Rational Advisors Inc. Sells 3,451 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Key Points

• Rational Advisors cut its Alphabet stake by 43.6% in the second quarter, selling 3,451 shares and retaining 4,473 shares valued at approximately $1.58 million.
• Alphabet reported strong quarterly results, with revenue of $119.8 billion, up 24.2% year over year, and earnings of $9.11 per share versus consensus of $2.87.
• Analysts maintain a broadly positive outlook, with an average “Buy” rating and a $415.55 price target, though Alphabet faces antitrust scrutiny, high AI spending and other execution risks.

Rational Advisors Inc. trimmed its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) by 43.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,473 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 3,451 shares during the period. Rational Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Alphabet were worth $1,580,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Bard Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Toth Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 2nd quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company's stock.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash, including versions designed for coding, agentic tasks and cybersecurity. The release reinforces Alphabet’s effort to close performance gaps with OpenAI and Anthropic and supports the investment case for its AI products and cloud platform. Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash is built for agents
• Positive Sentiment: New conversational voice features in Gmail, Docs and Keep give users more ways to interact with Google’s AI ecosystem, potentially improving Gemini adoption and monetization across Workspace. Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs and Keep
• Positive Sentiment: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel described Alphabet as a significant AI player after Berkshire increased its stake, providing a high-profile vote of confidence in Google’s AI strategy. Berkshire CEO Abel says Alphabet is a significant AI player
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s AI-related energy initiatives—including a 400-megawatt geothermal agreement with Fervo—highlight efforts to secure power for data-center expansion. Strong recent Cloud growth and revenue momentum further support the bullish narrative. Enhanced geothermal notches another win as Google buys 400 MW from Fervo
• Neutral Sentiment: Google’s WeatherNext 3 model and its collaboration on virtual power plants and clean-energy storage expand Alphabet’s technology and infrastructure partnerships, but the near-term financial impact remains uncertain. Google’s new AI weather model could help energy companies
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet still faces antitrust-related remedies, a securities-fraud investigation announcement and scrutiny over service outages, while its large AI capital-spending program could pressure free cash flow. Reports that a promised Gemini flagship model remains delayed also raise concerns about product execution. Securities fraud investigation into Alphabet continues

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 owned 27,386 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,125,015.20. This trade represents a 1.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 118,138 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.90, for a total transaction of $2,232,808.20. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 451,925 shares of company stock worth $12,371,544 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Alphabet from $418.00 to $411.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. KeyCorp set a $445.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Friday, July 10th. Phillip Securities upgraded shares of Alphabet from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $400.00 price target (down from $445.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $475.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $415.55.

Alphabet Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of GOOG stock opened at $339.08 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.64, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.15 trillion, a P/E ratio of 17.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.21. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $226.76 and a twelve month high of $404.47. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $346.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $340.75.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $9.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.87 by $6.24. The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $116.53 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.31 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Alphabet Profile

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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