Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) Shares Unloaded Sen. Katie Boyd Britt

Senator Katie Boyd Britt (R-Alabama) recently sold shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). In a filing disclosed on January 26th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Alphabet stock on November 7th.

Senator Katie Boyd Britt also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 1/28/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 11/7/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) on 11/7/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 11/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) on 11/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 11/7/2025.

Alphabet Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOG traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $338.53. 21,715,908 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,782,222. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $342.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.09 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.39, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.09. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $320.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $265.66.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The business had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.Alphabet’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.12 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 8th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is 8.28%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GOOG. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Alphabet during the second quarter worth $4,298,572,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Alphabet by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 421,013,782 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $132,114,125,000 after acquiring an additional 8,128,234 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 99,529,742 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $24,240,469,000 after acquiring an additional 7,904,434 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 73.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 9,808,152 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,388,775,000 after acquiring an additional 4,154,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 17,547.9% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,122,727 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $731,331,000 after acquiring an additional 4,099,366 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Alphabet from $285.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Alphabet from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $315.00 to $400.00 in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $290.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, HSBC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Alphabet has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $330.83.

Alphabet News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google’s new Project Genie AI model — which can turn short prompts into fully rendered, playable 3D worlds and characters — is being viewed as a strategic win for Alphabet’s AI leadership and platform reach; the announcement spooked game developers but signals a new product avenue for Google that could expand ads, cloud consumption and developer tools. Videogame stocks slide on Google’s AI model that turns prompts into playable worlds
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst note expects Alphabet to beat Q4 revenue and EPS as AI lifts ads and cloud demand — a direct fundamental rationale for upside to near-term earnings and investor estimates. Alphabet Could Power Past Forecasts As AI Lifts Ads, Cloud: Analyst
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional buying: Vanguard reportedly added material GOOGL exposure in its latest filing, which supports demand for the shares from big passive/active holders. Fund Update: VANGUARD GROUP INC Just Disclosed New Holdings
• Positive Sentiment: Google disrupted a major residential proxy network used by bad actors, a security move that reduces abuse risk across its ecosystem and is a modest reputational/operational positive. Google disrupts large residential proxy network, reducing devices used by operators by ‘millions’
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street is focused on Q4 guidance and key metric estimates ahead of earnings; expectations and guidance will likely drive short-term moves more than some headlines. Ahead of Alphabet (GOOGL) Q4 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
• Neutral Sentiment: Profile/endorsement notes: coverage pieces and fund letters (e.g., Giverny Capital mention, Tim Cook comments on partnership) keep sentiment visible but are unlikely to move the tape materially on their own. Alphabet (GOOG) Contributed 4.7% to Giverny Capital Asset Management’s 2025 Growth
• Negative Sentiment: A former Google engineer was convicted of stealing AI trade secrets and uploading internal materials to personal cloud accounts — a legal/security headwind that raises concerns about IP protection and could prompt tighter controls and scrutiny. Former Google engineer found guilty of espionage and theft of AI tech
• Negative Sentiment: Waymo involvement in a pedestrian incident has triggered an NHTSA probe; regulatory/safety risks around Waymo’s rollout remain a potential liability and source of short-term volatility for Alphabet. A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating

Insider Activity

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.26, for a total transaction of $800,786.28. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 11,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,383,884.14. This trade represents a 19.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $299.80, for a total value of $9,743,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,239,619 shares in the company, valued at $671,437,776.20. The trade was a 1.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 2,070,485 shares of company stock valued at $104,428,169 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

About Senator Britt

Katie Britt (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Alabama. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Britt (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Alabama. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Katie Britt was born in Enterprise, Alabama, and lives in Montgomery, Alabama. Britt earned a bachelor’s degree and juris doctor from the University of Alabama. Her career experience includes working as the president and CEO of the Alabama Business Council, the campaign manager and chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, and an attorney with Butler Snow LLP.

About Alphabet

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.