Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) Stock 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%

NASDAQ GOOG traded down $0.13 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $338.53. 21,715,908 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,782,222. The business’s 50 day moving average is $320.91 and its 200-day moving average is $265.66. 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 12-month low of $142.66 and a 12-month high of $342.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.09 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.09.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.58. The company had revenue of $102.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.90 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.The firm’s revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.12 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alphabet

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ring Mountain Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Ring Mountain Capital LLC now owns 3,554 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,174,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. HRC Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Alphabet by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. HRC Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,231 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,014,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Avaii Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Avaii Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,437 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $451,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Accel Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Accel Wealth Management now owns 4,068 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,276,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,166 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $993,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.26, for a total transaction of $800,786.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 11,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,383,884.14. The trade was a 19.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,829 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.89, for a total value of $5,614,173.81. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,531,453.08. This represents a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,070,485 shares of company stock worth $104,428,169. 12.99% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on GOOG. Rosenblatt Securities set a $279.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Phillip Securities raised shares of Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, December 1st. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $330.83.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

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

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.

Alphabet Company Profile

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.