General Partner Inc. Reduces Stock Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Key Points

• General Partner Inc. cut its Alphabet position by 11.1% in the third quarter, selling 3,300 shares and retaining 26,479 shares valued at approximately $9.02 million. Alphabet remains the firm’s fourth-largest holding and represents about 5% of its portfolio.
• Alphabet reported strong quarterly results, with revenue up 24.2% year over year to $119.8 billion and EPS of $9.11, well above consensus estimates. Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $419.93.
• Alphabet’s AI prospects continue to support investor sentiment, though rising infrastructure spending, negative free cash flow concerns and newly announced securities litigation pose potential risks.

General Partner Inc. lowered its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,479 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 3,300 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for approximately 5.0% of General Partner Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. General Partner Inc.'s holdings in Alphabet were worth $9,022,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Denali Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 14.8% in the second quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 105,988 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $37,449,000 after buying an additional 13,700 shares during the period. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 275,943 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $86,596,000 after acquiring an additional 2,850 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 298.2% in the 2nd quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC now owns 22,229 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $7,854,000 after acquiring an additional 16,647 shares in the last quarter. Montchanin Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Alphabet in the 1st quarter worth approximately $7,075,000. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Alphabet by 13.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 30,489 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $10,773,000 after purchasing an additional 3,575 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Alphabet news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total transaction of $28,257.35. Following the transaction, the director owned 19,076 shares in the company, valued at $6,494,424.20. 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 is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total transaction of $149,606.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,386 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,125,015.20. This represents a 1.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 441,399 shares of company stock valued at $8,677,053. Insiders own 12.99% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s strong earnings-surprise history and favorable estimate revisions are supporting expectations for another quarterly earnings beat. Will Alphabet GOOG Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary highlights robust Google Search performance, rapidly growing Google Cloud revenue and a substantial cloud backlog, suggesting AI demand could translate into continued revenue and profit growth. The AI Boom Could Make This Magnificent 7 Stock a Much Bigger Business
• Positive Sentiment: Google’s reported launch of Gemini 4 Argon, designed for complex enterprise and professional tasks, reinforces Alphabet’s effort to monetize AI through cloud services, subscriptions and business software. Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive on Alphabet’s AI monetization mix, which can benefit from advertising, cloud contracts and paid products. Alphabet also reportedly prevailed in two U.S. antitrust cases, reducing some immediate regulatory pressure. Alphabet Prevails in Two U.S. Antitrust Lawsuits
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet joined OpenAI, Nvidia and Meta in a voluntary White House AI-safety pledge. Executives are also expected to testify at a New York City hearing on AI risks; the developments could improve credibility but may bring additional scrutiny. White House AI Safety Pledge
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms announced securities class-action litigation covering investors who purchased Alphabet securities from May 19 through July 16, 2026. The complaints allege misleading disclosures related to Gemini 3.5 Pro’s performance and launch timing; the allegations have not been proven. GOOGL Investor Alert
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet’s AI buildout remains costly: capital expenditures reportedly doubled year over year in the second quarter, contributing to negative free cash flow and raising concerns that infrastructure spending could pressure future returns. Alphabet Negative Free Cash Flow

Alphabet Stock Up 0.8%

GOOG stock traded up $2.89 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $343.24. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,444,292 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,502,959. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $342.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $345.62. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $236.68 and a 12 month high of $404.47. The company has a market capitalization of $4.20 trillion, a PE ratio of 17.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.19. 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 (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.87 by $6.24. The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $116.53 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 54.77% and a return on equity of 51.32%. Alphabet's revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.31 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GOOG has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wedbush assumed coverage on Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $445.00 target price for the company. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Alphabet from $430.00 to $420.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Alphabet from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. DA Davidson cut their price objective on Alphabet from $375.00 to $350.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, DZ Bank raised Alphabet from a "buy" rating 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, thirty-four have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $419.93.

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company best known as the parent company of Google. Established in 2015 through a corporate restructuring, Alphabet oversees Google and a collection of businesses focused on technology, innovation and emerging industries. Sundar Pichai serves as Alphabet's chief executive officer and also leads Google.

Google is Alphabet's primary business and operates an internet ecosystem that includes Google Search, online advertising, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Photos.

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