Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Stock Acquired Rep. Cleo Fields

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL). In a filing disclosed on January 16th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $50,001 and $100,000 in Alphabet stock on December 26th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – E*TRADE #2” account.

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

• 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.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) on 12/15/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) on 12/11/2025.

Alphabet Stock Performance

Shares of Alphabet stock traded down $2.95 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $327.05. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,146,289 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,155,088. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $312.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $256.45. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $140.53 and a fifty-two week high of $340.49. The firm has a market cap of $3.95 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.58. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.23% and a return on equity of 35.00%. The company had revenue of $102.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.90 billion. On average, analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 EPS for the current year.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank raised its price target to $370 and kept a Buy rating — implies roughly a mid?teens upside from current levels, supporting upside expectations for the shares. Deutsche Bank raises PT to $370
• Positive Sentiment: Robert W. Baird bumped its target to $350 and reaffirmed an Outperform rating — another institutional vote of confidence that narrows downside risk and supports buy-side interest. Baird raises PT to $350 Additional coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Macro and company narratives remain supportive: coverage highlights Alphabet’s AI and Google Cloud momentum (including articles arguing Cloud could drive material incremental income and the company joining the ~$4T market cap club), reinforcing long?term growth expectations. Cloud growth analysis Alphabet enters $4T club
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparative analyst pieces continue to favor Alphabet vs. smaller ad platforms on AI-driven ad tools, but these are incremental confirmations rather than market-moving news. Zacks comparison
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market weakness in tech is weighing on Alphabet today: tariff/tension headlines tied to Greenland sparked a risk?off move that hit big-cap tech stocks. This kind of sector?wide selloff can push even fundamentally strong names down short term. CNBC: tech sell-off
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting the AI trade is fragmenting (Magnificent Seven divergence) undercuts momentum narratives and can pressure multiples even if fundamentals remain strong. WSJ: AI trade divergence

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.48, for a total transaction of $9,213,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,337,119 shares in the company, valued at $662,526,494.12. The trade was a 1.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,829 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $314.89, for a total transaction of $5,614,173.81. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 42,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,531,453.08. This trade represents a 29.32% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 189,909 shares of company stock worth $57,927,282. 11.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOOGL. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Alphabet during the 2nd quarter valued at $21,944,208,000. Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the third quarter valued at $4,338,397,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted 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 last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 28.0% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 53,107,572 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $12,910,542,000 after acquiring an additional 11,605,785 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Alphabet by 51.7% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 31,817,684 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $5,607,232,000 after acquiring an additional 10,843,853 shares during the period. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Wolfe Research set a $380.00 target price on shares of Alphabet and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Susquehanna raised their price objective 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, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 target price (up from $330.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $329.08.

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.

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.