Greenbrier Partners Capital Management LLC Sells 52,057 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Key Points

• Greenbrier Partners reduced its Alphabet position by 11.6% in the second quarter, selling 52,057 shares and retaining 395,307 shares valued at approximately $141.3 million. Institutional investors own about 40% of Alphabet.
• Alphabet reported strong quarterly results, with EPS of $9.11 versus the $2.89 consensus and revenue of $119.8 billion, ahead of expectations. Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $420.19.
• Insiders sold shares recently, while Alphabet declared a $0.22 quarterly dividend payable September 14. The stock faces competing considerations from strong cloud and AI growth, elevated AI infrastructure spending, and ongoing legal and execution risks.

Greenbrier Partners Capital Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) by 11.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 395,307 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 52,057 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for approximately 10.6% of Greenbrier Partners Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Greenbrier Partners Capital Management LLC's holdings in Alphabet were worth $141,271,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. EMC Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Alphabet in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Bard Associates Inc. bought a new position in Alphabet in the 4th quarter worth approximately $52,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 38.5% in the 2nd quarter. Graney & King LLC now owns 180 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Alphabet news, Director John Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $368.63, for a total value of $387,061.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 1,481 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $545,941.03. This represents a 41.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider John Walker sold 8,998 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.29, for a total transaction of $3,142,911.42. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 75,290 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,298,044.10. This trade represents a 10.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 451,925 shares of company stock worth $12,371,544 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 11.61% of the company's stock.

Alphabet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $338.46 on Monday. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $231.90 and a 12 month high of $408.61. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $349.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $342.87. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a market capitalization of $4.14 trillion, a PE ratio of 17.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.22.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.89 by $6.22. The firm 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%. Research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.5 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on GOOGL shares. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Alphabet from $400.00 to $379.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. KeyCorp upped their price target on Alphabet from $425.00 to $445.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Zacks Research lowered Alphabet from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $445.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, DA Davidson set a $350.00 target price on shares of Alphabet and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $420.19.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud revenue growth and expanding margins continue to support Alphabet’s AI investment strategy. Supporters argue that cloud growth—reportedly up 82% year over year—could eventually justify the company’s much higher spending. Google Cloud growth article
• Positive Sentiment: A federal judge rejected a forced breakup of Google’s ad-tech business, limiting the immediate structural risk to Alphabet. The company will instead face behavioral remedies, although the ad-network business recently contracted. Google ad-business ruling
• Positive Sentiment: New AI features in Gmail, Docs and Keep, along with continued Gemini development, could improve user engagement and strengthen Alphabet’s competitive position in generative AI. Rosenblatt also reaffirmed a buy rating with a $410 price target. Google AI product launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share on September 14 to shareholders of record on September 4, providing a modest income component but unlikely to materially change the investment case. Alphabet dividend article
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet raised 2026 capital-spending guidance to approximately $195 billion–$205 billion. Second-quarter free cash flow turned negative as capital expenditures reached $44.9 billion, raising concerns that AI infrastructure spending may take years to generate adequate returns. Alphabet cloud margins and AI spending
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also concerned about execution: Gemini 3.5 Pro reportedly remained delayed, while the company faces multiple securities-fraud investigations and continued scrutiny over its ad-tech practices. These issues add legal and competitive risk to an already expensive AI buildout. Gemini delay article

About Alphabet

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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