Boomfish Wealth Group LLC Purchases 4,687 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Key Points

• Boomfish Wealth Group increased its Alphabet stake by 33% in the second quarter, adding 4,687 shares to own 18,888 shares valued at approximately $6.7 million. Alphabet represents 3% of the firm’s portfolio.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with a consensus “Buy” rating and average price target of $415.55. Recent targets include Barclays at $425 and Canaccord Genuity at $450.
• Alphabet reported strong quarterly results, including $119.8 billion in revenue, up 24.2% year over year, and $9.11 in EPS versus the $2.87 consensus estimate. Shares opened at $341.45, while the company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share.

Boomfish Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) by 33.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,888 shares of the information services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 4,687 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises 3.0% of Boomfish Wealth Group LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC's holdings in Alphabet were worth $6,674,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management increased its holdings in Alphabet by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 275,943 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $86,596,000 after purchasing an additional 2,850 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Alphabet by 298.2% during the second quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC now owns 22,229 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $7,854,000 after purchasing an additional 16,647 shares in the last quarter. Violich Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Alphabet by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Violich Capital Management Inc. now owns 340,776 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $106,936,000 after purchasing an additional 3,378 shares in the last quarter. Montchanin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet during the first quarter worth $7,075,000. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 13.3% during the second quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 30,489 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $10,773,000 after buying an additional 3,575 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on GOOG shares. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $450.00 price objective on Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a $425.00 target price (up from $405.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup reiterated a "market outperform" rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday. Finally, DZ Bank raised shares of Alphabet to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Alphabet has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $415.55.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major investors increased Alphabet holdings. Berkshire Hathaway reportedly added about $17 billion of Alphabet stock in the second quarter, while Stanley Druckenmiller, Seth Klarman, David Tepper, and other prominent investors also initiated or expanded positions. The buying signals confidence in Alphabet’s valuation and long-term AI opportunity. Berkshire Hathaway adds $17 billion to Alphabet stake
• Positive Sentiment: AI and cloud momentum remains a key bullish catalyst. Commentary highlighted Google Cloud’s 82% quarterly growth, a backlog exceeding $514 billion, Gemini’s reported one billion active users, and the potential for externally sold Tensor Processing Units to become a significant revenue stream beginning in 2027. Alphabet external TPU sales likely game changer
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet is acquiring Spirit Airlines’ anonymized business data for $10 million. Google plans to use the data for product development and AI-model training; the transaction excludes customer records. The deal is financially small but supports Alphabet’s effort to improve AI systems with proprietary datasets. Google to buy Spirit Airlines business data
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet’s disclosed SpaceX investment has appreciated substantially. Reports estimate the stake is now worth roughly $94 billion, potentially strengthening investor perceptions of Alphabet’s investment portfolio, although the value is tied to SpaceX’s volatile private-market valuation. Alphabet SpaceX investment gains
• Negative Sentiment: AI infrastructure spending is creating cash-flow and financing concerns. Alphabet plans more than $200 billion in 2026 capital expenditures and is considering a record A$5 billion Australian bond offering to fund expansion. Investors are increasingly focused on whether future AI returns will justify the spending and additional debt. Alphabet Australian bond offering
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and competitive risks are tempering enthusiasm. ECB researchers warned that a sharp AI-stock correction is historically plausible, while some investors argued Alphabet is a materially different—and less attractive—company than it was two years ago. Viking Global also reportedly reduced its Alphabet position. ECB researchers warn of AI selloff

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,998 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.29, for a total value of $3,142,911.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 75,290 shares in the company, valued at $26,298,044.10. The trade was a 10.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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 196,931 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.46, for a total transaction of $3,832,277.26. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 451,945 shares of company stock valued at $12,382,714. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company's stock.

Alphabet Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ GOOG opened at $341.45 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.18 trillion, a P/E ratio of 17.15, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.23. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $351.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $339.66. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $197.46 and a 12-month high of $404.47. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $9.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.87 by $6.24. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%.The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $116.53 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.31 EPS. Alphabet's revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 7th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 currently 4.42%.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc NASDAQ: GOOG is a multinational technology holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Formed in 2015 through a corporate restructuring of Google, Alphabet serves as the parent to Google LLC and a portfolio of businesses collectively known as "Other Bets." Google was originally founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin; Alphabet is led by CEO Sundar Pichai, who oversees Google and the broader company while the founders remain prominent shareholders and influential figures in the company's history.

Alphabet's core business centers on internet search and advertising, with Google Search and the company's ad platforms (including Google Ads and AdSense) generating the majority of revenue by connecting advertisers with consumers worldwide.

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