Insider Selling: Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) CAO Sells $314,001.15 in Stock

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 933 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $336.55, for a total value of $314,001.15. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 9,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,337,229.80. The trade was a 8.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Amie Thuener O’toole also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 15th, Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total value of $867,569.40.
• On Tuesday, December 2nd, Amie Thuener O’toole sold 954 shares of Alphabet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $317.00, for a total value of $302,418.00.
• On Monday, November 17th, Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.26, for a total value of $800,786.28.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of GOOGL stock traded down $3.98 on Tuesday, reaching $339.71. The company had a trading volume of 36,372,485 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,360,951. The business’s 50-day moving average is $320.73 and its 200 day moving average is $267.28. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $140.53 and a one year high of $349.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.10 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.09.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GOOGL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective (up previously from $330.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, December 1st. Arete Research upped their price objective on Alphabet from $300.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $390.00 target price on shares of Alphabet and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Alphabet from $225.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Wolfe Research increased their price objective on Alphabet from $380.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-two have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $336.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet during the second quarter valued at about $21,944,208,000. Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the third quarter valued at approximately $4,338,397,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 17,667.7% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,245,075 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,686,640,000 after purchasing an additional 15,159,273 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Alphabet by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 528,969,322 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $165,567,398,000 after purchasing an additional 12,531,695 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors raised its holdings in Alphabet by 28.0% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 53,107,572 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $12,910,542,000 after buying an additional 11,605,785 shares during the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Waymo raised a large $16 billion funding round that values the self‑driving unit at roughly $126B — a major de‑risking and validation of Alphabet’s autonomous‑vehicle strategy and long‑term optionality. Waymo valued at $126 billion in latest financing
• Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud is landing enterprise AI deals — a five‑year partnership with Liberty Global to deploy Gemini models across European units and a Humana Agent Assist rollout — which could lift Cloud revenue and showcase Gemini monetization. Google Cloud, Liberty Global strike five-year AI partnership Humana Unveils AI-Powered Agent Assist Built With Google Cloud
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism: Jefferies raised its price target materially (to $400, buy), supporting upside expectations into earnings. Analyst support can help sentiment heading into the report. Jefferies raises price target
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet is investing in energy and power supply (acquiring Intersect) to secure data‑center capacity — a strategic move that underpins long‑term AI/data center growth. Google Is Spending Big to Build a Lead in the AI Energy Race
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 earnings are due after the close (Feb. 4) — expected to show Search and Cloud strength but will likely produce a sizable post‑earnings move either way. Expected move after earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting in the feed shows no meaningful/day‑to‑cover signal (data entries show zeros/NaN) — no clear short‑squeeze pressure indicated.
• Negative Sentiment: Waymo faces public scrutiny: its safety record will be questioned before the U.S. Senate after federal probes into incidents — potential regulatory, reputational and operational headwinds. Waymo to defend self-driving safety record, warn on China competition
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and partner friction: Google faces an Android data‑transfer settlement (~$135M) and YouTube carriage disputes have shown material hits to partners (Disney disclosed a $110M hit), highlighting ecosystem/legal risks. YouTube ecosystem risks Google to Pay $135M to Resolve Android Data Transfer Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling disclosed (~$35M) and notes about rising costs/CapEx are watchpoints ahead of the report — these factors can weigh on near‑term sentiment if reiterated in guidance. Insider selling report

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc is the holding company created in 2015 to organize Google and a portfolio of businesses developing technologies beyond Google’s core internet services. Its principal operations are led by Google, which builds and operates consumer-facing products such as Google Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps and Google Workspace, as well as advertising platforms (Google Ads and AdSense) that historically generate the majority of its revenue. Google also develops consumer hardware (Pixel phones, Nest smart-home devices, Chromecast) and developer and distribution platforms such as Google Play.

Beyond Google’s consumer and advertising businesses, Alphabet invests in enterprise and infrastructure offerings through Google Cloud, which provides cloud computing, data analytics and productivity services to businesses and institutions.