Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Shares Acquired Rep. David Taylor

Representative David Taylor (Republican-Ohio) recently bought shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL). In a filing disclosed on March 06th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Alphabet stock on February 26th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “DAVID TAYLOR TRUST > SARDINIA READY MIX 401(K) – DAVE” account.

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

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 2/26/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kroger (NYSE:KR) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) on 2/26/2026.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GOOGL opened at $306.36 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a market cap of $3.71 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.34, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s fifty day moving average is $319.79 and its 200 day moving average is $287.62. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $140.53 and a 52 week high of $349.00.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.25. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The business had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.24 billion. Research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.77%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EMC Capital Management purchased a new stake in Alphabet during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new position in Alphabet in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. PMV Capital Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Alphabet in the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Alphabet during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Bard Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Alphabet in the 4th quarter worth approximately $52,000. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage highlighting Alphabet’s AI progress and market outperformance helped lift sentiment — multiple headlines noted the stock outpaced the market and framed Google as a top AI investment. Alphabet (GOOGL) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider
• Positive Sentiment: Buy-side and retail commentary continues to position Alphabet as a core AI play (search monetization + enterprise AI/Gemini), supporting the rally and investor willingness to re-rate growth expectations. You Don’t Need Polymarket to Make a Winning Bet. Just Buy This AI Stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Small-cap AI infrastructure startup news (Crafting) and other ecosystem activity remind investors that AI innovation is broadening, but these announcements have limited direct near-term impact on Alphabet’s fundamentals. Crafting Announces General Availability of Crafting for Agents and $5.5M Seed Round
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest figures are effectively zero in the recent snapshot (odd data point), meaning short squeezes look unlikely to be a direct driver right now.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by Alphabet’s CEO — a disclosed sale of roughly $9.86M — can weigh on sentiment and is being noted by market participants as a near-term negative catalyst. Insider Selling: Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) CEO Sells $9,859,850.00 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure from Microsoft’s aggressive AI/cloud positioning (Anthropic/OpenAI partnerships, Azure demand) is a reigning concern for investors who weigh enterprise cloud share and model-agnostic infrastructure as a risk to Alphabet’s cloud/AI monetization runway.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. New Street Research boosted their target price on Alphabet from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on Alphabet in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $355.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Alphabet from $335.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Roth Mkm increased their price objective on Alphabet from $365.00 to $395.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $395.00 target price (up from $346.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-three have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $367.18.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total transaction of $35,060,852.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total value of $14,341,182.30. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 13,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,987,279.15. The trade was a 78.25% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,112,493 shares of company stock valued at $118,605,094. Insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock.

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.

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.