Rep. Cleo Fields Buys Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Stock

Posted by Caroline Horne on Feb 5th, 2026

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). In a filing disclosed on February 03rd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Alphabet stock on January 12th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – E*TRADE IRA” account.

Representative Cleo Fields also recently made the following trade(s):

Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) on 1/20/2026.
Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on 1/20/2026.
Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) on 1/20/2026.
Purchased $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) on 1/20/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) on 1/8/2026.
Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/26/2025.
Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) on 12/26/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ:OPEN) on 12/26/2025.
Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/15/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) on 12/15/2025.

Alphabet Stock Down 2.2%

GOOG stock opened at $333.34 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $322.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $269.49. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $350.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.87, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.10. 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 – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.23% and a return on equity of 35.00%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.15 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — revenue of ~$113.8B and EPS above consensus, showing broad strength across Search, YouTube and Cloud that underpins the AI/macro growth story. Google beats on revenue, projects significant AI spending increase
Positive Sentiment: AI monetization appears to be working — coverage highlights Gemini lifting revenue across ad and cloud products, reinforcing the thesis that AI is turning into real growth, not just hype. Alphabet’s AI Spending Is Paying Off as Gemini Lifts Revenue Across the Business
Positive Sentiment: Analysts are generally more bullish post-earnings — several firms raised price targets (including new street-highs), giving the stock upside if execution and AI monetization continue. New Analyst Forecast: $GOOGL Given $395 Price Target
Neutral Sentiment: CapEx guidance is the key conditional item — management is guiding $175–$185B for 2026 to scale AI compute and cloud capacity; that supports long-term moat but increases near-term cash deployment and execution risk. Google parent Alphabet forecasts sharp surge in 2026 capital spending
Neutral Sentiment: Market reaction is mixed and volatile — futures and intra-day flows show jitters as options implied moves and sector rotation amplify headlines about AI spending. U.S. Stock Futures Jittery amid AI Worries, Google Earnings
Negative Sentiment: Investors were spooked by the size and pace of the capex ramp — many view the $175–$185B plan as a material near-term cash and margin risk that outweighed the beat in the short term. Google parent Alphabet shares are down premarket after its earnings beat. Here’s what’s happening
Negative Sentiment: Insider and some institutional selling noted in filings — visible CEO/insider sales and a few fund trims add to near-term sentiment pressure around a richly valued stock. SEC insider filing (Alphabet ownership)
Negative Sentiment: Minor execution/YouTube concerns — some reports flagged a slight YouTube ad revenue miss, a reminder that ad momentum must stay strong to justify valuation. Alphabet’s earnings impressed. Its spending plans did not

Institutional Trading of Alphabet

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Tradewinds LLC. raised its holdings in Alphabet by 2,134.8% in the third quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 45,098 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $10,984,000 after acquiring an additional 43,080 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Alphabet by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 170,020 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $30,160,000 after acquiring an additional 2,304 shares in the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 157,143 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $38,272,000 after purchasing an additional 3,444 shares during the last quarter. American National Bank of Texas acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter valued at about $900,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 3.7% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,164,341 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $206,542,000 after purchasing an additional 42,028 shares during the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on GOOG. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Bank of America upped their target price on Alphabet from $280.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. DA Davidson set a $300.00 price target on Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities set a $279.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Alphabet currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $331.52.

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Insider Transactions at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total transaction of $867,569.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 8,962 shares in the company, valued at $2,798,832.60. This represents a 23.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total value of $35,060,852.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 2,037,964 shares of company stock valued at $95,259,727 over the last ninety days. 12.99% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Representative FIELDS

Cleo Fields (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Fields (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a J.D. from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience includes working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.

Alphabet Company Profile

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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.