AMS Capital Ltda Decreases Stake in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

AMS Capital Ltda trimmed its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) by 27.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 80,513 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 30,961 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 9.9% of AMS Capital Ltda's portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. AMS Capital Ltda's holdings in Alphabet were worth $28,773,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in GOOGL. Wealthspan Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthspan Partners LLC now owns 2,596 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $928,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Three Arch Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 79.5% in the 2nd quarter. Three Arch Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $469,000 after purchasing an additional 581 shares in the last quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 2.5% in the second quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 72,019 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $26,102,000 after purchasing an additional 1,730 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 5.8% in the second quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 37,524 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $13,410,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peachtree Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 8.5% during the second quarter. Peachtree Investment Partners LLC now owns 12,879 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $4,602,000 after purchasing an additional 1,010 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud and AI remain the main growth drivers. Rising Cloud revenue, AI adoption and a reported $514 billion backlog strengthen Alphabet’s competitive position against Microsoft and Amazon, although capacity constraints could limit near-term execution. Rising Cloud Revenue Strengthens Alphabet Against MSFT & AMZN
• Positive Sentiment: New Gemini and AI Mode features could increase user engagement and monetization. Google is expanding AI Mode to track flight prices and assist with hotel bookings, while reviews of its personal-intelligence tools suggest broader consumer adoption. Employees are also reportedly testing a next-generation Gemini Flash model. Google's AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment and technical momentum remain favorable. Brokerages maintain an average “Buy” recommendation, while technical commentary points to support above approximately $340. Alphabet’s valuation, margins and cash generation are viewed as attractive relative to many AI peers. Alphabet Receives Average Recommendation of Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s custom-chip strategy is creating demand for AI infrastructure. Marvell’s large Google-related AI-chip opportunity highlights Alphabet’s willingness to invest in proprietary computing capacity, potentially supporting long-term performance and reducing reliance on outside suppliers. Marvell’s Google AI-chip opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: Google changed its European spam and site-reputation policy. The adjustment is intended to address European Commission concerns and reduce the risk of an antitrust fine, but it may affect how Google ranks publisher content and reflects ongoing regulatory pressure. Google changes spam policy in EU to avert antitrust fine
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risks continue to weigh on the investment case. Multiple law firms announced securities-fraud investigations, while Google agreed to a $353 million settlement with UK app developers. These announcements do not establish wrongdoing but could create financial and reputational costs. Google agrees to settle UK app developers’ lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: The FTC is reportedly considering action involving YouTube. The investigation concerns account suspensions and possible consumer-protection violations, adding another regulatory overhang for Alphabet. US FTC probes YouTube over social media policies

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 196,931 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.46, for a total transaction of $3,832,277.26. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total transaction of $149,606.80. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,386 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,125,015.20. This represents a 1.61% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 451,843 shares of company stock worth $12,343,852 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 11.61% of the company's stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of GOOGL opened at $346.59 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $349.62 and a 200-day moving average of $341.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 2.64. The company has a market capitalization of $4.24 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.24. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $206.20 and a 1 year high of $408.61.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.89 by $6.22. The business had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $117.07 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 7th will be given a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet's payout ratio is 4.42%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on GOOGL. Citizens Jmp restated a "market outperform" rating and set a $515.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. President Capital raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $375.00 to $465.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Alphabet from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $410.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $420.19.

Alphabet Company 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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