Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Shares Sold by Avalon Capital Management

28 Jul 2025, 15:02 by Scott Moore · The Cerbat Gem

Avalon Capital Management trimmed its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG – Free Report) by 8.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 91,787 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 8,036 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up approximately 4.2% of Avalon Capital Management’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Avalon Capital Management’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $14,340,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 120,253 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $22,901,000 after purchasing an additional 6,410 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its holdings in Alphabet by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 506,535 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $96,465,000 after buying an additional 20,855 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its holdings in Alphabet by 13.1% in the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,607,560 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $496,584,000 after buying an additional 302,288 shares in the last quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC now owns 4,189 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $798,000 after buying an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RWA Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 161,558 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $30,767,000 after buying an additional 4,443 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alphabet Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of Alphabet stock opened at $194.08 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $176.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $174.38. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $142.66 and a 12-month high of $208.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a market cap of $2.36 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.67, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.01.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.12 by $0.19. Alphabet had a net margin of 31.12% and a return on equity of 34.31%. The business had revenue of $96.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $93.67 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.89 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 8th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.95%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on GOOG. Needham & Company LLC lowered shares of Alphabet from a “buy” rating to a “cautious” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Rosenblatt Securities upgraded shares of Alphabet from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Pivotal Research boosted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $225.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and five have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $215.19.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.98, for a total transaction of $72,792.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,013 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,245.74. This represents a 6.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.38, for a total transaction of $5,992,350.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,527,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $466,000,536.96. This represents a 1.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 249,409 shares of company stock worth $43,523,710 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

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