BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. Has $11.27 Million Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. lowered its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,525 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 1,669 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises 0.6% of BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc.'s holdings in Alphabet were worth $11,266,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 110,330 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $20,886,000 after acquiring an additional 4,110 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 14,930 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $2,826,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares during the period. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 17.6% in the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 3,888 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $685,000 after purchasing an additional 581 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Alphabet by 11.2% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 485,486 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $85,557,000 after purchasing an additional 48,805 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Bank increased its stake in Alphabet by 6.9% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 48,204 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $8,495,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GOOGL has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $400.00 target price on shares of Alphabet and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $445.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. DZ Bank raised shares of Alphabet to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $395.00 price objective (down from $445.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Alphabet from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $420.19.

Alphabet Stock Down 1.3%

GOOGL stock opened at $335.02 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.64, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $206.20 and a fifty-two week high of $408.61. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $349.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $342.18. The stock has a market cap of $4.10 trillion, a PE ratio of 16.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.24.

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

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 27,386 shares in the company, valued at $9,125,015.20. This trade represents a 1.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 118,138 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.90, for a total value of $2,232,808.20. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 451,925 shares of company stock valued at $12,371,544. Insiders own 11.61% of the company's stock.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reports indicate Google could release Gemini 3.8 Flash this week. Internal testing reportedly shows meaningful improvement in coding, an area where Alphabet has trailed Anthropic and OpenAI. A stronger model could improve Google’s AI product competitiveness and investor confidence. New Google AI Model Said to Narrow Gap on Coding Ability
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet-owned Waymo began offering paid autonomous rides in Denver, San Diego and Tampa, expanding its commercial service to 14 U.S. cities. The rollout strengthens Alphabet’s position in the emerging robotaxi market and creates a potential long-term growth opportunity beyond advertising and cloud computing. Waymo accelerates robotaxi expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Google agreed to purchase 396 megawatts of geothermal power from Fervo Energy’s Utah project. The deal supports the electricity needs of Alphabet’s expanding AI data-center infrastructure while providing greater visibility into its strategy for securing reliable, lower-carbon power. Fervo geothermal power deal with Google
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet introduced Google Pics, an AI-powered image creation and editing tool for Google Workspace and premium AI subscribers. The product could broaden monetization, but its near-term financial impact is uncertain. Google Pics AI design tool
• Neutral Sentiment: Android accessibility and personalization updates, along with Google Maps’ adoption of the “Lake America” name, increase product visibility but are unlikely to materially affect Alphabet’s earnings.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that OpenAI’s rapidly expanding advertising business could eventually pressure Google Search, Alphabet’s core profit engine. Reports of employee departures and a continuing AI talent race add to uncertainty around execution. OpenAI advertising threat to Google Search
• Negative Sentiment: EU regulators are questioning Google’s proposed AI-search opt-out policy, while recent European concessions and a £260 million U.K. app-store settlement reinforce concerns about regulatory costs and potential damage to search and platform economics. EU regulators question Google AI-search policy

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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