. Insiders have sold 2,069,344 shares of company stock valued at $104,708,426 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 11.64% of the company's stock.

Alphabet Trading Up 3.9%

NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $317.32 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.84 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a fifty day moving average of $307.67 and a 200 day moving average of $297.75. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $143.90 and a 1 year high of $349.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01.

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

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Waymo expands public driverless service to Nashville — a visible commercialization milestone for Alphabet’s autonomous-vehicle unit that supports the narrative Waymo is moving from R&D toward revenue-generating rides and partnerships. Alphabet Climbs 4% on Waymo's Nashville Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Wing (Alphabet) and DoorDash expand drone deliveries into Atlanta — incremental commercial rollouts help validate Wing’s delivery economics and widen addressable market for autonomous logistics. Alphabet's Wing Drone Unit, DoorDash Expand Into Atlanta
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom deepens multi-year AI chip and networking deals with Google and Anthropic — secures TPU supply/ networking for Google’s AI racks and signals growing third‑party demand for Google’s TPU stack, which supports Google Cloud’s AI positioning. This reduces supply risk and underpins cloud/infrastructure growth. Alphabet Broadcom AI Chip Deal Underscores Undervalued Google Compute Power
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud momentum — Market commentary shows Google Cloud is the fastest-growing major hyperscaler, with big AI-driven revenue growth, growing backlog and TPU advantage, reinforcing medium‑term revenue/earnings outlook. Google Cloud Is the World’s Fastest-Growing Major Cloud Platform
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst ratings and price targets lifted — Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated overweight ($370) and Needham reaffirmed buy ($400), providing directional upside thesis but not immediate fundamental change. Analyst Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad market tailwinds (ceasefire news) are boosting tech risk appetite — a macro bid helped push Magnificent Seven names higher alongside company-specific catalysts. Tech rally after ceasefire announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Data‑center siting concerns and environmental scrutiny (water/land/energy) could slow some capacity builds and raise costs — a potential operational risk for hyperscalers including Google Cloud. Data center community pushback
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing content/AI accuracy and regulatory scrutiny (e.g., coverage of AI overviews) remain reputational and compliance risks that could affect ad/AI product adoption or require costly adjustments. How Accurate Are Google's A.I. Overviews?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GOOGL has been the subject of several research reports. Wedbush lifted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Moffett Nathanson lifted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Alphabet from $375.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Alphabet from $397.00 to $361.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Alphabet currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $367.33.

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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