Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Shares Purchased by BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd

Key Points

• BlueCrest Capital Management increased its Alphabet stake by 1,317.9% in the second quarter, acquiring 28,242 additional shares and bringing its holdings to 30,385 shares valued at approximately $10.86 million.
• Wall Street remains broadly bullish on Alphabet, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $422.16. Five analysts rate the stock a Strong Buy, while 45 rate it a Buy and four recommend holding.
• Alphabet reported quarterly earnings and revenue above analyst expectations, while its shares opened at $354.97 and were trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share.

BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd increased its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) by 1,317.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 30,385 shares of the information services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 28,242 shares during the period. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd's holdings in Alphabet were worth $10,859,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. EMC Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Bard Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. increased its holdings in Alphabet by 319.6% in the 1st quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. now owns 214 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Graney & King LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 38.5% in the second quarter. Graney & King LLC now owns 180 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on GOOGL shares. Phillip Securities upgraded Alphabet from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Truist Financial set a $420.00 price target on shares of Alphabet and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $425.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $410.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Roth Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $440.00 target price (up from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $422.16.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 82 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $337.71, for a total transaction of $27,692.22. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,995 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,414,801.45. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total value of $149,606.80. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 27,386 shares in the company, valued at $9,125,015.20. This trade represents a 1.61% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 450,875 shares of company stock valued at $11,984,482. 11.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet introduced new Gemini voice-AI models, strengthening its push into conversational assistants and potentially expanding Gemini’s consumer and commercial use cases. Alphabet pushes deeper into voice AI with new Gemini models
• Positive Sentiment: Google opened pre-orders for its $899 Googlebook AI laptop, giving Alphabet a potential new hardware channel for Gemini adoption and AI-related revenue growth. Google's $899 Googlebook is a bet that you'll buy a new laptop for Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: Google is lining up additional nuclear power for its AI infrastructure. Georgia Power agreed to upgrades at two nuclear plants that could add about 96 megawatts, while Kairos Power selected Samsung C&T to help build a 50-megawatt demonstration reactor targeted for completion by 2030. These arrangements could improve long-term access to reliable electricity, although the benefits are several years away. Southern Co unit signs deal with Google to add nuclear capacity
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst-related coverage remained supportive, including a higher fiscal-2026 EPS forecast from Erste Group Bank and continued investor interest in Alphabet’s multiple ways to monetize AI across Search, Cloud, and consumer products. Alphabet FY2026 EPS Forecast Increased by Erste Group Bank
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet, NVIDIA, and Emerald AI formed an alliance to develop power-flexible AI data centers. The initiative may help address grid constraints, but also highlights the substantial electricity and infrastructure requirements of Alphabet’s AI expansion.
• Neutral Sentiment: Google agreed to report child sexual-abuse material directly to Indian authorities, a compliance change that may improve regulatory relationships but adds to scrutiny of the company’s content-moderation practices. Google to report child abuse content directly to Indian authorities
• Negative Sentiment: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Google €403 million, or approximately $463 million, over the processing of users’ location data. The penalty is manageable relative to Alphabet’s scale but raises ongoing regulatory, privacy, and potential compliance-cost concerns. Irish regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing

Alphabet Trading Up 1.6%

NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $354.97 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $345.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $345.54. The stock has a market cap of $4.34 trillion, a P/E ratio of 17.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.22. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $235.84 and a 1 year high of $408.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a current ratio of 2.72.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.89 by $6.22. The business had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $117.07 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 7th were paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 4th. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio is currently 4.42%.

Alphabet Profile

Alphabet Inc is a technology and holding company founded in 2015 through a restructuring of Google. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and operates globally, serving consumers, businesses, advertisers and developers across numerous countries and regions.

Alphabet's largest business is Google Services, which includes Google Search, online advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and hardware products such as Pixel devices. These products support activities including internet search, digital content distribution, mobile computing, online communications and advertising.

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