Natural Investments LLC Has $3.38 Million Stock Position in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Natural Investments LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 76.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,768 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 34,861 shares during the quarter. Alphabet makes up about 0.8% of Natural Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Natural Investments LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $3,378,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of GOOG. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter worth about $31,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Alphabet during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Alphabet during the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Lynch Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Alphabet during the third quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Alphabet during the third quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $337.73 on Thursday. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $149.49 and a 52 week high of $350.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01. The company’s fifty day moving average is $306.97 and its 200-day moving average is $303.75. The company has a market capitalization of $4.09 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.13.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The company had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.15 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 11.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.77%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on GOOG. Phillip Securities downgraded Alphabet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $375.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. DZ Bank raised shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 16th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $365.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $370.00 target price on Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $347.16.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google rolled out a new set of AI agent tools and an enterprise Gemini Agent platform to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI — a direct monetization push for Google Cloud that boosts expectations for faster enterprise adoption. Google launches new AI agent tools
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet unveiled eighth‑gen TPUs split into TPU 8t (training) and TPU 8i (inference) to cut model costs and differentiate Google Cloud from Nvidia — a strategic infrastructure move that could improve margins and attract large AI workloads. Google Cloud launches two new AI chips
• Positive Sentiment: Thinking Machines Lab signed a multi‑billion dollar deal to expand on Google Cloud’s AI infrastructure, validating demand for Cloud’s GPU/TPU capacity and pipeline revenue potential. Thinking Machines multi‑billion deal
• Positive Sentiment: Merck announced a multi‑year partnership that could direct up to $1B of AI infrastructure and engineering spend to Google Cloud — a large, high‑visibility enterprise win. Merck to partner with Google Cloud
• Positive Sentiment: BMO raised its price target and called Alphabet a go‑to way to own AI, a notable sell‑side endorsement that can lift sentiment and flows into the stock. BMO raises target to $410
• Neutral Sentiment: Google added AI automation to Workspace and built Chrome features for enterprises — product progress that supports long‑term monetization but has uncertain near‑term revenue impact. Google updates Workspace
• Neutral Sentiment: Google partnered with Cadence to accelerate automated chip design (Gemini integration) — strategically relevant for in‑house silicon efforts, but timing and revenue contribution remain uncertain. Google partners with Cadence
• Negative Sentiment: Large reported institutional reductions (several fund 13F filings show big cuts to GOOG/GOOGL positions), which can create short‑term selling pressure even if driven by rebalancing. Janney 13F reduction
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling (disclosed director sale of ~1,050 shares) adds to negative optics for some investors, though the trade size is small versus Alphabet’s market cap. Insider sale filing

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $307.89, for a total transaction of $10,006,425.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,642,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $505,573,853.40. This trade represents a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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 directly owned 51,808 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,293,309.12. The trade was a 14.79% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,037,294 shares of company stock valued at $94,216,897. Insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Alphabet Profile

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.