Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Sells $9,877,400.00 in Stock

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $303.92, for a total value of $9,877,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,818,524 shares in the company, valued at approximately $856,605,814.08. This trade represents a 1.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

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

• On Wednesday, February 4th, Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.18, for a total value of $10,893,350.00.
• On Wednesday, January 21st, Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.30, for a total transaction of $10,637,250.00.
• On Wednesday, January 7th, Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.21, for a total transaction of $10,439,325.00.
• On Monday, December 15th, Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of Alphabet stock. The stock was 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 shares were sold at an average price of $319.50, for a total value of $10,383,750.00.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of GOOG traded up $11.34 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $314.90. 33,598,813 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 23,503,609. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $142.66 and a one year high of $350.15. The company has a market capitalization of $3.81 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.13, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $320.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $278.09.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 32.81%.The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.15 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.77%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on GOOG. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, DA Davidson set a $300.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $343.90.

Institutional Trading of Alphabet

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. University of Illinois Foundation bought a new stake in Alphabet during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter worth $32,000. Horrell Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Alphabet by 100.0% in the second quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. now owns 200 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Alphabet during the second quarter worth $37,000. 27.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS/other sell?side bullishness: analysts highlight that Alphabet’s generative?AI CapEx could meaningfully lift Cloud revenue and have nudged price targets higher, supporting the AI growth narrative. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Big investors piling in: hedge funds and notable managers (e.g., Appaloosa/Tepper, Altimeter, Viking) have added to positions and Paul Tudor Jones initiated a fresh stake — institutional buying is reinforcing bullish sentiment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial/strategic wins and investments: Alphabet unveiled a $15B America?India Connect AI hub and continues to sign partnerships that expand Gemini/Cloud reach — concrete revenue pathways that investors favor. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: TPU/AI infrastructure push: reports say Google is exploring ways to use its balance sheet and partner deals to expand sales of its AI chips (TPUs), which would reduce dependence on rivals and open new B2B revenue. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Product demos and partnerships (Gemini features, Zillow NotebookLM integration, Sea tie?up) boost user engagement and roadmap visibility but are gradual monetization plays rather than immediate earnings drivers. Read More. • Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry data reports (U.S. colocation/datacenter analyses) reference Google as a major operator — relevant to long?term capacity planning but not an immediate stock catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Trade?secret indictment: federal prosecutors have charged former engineers over alleged theft of Pixel/Tensor files — this raises IP/security and reputational risk that can attract regulatory scrutiny and distractions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader legal/privacy pressure: reports of proposed class actions over China?based data transfers add regulatory/legal exposure that could drive litigation costs and uncertainty. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and institutional selling: a large disclosed sale by John Kent Walker and multiple fund trims have been reported — such sales can create short?term sentiment headwinds even if management says sales are routine. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Supply/execution risk: DeepMind’s CEO warned of memory?chip shortages constraining agentic AI research/deployment — potential near?term bottlenecks for model rollout and higher costs. Read More.

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.