Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd Has $5.75 Million Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Posted by Geri Gentry on Jul 28th, 2026

Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd lifted its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Free Report) by 13.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,000 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,419 shares during the quarter. Alphabet accounts for approximately 1.8% of Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $5,751,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of GOOGL. EMC Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Bard Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 4th quarter valued at about $52,000. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co grew its position in Alphabet by 142.9% in the fourth quarter. Kentucky Trust Co now owns 170 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts continue to support Alphabet’s AI strategy, with several firms maintaining bullish ratings despite trimming price targets to reflect heavier capital expenditures. Investors appear to view the pullback as a buying opportunity. GOOG stock rebounds as Wall Street continues to back AI strategy despite PT cuts
Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s second-quarter performance exceeded expectations, including $119.8 billion in revenue and $9.11 in adjusted earnings per share versus consensus of $117.07 billion and $2.89, respectively. Search demand and Google Cloud growth remain key areas of momentum.
Positive Sentiment: Reports suggest Alphabet’s biggest AI concern—whether its investments can generate meaningful demand and returns—may be easing. Cloud growth, enterprise adoption and early AI monetization support the case for continued investment. Forget AI Capex Concerns – Buy Alphabet After Excellent Q2 Earnings
Positive Sentiment: YouTube reached a multiyear agreement to include NBCUniversal’s Peacock content in YouTube Premium subscriptions, potentially strengthening the platform’s entertainment offering and subscriber value beginning in 2027. NBCUniversal and YouTube ink deal to embed Peacock
Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and investors remain divided over Alphabet’s raised 2026 capital-spending forecast of approximately $195 billion to $205 billion. The spending should support AI data centers, Cloud capacity and future growth, but returns will depend on sustained demand.
Negative Sentiment: Alphabet reportedly spent about $44.9 billion on AI-related investment during the quarter, producing negative free cash flow for the first time as a public company. The deterioration has intensified concerns about spending discipline and the risk that AI returns take longer than expected. Google spent $490 million a day on AI
Negative Sentiment: Broader technology stocks are not being rewarded for strong earnings, suggesting investors are scrutinizing valuations, capital intensity and future cash flow more closely. This limits the potential upside from Alphabet’s earnings beat.
Negative Sentiment: A reported privacy issue involving publicly searchable Claude conversations and user-created files on Google search could create reputational or regulatory concerns, although the incident primarily involves Anthropic’s sharing controls. Claude shared chats and Artifacts found on Google

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on GOOGL. Wells Fargo & Company set a $411.00 price objective on Alphabet and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Alphabet from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $395.00 target price (down from $445.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday. Dbs Bank increased their price target on Alphabet from $400.00 to $460.00 in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $420.00 price target (down from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $419.86.

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Insider Activity

In other Alphabet news, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,998 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $349.29, for a total value of $3,142,911.42. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 75,290 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,298,044.10. The trade was a 10.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Marsida Saraci sold 449 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $341.72, for a total value of $153,432.28. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 27,348 shares in the company, valued at $9,345,358.56. This represents a 1.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 159,415 shares of company stock worth $7,672,279 over the last 90 days. 11.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Alphabet Trading Up 2.1%

GOOGL stock opened at $326.56 on Tuesday. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $187.82 and a 12 month high of $408.61. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $361.53 and its 200 day moving average is $338.98. The company has a market capitalization of $3.96 trillion, a PE ratio of 16.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 2.64.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.89 by $6.22. Alphabet had a return on equity of 51.32% and a net margin of 54.77%.The business had revenue of $119.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $117.07 billion. On average, research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 17.59 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

Alphabet Profile

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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.