Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Sells 23,154 Shares of Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH trimmed its Alphabet stake by 0.6%, selling 23,154 shares and retaining 4,083,337 shares worth about $1.268 billion, making GOOG its eighth-largest holding.
• Alphabet reported a blowout Q1 — EPS $5.11 vs. $2.68 expected and revenue $109.9B (up 21.8%), with Google Cloud growing ~63% to ~$20B, spurring multiple analyst price-target raises and a consensus "Buy".
• Alphabet raised its quarterly dividend to $0.22 (ex-dividend June 8) even as insiders sold roughly 191,986 shares (~$59.2M) in the past 90 days and management flagged very large AI-driven capex that could pressure free cash flow.

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lowered its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,083,337 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 23,154 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises 2.1% of Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH's holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH's holdings in Alphabet were worth $1,268,062,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ring Mountain Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Ring Mountain Capital LLC now owns 3,554 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,174,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. HRC Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. HRC Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,231 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,014,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Avaii Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Avaii Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,437 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $451,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Accel Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Accel Wealth Management now owns 4,068 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,276,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,166 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $993,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company's stock.

Alphabet Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $383.22 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $149.49 and a 1 year high of $383.39. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $312.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $307.77. The company has a market cap of $4.64 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.13.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The information services provider reported $5.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $2.43. Alphabet had a return on equity of 38.99% and a net margin of 37.92%.The company had revenue of $109.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $106.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.81 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 11.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This is an increase from Alphabet's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 8th. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio is 6.71%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on GOOG. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $470.00 price objective (up from $420.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $370.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and issued a $345.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. KeyCorp set a $370.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Alphabet from $395.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $362.73.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record Q1 fundamentals — Alphabet beat estimates (EPS $5.11 vs. $2.64 consensus) and reported $109.9B revenue; Google Cloud grew ~63% to ~ $20B with a very large backlog, which underpins multi-year revenue visibility and explains the rally. Alphabet Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street is upgrading targets — multiple firms (JPMorgan, TD Cowen, Scotiabank, Raymond James, Piper Sandler and others) raised price targets and reiterated buys after the quarter, signaling analyst conviction that AI/cloud growth justifies higher valuation. Coverage: Recent price-target raises
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic wins and ecosystem advantages — articles argue Alphabet’s “compute” advantage (TPUs, datacenter scale, full‑stack Gemini integrations) gives it a structural edge versus rivals and supports both ad/product monetization and enterprise AI demand. Compute is destiny. Google just proved it.
• Neutral Sentiment: Government and enterprise demand — the U.S. Pentagon and other large customers have agreements with leading AI providers including Google, validating long-term cloud/AI revenue channels but timing and contract sizes vary. This supports durable demand but is not an immediate revenue kicker. Pentagon reaches agreements with leading AI companies
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx intensity and cash flow tradeoff — management signaled very large AI-related capital spending (2026 capex ~ $185–190B and “significantly higher” expected in 2027). That funds growth but will pressure free cash flow and raises execution/ROI scrutiny. Alphabet ups 2026 capex to as much as $190 billion
• Negative Sentiment: Rising cost concerns and regulatory risks — commentary highlights the growing capital and operating cost of AI (potential margin/cashflow headwinds), and regulators in Europe are probing Google’s AI/search features — both are watch‑items for investors. Google Stock Growth Collides With The Rising Cost Of AI Italy asks EU to investigate Google AI search tools

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $331.65, for a total transaction of $348,232.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 3,581 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,187,638.65. This trade represents a 22.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,993 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.89, for a total transaction of $2,481,078.77. Following the sale, the insider owned 51,808 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $14,293,309.12. This represents a 14.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 191,986 shares of company stock valued at $59,159,207 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 12.99% of the company's stock.

About Alphabet

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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