Marsida Saraci Sells 449 Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Stock

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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Free Report) CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.20, for a total transaction of $149,606.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,386 shares in the company, valued at $9,125,015.20. The trade was a 1.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Marsida Saraci also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Friday, June 26th, Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of Alphabet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $341.72, for a total transaction of $153,432.28.

Alphabet Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Alphabet stock traded up $3.00 on Wednesday, reaching $336.71. The company had a trading volume of 27,185,140 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,430,113. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $360.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $339.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a current ratio of 2.72. Alphabet Inc. has a 52-week low of $187.82 and a 52-week high of $408.61. The firm has a market cap of $4.08 trillion, a PE ratio of 16.91, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.24.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.89 by $6.22. Alphabet had a net margin of 54.77% and a return on equity of 51.32%. The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $117.07 billion. Sell-side analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 4.42%.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Alphabet is reportedly preparing to commercialize its internally developed AI chips, potentially creating a new external revenue stream as demand for specialized computing infrastructure accelerates. The opportunity supports the company’s strategy of controlling more of its AI supply chain. Alphabet AI silicon article
  • Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results remain a fundamental support: revenue increased 24% year over year to $119.8 billion, while Google Cloud growth accelerated sharply and its backlog reached approximately $514 billion. Search also continued to grow, easing concerns that AI would rapidly cannibalize the core advertising business. Alphabet quarterly results analysis
  • Positive Sentiment: Google is expanding its Play Signal age-assurance technology worldwide by the end of 2026, giving Android developers tools to deliver age-appropriate experiences and potentially strengthening Google’s safety and platform-compliance position. Google age-assurance technology article
  • Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment is broadly constructive but estimates are mixed. KeyCorp maintained an “Overweight” rating and a $445 price target, raised its 2026 EPS forecast, but trimmed estimates for the third and fourth quarters and fiscal 2027. Erste Group separately raised its 2027 forecast.
  • Neutral Sentiment: Waymo is beginning to restore freeway service after a suspension related to construction-zone behavior. The move could expand robotaxi availability, although continued scrutiny over emergency-response procedures remains a regulatory consideration. Waymo freeway service article
  • Negative Sentiment: The central risk remains AI infrastructure spending. Quarterly capital expenditures surged, free cash flow turned negative, and investors are questioning whether cloud demand and AI revenue will justify the investment. Alphabet’s reported EPS was also boosted by large unrealized investment gains, making headline valuation metrics less representative of underlying operations. Alphabet AI spending article
  • Negative Sentiment: Additional overhangs include a reported reshuffling of Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold team, potential European private damages claims following a major antitrust ruling, and recent sales by a major shareholder. These issues are smaller than the CapEx debate but may limit enthusiasm. Google European damages claims article

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 110,330 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $20,886,000 after buying an additional 4,110 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 14,930 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,826,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 17.6% during the 2nd quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 3,888 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $685,000 after acquiring an additional 581 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Alphabet by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 485,486 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $85,557,000 after acquiring an additional 48,805 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Bank increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 48,204 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $8,495,000 after acquiring an additional 3,120 shares during the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GOOGL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $411.00 price objective on Alphabet and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. New Street Research raised their target price on Alphabet from $450.00 to $455.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $460.00 target price (up from $400.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $425.00 price target (up from $405.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Evercore raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $400.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $419.86.

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Alphabet Inc is the holding company created in 2015 to organize Google and a portfolio of businesses developing technologies beyond Google’s core internet services. Its principal operations are led by Google, which builds and operates consumer-facing products such as Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps and Google Workspace, as well as advertising platforms (Google Ads and AdSense) that historically generate the majority of its revenue. Google also develops consumer hardware (Pixel phones, Nest smart-home devices, Chromecast) and developer and distribution platforms such as Google Play.

Beyond Google’s consumer and advertising businesses, Alphabet invests in enterprise and infrastructure offerings through Google Cloud, which provides cloud computing, data analytics and productivity services to businesses and institutions.

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