Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai Sells 32,500 Shares

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.21, for a total value of $10,439,325.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,244,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $720,914,730.12. This trade represents a 1.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Sundar Pichai also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 15th, Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $299.80, for a total transaction of $9,743,500.00.
• On Wednesday, December 3rd, Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.50, for a total transaction of $10,383,750.00.
• On Wednesday, November 19th, Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $296.64, for a total transaction of $9,640,800.00.
• On Wednesday, November 5th, Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.48, for a total transaction of $9,213,100.00.
• On Wednesday, October 15th, Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.15, for a total value of $8,129,875.00.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of GOOG stock traded up $3.58 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $326.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 21,737,948 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,477,008. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $305.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $247.79. The company has a market capitalization of $3.93 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.15, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.09. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $142.66 and a fifty-two week high of $330.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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%.Alphabet’s revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.12 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 8th were issued a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 8.28%.

Trending Headlines about Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Product & AI traction — Google is rolling Gemini AI into Gmail (summaries, drafting and inbox features for billions of users), reinforcing commercial adoption of Gemini across core consumer products and boosting monetization expectations. Google Adds More Gemini AI Features to Gmail
• Positive Sentiment: Market-cap milestone & sector leadership — Alphabet briefly surpassed Apple to become the world’s No.2 public company, a signal that investors view it as a primary beneficiary of the AI trade and that ETF/benchmarked flows may reallocate into GOOGL. Google Claims Apple’s Spot on Most-Valuable-Companies List
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades & higher price targets — Multiple firms (Cantor Fitzgerald, Canaccord, Jefferies and others) raised ratings/targets this week, reflecting confidence in search, cloud and Gemini monetization — a key reason institutional buyers remain active. New Analyst Forecast: $GOOGL Given $370 Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional demand & ETF tailwinds — Big funds and ETFs have been adding shares (UBS AM, Berkshire and others reported large buys), which supports liquidity and upward price pressure. Fund Update: Gradient Investments LLC Just Disclosed New Holdings
• Neutral Sentiment: Wiz deal regulatory timeline — EU antitrust regulators set a Feb. 10 deadline to decide on Alphabet’s $32B Wiz acquisition; approval would remove a major overhang but the near-term outcome is uncertain. EU antitrust regulators to decide on Google’s Wiz deal by February 10
• Negative Sentiment: Legal & reputational risk — Alphabet/Character.AI agreed to settle lawsuits tied to minors and alleged harms from chatbots, a reminder of regulatory/legal risks and potential settlement costs. Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Death
• Negative Sentiment: Portfolio trimming & insider sales — Some funds disclosed reductions in GOOG positions (e.g., Gradient trimmed ~19% in the latest 13F), and persistent insider selling activity remains a watch item for investors. Fund Update: Gradient Investments LLC Just Disclosed New Holdings

Institutional Trading of Alphabet

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOG. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 120,253 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $22,901,000 after purchasing an additional 6,410 shares during the period. Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 90,936 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $14,207,000 after buying an additional 1,635 shares in the last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new position in Alphabet during the 1st quarter worth approximately $4,895,000. Integrity Alliance LLC. boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 590.3% in the first quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 35,124 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $5,487,000 after acquiring an additional 30,036 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 10.7% in the first quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC now owns 3,277 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $512,000 after acquiring an additional 317 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GOOG has been the subject of several research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $260.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Mizuho set a $325.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $365.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $316.79.

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.