Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Stock Purchased by Rep. David Taylor

Representative David Taylor (Republican-Ohio) recently bought shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL). In a filing disclosed on November 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Alphabet stock on November 3rd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “DAVID TAYLOR TRUST > SCHWAB JOINT BROKERAGE #1 (HOME GROWN)” account.

Representative David Taylor also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 11/5/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) on 11/5/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 11/5/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) on 11/5/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on 11/3/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eaton (NYSE:ETN) on 11/3/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kroger (NYSE:KR) on 11/3/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) on 11/3/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 11/3/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) on 11/3/2026.

Alphabet Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of Alphabet stock traded down $2.93 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $295.77. The stock had a trading volume of 30,682,111 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,687,932. Alphabet Inc. has a 1 year low of $270.70 and a 1 year high of $408.61. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $328.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $338.01. The company has a current ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.23.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by ($0.90). Alphabet had a net margin of 50.03% and a return on equity of 43.33%. The business had revenue of $127.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $127.96 billion. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 19.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 7th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 7th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Frances Arnold sold 83 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.45, for a total value of $28,257.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 19,076 shares in the company, valued at $6,494,424.20. The trade was a 0.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders have sold 247 shares of company stock valued at $79,238. Insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Alphabet

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Titleist Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 6.4% in the third quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 34,613 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $11,909,000 after acquiring an additional 2,096 shares during the last quarter. Elefante Mark B grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 4.5% during the second quarter. Elefante Mark B now owns 43,733 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $15,629,000 after purchasing an additional 1,897 shares during the last quarter. Nwam LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 19.6% during the first quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 49,128 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $14,127,000 after purchasing an additional 8,055 shares during the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 287.4% during the first quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 3,886 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 2,883 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spinnaker Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 51.4% in the second quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC now owns 4,759 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,701,000 after purchasing an additional 1,616 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GOOGL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Alphabet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Alphabet from $417.00 to $371.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 30th. Piper Sandler set a $345.00 price target on shares of Alphabet and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $385.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $425.00 to $400.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $412.51.

More Alphabet News

Investors following GOOGL have been watching these news items:

• Positive Sentiment: Google made a faster, lower-cost Gemini model its everyday default and opened preorders for $395 Samsung-built AI glasses, scheduled to ship December 10. The product rollout highlights Alphabet’s effort to bring its AI services to more users and devices. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud’s reported 103% third-quarter revenue growth and tripling of operating income suggest that Alphabet’s large AI infrastructure investments may be generating returns, bolstering the case for spending despite its scale. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s abrupt departure could encourage cloud customers to diversify AI-chip suppliers. Alphabet’s TPUs may benefit from that shift; Google Cloud also uses AMD processors in TPU infrastructure. Read More.

About Representative Taylor

David Taylor (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Taylor (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

David Taylor graduated from Amelia High School. Taylor earned degrees from Miami University (Ohio) and the University of Dayton School of Law. Taylor’s career experience includes working as an attorney and as a businessman at Sardinia Ready Mix, Inc.

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc. is a technology holding company whose largest business is Google. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google became part of Alphabet when the company reorganized its businesses under the holding-company structure in 2015. Google’s products and services include Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Play and Google Cloud. The company also generates revenue from digital advertising and offers devices, subscriptions and artificial intelligence products and services.