Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Stock: Choreo LLC Boosts Stake

Choreo LLC lifted its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 252,661 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,684 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises 0.9% of Choreo LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Choreo LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $86,935,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Titleist Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 6.4% during the third quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 34,613 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $11,909,000 after buying an additional 2,096 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 2.6% in the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 89,299 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $25,679,000 after purchasing an additional 2,269 shares during the last quarter. Elefante Mark B lifted its stake in Alphabet by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Elefante Mark B now owns 43,733 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $15,629,000 after acquiring an additional 1,897 shares during the period. Nwam LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 19.6% during the 1st quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 49,128 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $14,127,000 after purchasing an additional 8,055 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 287.4% during the first quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 3,886 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 2,883 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google is acquiring a Wyoming data-center site from Crusoe as it expands capacity for AI workloads. The purchase supports Alphabet’s push to secure infrastructure it might otherwise lease; a broader Wyoming project has been reported at about $17 billion, with Google saying it will cover the facility’s power costs. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Wing plans to invest up to $125 million over two years in a Fort Worth manufacturing facility capable of producing tens of thousands of delivery drones annually. The investment could help scale Wing’s commercial operations, though it requires substantial upfront spending. Wall Street Journal article
• Neutral Sentiment: Google plans to double prices for paid input, output and context-caching on its Gemini 3.8 and 3.6 Flash APIs starting January 1, 2027. Higher pricing could improve monetization, but its effect on customer demand is uncertain. Yahoo Finance article
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet faces renewed investor scrutiny over a securities class action alleging misleading statements during May–July 2026. The claims are allegations, not findings, but could add legal and reputational risk; multiple law-firm notices largely repeat the same case. PR Newswire article
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about uncertainty around data-center regulation and the scale of AI capital spending. A separate lawsuit also alleges safety harms involving Google’s AI on a school Chromebook, adding potential reputational and legal exposure. Reuters article

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on GOOGL shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Alphabet from $425.00 to $400.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $420.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $440.00 price objective (up from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Alphabet from $420.00 to $410.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $412.51.

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOGL stock opened at $284.78 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $270.70 and a 12-month high of $408.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.48 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.86, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.23. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $332.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $338.97.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.02 by ($0.90). Alphabet had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 50.03%. The business had revenue of $127.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $127.96 billion. As a group, equities analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Investors of record on Monday, December 7th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 7th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.59%.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In related news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total transaction of $28,257.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 19,076 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,494,424.20. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold a total of 247 shares of company stock worth $79,238 over the last three months. 11.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc is a technology holding company whose largest business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company reorganized its businesses under the holding-company structure in 2015.

Google’s products and services include Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Cloud. The company also generates revenue from digital advertising and offers devices, subscriptions and artificial intelligence products and services.

Alphabet serves consumers, businesses and organizations around the world.