Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd Has $175.35 Million Stake in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Key Points

• Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd increased its Alphabet stake 18% to 721,300 shares, worth $175.35 million, representing about 46.4% of the firm's portfolio and its largest holding.
• Insiders have been net sellers recently — including John Kent Walker (47,574 shares) and CEO Sundar Pichai (32,500 shares) — with 2,112,493 shares sold over the past 90 days and insiders now owning 11.55%.
• Alphabet beat quarterly expectations (EPS $2.82 vs $2.57; revenue $113.83B), announced a quarterly dividend of $0.21 (0.3% yield), and carries a consensus analyst rating of "Moderate Buy" with a ~$367 target.

Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd grew its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Free Report) by 18.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 721,300 shares of the information services provider's stock after buying an additional 110,100 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for about 46.4% of Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd's holdings in Alphabet were worth $175,348,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Delta Asset Management LLC TN boosted its stake in Alphabet by 0.6% in the third quarter. Delta Asset Management LLC TN now owns 6,153 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,496,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Matisse Capital increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 0.3% during the third quarter. Matisse Capital now owns 14,814 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $3,601,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,226 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,963 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,693,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wilkins Miller Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Wilkins Miller Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,052 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $985,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.03% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In other news, insider John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total transaction of $14,341,182.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 13,227 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,987,279.15. The trade was a 78.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $303.38, for a total transaction of $9,859,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,674,560 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $508,028,012.80. This represents a 1.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 2,112,493 shares of company stock worth $118,605,094. 11.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of GOOGL opened at $307.04 on Wednesday. The business's 50-day moving average is $319.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $288.33. The company has a market capitalization of $3.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.10. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $140.53 and a fifty-two week high of $349.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%. Research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio is currently 7.77%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $385.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. DZ Bank restated a "buy" rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, February 16th. Wedbush increased their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $365.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $355.00 target price on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $367.18.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Canal+ signed a multi‑year deal to use Google Cloud’s generative AI across production and streaming (content recommendation and video production), a direct revenue and platform‑adoption win for Google Cloud. Canal+ taps Google's AI for video production, content recommendation
• Positive Sentiment: Broader media interest in AI (e.g., Netflix’s AI efforts followed by Canal+) reinforces recurring‑revenue and platform opportunities for Google’s AI/ads stack. This narrative supports upside for Cloud and Ads monetization. Netflix's AI Drive Followed by This TV Group. It Just Struck a Deal With Google.
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst upgrade is cited as pushing trading momentum higher today, lending short‑term bullish catalyst and validating near‑term expectations for Cloud/AI growth. Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL Trading 2.6% Higher on Analyst Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat technical/flow analysis highlights a pullback to ~$300 as a defended support, plus continued institutional inflows and lofty analyst price targets — a constructive backdrop for investors viewing the dip as a buying opportunity. Alphabet’s Pullback May Be Opening a New Entry Point
• Neutral Sentiment: Google is expanding AI agent tooling for the Pentagon and civilian use (Agent Designer / GenAI.mil). This can drive cloud/AI spend but raises policy and reputational complexity amid legal disputes involving other AI vendors. Google deepens Pentagon AI push after Anthropic sues Trump administration
• Neutral Sentiment: Google is part of industry efforts (with Tesla and others) on grid/utilization initiatives — long‑term strategic but unlikely to move near‑term revenue materially. Google and Tesla think we’re managing the electrical grid all wrong
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft’s dual‑model AI strategy and deep Anthropic/OpenAI ties reinforce Azure’s competitive edge for enterprise AI workloads, representing a meaningful cloud/AI market risk for Google. Microsoft Positioned to Win AI Race With Dual-Model Strategy (GOOGL)
• Negative Sentiment: Scrutiny over Sundar Pichai’s $692M compensation package tied to unprofitable “moonshot” targets may raise governance concerns among some investors. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai’s new $692 million compensation package hinges on the success of two Google moonshots that aren’t making any money

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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