Moran Wealth Management LLC Has $30.14 Million Stock Holdings in Alphabet Inc. $GOOGL

Posted by on Aug 27th, 2026

Moran Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Free Report) by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 84,341 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,808 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for 0.8% of Moran Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Moran Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $30,141,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 110,330 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $20,886,000 after buying an additional 4,110 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 14,930 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,826,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the period. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 17.6% in the second quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 3,888 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $685,000 after buying an additional 581 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Alphabet by 11.2% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 485,486 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $85,557,000 after acquiring an additional 48,805 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Bank boosted its stake in Alphabet by 6.9% in the second 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 institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Berkshire Hathaway increased its Alphabet stake by 83% to approximately $37.8 billion, providing a significant endorsement from a major long-term investor and reinforcing confidence in Alphabet’s search, cloud and AI businesses. Berkshire Boosts Its Bet: This AI Hyperscaler Is Now a Top-3 Holding
  • Positive Sentiment: Google is expanding Gemini Enterprise into regulated industries, including legal and financial services, creating potential for higher-value recurring cloud and AI revenue as enterprises adopt specialized agents. What Alphabet’s Gemini Enterprise Push Into Regulated Industries Means For Shareholders
  • Positive Sentiment: Alphabet-owned Waymo plans to enter Germany with driverless rides in 2027, offering a potential long-term growth avenue and demonstrating progress toward international commercialization. Waymo to launch driverless rides in Germany in 2027
  • Neutral Sentiment: Google introduced new Gemini Live voice capabilities intended to let users complete multiple tasks without choosing among separate AI tools. The feature may improve engagement, although its near-term financial impact is unclear. Google’s Gemini has a branding problem
  • Negative Sentiment: A settlement involving Meta and U.S. state attorneys general has renewed scrutiny of how YouTube protects children and teenagers. Investors are concerned that similar requirements could impose substantial compliance costs or financial obligations on Alphabet. Why is Alphabet stock down today?
  • Negative Sentiment: Alphabet moved its AI-responsibility team out of DeepMind, prompting concerns among researchers about independence and the team’s ability to identify risks in new models. The development adds governance and reputational uncertainty to the company’s aggressive AI rollout. Google Moves AI-Responsibility Team Out of DeepMind Lab
  • Negative Sentiment: Reports that Nvidia-based AI server prices may rise by more than 15% could increase Alphabet’s infrastructure costs, adding pressure to margins as the company continues heavy AI capital spending. Alphabet Spends About 60 Cents of Every Technical Infrastructure Dollar on Servers

Insider Activity at Alphabet

In related news, Director Frances Arnold sold 82 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.39, for a total value of $27,337.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,914 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,305,738.46. This represents a 0.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 8,998 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $349.29, for a total value of $3,142,911.42. Following the transaction, the insider owned 75,290 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,298,044.10. This trade represents a 10.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 451,945 shares of company stock valued at $12,382,714. 11.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GOOGL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and set a $460.00 target price (up from $400.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $400.00 price target on Alphabet and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company set a $411.00 price objective on Alphabet and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $420.00 price objective (down from $435.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on Alphabet from $425.00 to $445.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $420.19.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Alphabet

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of GOOGL stock opened at $342.00 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a current ratio of 2.72. The company has a market capitalization of $4.18 trillion, a P/E ratio of 17.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $350.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $341.58. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $205.65 and a 52 week high of $408.61.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information services provider reported $9.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.89 by $6.22. The firm had revenue of $119.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $117.07 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 54.77% and a return on equity of 51.32%. On average, analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 20.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

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

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

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