Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL Stock Holdings Trimmed by Torray Investment Partners LLC

Torray Investment Partners LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 42,919 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 2,174 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up 1.9% of Torray Investment Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Torray Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $14,768,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp raised its stake in Alphabet by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 238,977,259 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $85,403,303,000 after acquiring an additional 12,718,127 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 4.6% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 33,203,350 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $11,865,809,000 after purchasing an additional 1,457,371 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 10.1% during the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 17,724,321 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $6,334,186,000 after purchasing an additional 1,631,721 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 17,079,800 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,911,467,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in Alphabet by 90.9% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 17,040,373 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $4,900,078,000 after buying an additional 8,112,680 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $293.45 on Thursday. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $270.70 and a 12 month high of $408.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.23. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $329.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $338.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.79 and a quick ratio of 2.69.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.02 by ($0.90). The firm had revenue of $127.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $127.96 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 50.03%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 7th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 7th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 4.59%.

Alphabet News Roundup

These are some of the GOOGL news items that stood out recently:

• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet is reportedly planning its first bond sale in Hong Kong and Singapore, potentially raising about $3 billion. The sale could broaden funding sources for the company’s investments, while adding to investor focus on financing costs and AI spending. Article: Alphabet eyes $3 billion Hong Kong, Singapore bond sale
• Neutral Sentiment: Alphabet is among Anthropic’s major investors and cloud providers, with the company’s IPO potentially increasing the value of its stake and supporting Google Cloud demand. However, the reported additional investment is also a substantial capital commitment. Article: Anthropic’s Trillion-Dollar IPO Could Give Cloud Giants a Double Win
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized a pending securities class action alleging investor harm during May–July 2026, with a lead-plaintiff deadline approaching. The notices add legal and reputational uncertainty, though they are not findings of wrongdoing. Article: Kaplan Fox Reminds Alphabet Investors of Class Action Deadline

Analyst Ratings Changes

GOOGL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on shares of Alphabet from $425.00 to $400.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Alphabet from $420.00 to $410.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $440.00 target price (up from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $325.00 price target (down from $385.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson set a $345.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Five equities research 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $412.51.

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 19,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,494,424.20. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238 in the last quarter. 11.61% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.