Rydar Equities Inc. Has $5.88 Million Stake in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Key Points

• Rydar Equities trimmed its Alphabet stake by 8% in Q4 to 18,772 shares worth about $5.88 million, making GOOGL its third-largest holding at roughly 4.6% of the firm's assets.
• Corporate insiders sold a total of 2,069,794 shares valued at $104.85 million in the last quarter (including CAO Amie Thuener O'Toole and Director Frances Arnold), and insiders now own 11.64% of the stock.
• Analysts have been raising targets and reiterating buy ratings (consensus=“Moderate Buy” with a $368.25 target), while Alphabet recently beat quarterly EPS estimates ($2.82 vs. $2.57) and declared a $0.21 quarterly dividend (0.2% yield).

Rydar Equities Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) by 8.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 18,772 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 1,632 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for approximately 4.6% of Rydar Equities Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Rydar Equities Inc.'s holdings in Alphabet were worth $5,876,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. PMV Capital Advisers LLC bought a new position in Alphabet during the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new position in Alphabet during the third quarter worth about $53,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth approximately $53,000. Corsicana & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth approximately $54,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the third quarter worth approximately $63,000. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O'toole sold 617 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $289.63, for a total value of $178,701.71. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 10,093 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,923,235.59. The trade was a 5.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 112 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.99, for a total transaction of $33,934.88. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 18,418 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,580,469.82. The trade was a 0.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 2,069,794 shares of company stock valued at $104,854,147 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 11.64% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on GOOGL shares. Arete Research boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $380.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. President Capital boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $323.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Citizens Jmp restated a "market outperform" rating and set a $385.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, April 13th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Pivotal Research boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $400.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $368.25.

Alphabet Stock Up 1.7%

NASDAQ GOOGL opened at $341.68 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $146.10 and a 1-year high of $349.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $306.82 and a 200-day moving average of $301.77. The company has a market cap of $4.13 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.61, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.12.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.25. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The company had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. On average, equities research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th were given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 9th. Alphabet's payout ratio is presently 7.77%.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DBS raised its price target on Alphabet to $400 and reiterated a Buy rating, signaling incremental analyst conviction and potential upside from AI and cloud growth. DBS Bank adjusts price target on Alphabet to $400 from $360; maintains buy rating
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst upgrade was reported today, supporting the stock’s rally by boosting short‑term investor sentiment. Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL Stock Price Up 1.3% on Analyst Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet secured a long‑term power supply deal for a large Indiana data center with NiSource, reducing energy supply uncertainty for Cloud/data‑center expansion. NiSource signs long-term power deal with Alphabet, expands Amazon agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Product/AI momentum: Google is rolling out photo integration to Gemini (and Nano Banana), which strengthens consumer AI features and engagement pathways that can feed monetization. Google will let users connect their photos to the Gemini chatbot and Nano Banana
• Neutral Sentiment: Speculative models predict further upside into month‑end, but machine‑learning forecasts are noisy and should be treated as sentiment indicators rather than fundamentals. Machine learning algorithm predicts Google stock price on April 30, 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet is reportedly in talks with the U.S. Department of Defense on deploying Gemini in classified settings — a potential revenue/strategic win but with contractual/clearing complexities. Google, Pentagon discuss classified AI deal, the Information reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets continue to flag Alphabet as a long‑term growth name given AI and cloud leadership; useful for conviction but already priced into the rally. Why Alphabet (GOOGL) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: the European Commission has outlined measures under the DMA that would force Google to share search and AI chat data with rivals — this could pressure search advantage and ad economics in Europe. Google should allow third-party search engines access to data, EU says
• Negative Sentiment: Cost and margin risks: analysts warn that 2026 capex, higher depreciation and energy costs could squeeze margins and free cash flow even as revenue growth from AI/cloud accelerates. Alphabet Shares Rise 7% YTD: Buy, Sell, or Hold the GOOGL Stock?

Alphabet Company 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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