Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) Insider John Kent Walker Sells 8,993 Shares

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) insider John Kent Walker sold 8,993 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.89, for a total transaction of $2,481,078.77. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 51,808 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,293,309.12. This trade represents a 14.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

John Kent Walker also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, February 17th, John Kent Walker sold 47,574 shares of Alphabet stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.45, for a total value of $14,341,182.30.

Alphabet Trading Down 0.1%

GOOG opened at $294.46 on Friday. Alphabet Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.66 and a 52 week high of $350.15. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $309.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $296.30. The firm has a market cap of $3.56 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.13.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business earned $2.15 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is 7.77%.

More Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google rolled out Gemma 4, a new open-source AI model family that reinforces Google’s AI leadership and developer ecosystem—positive for long‑term cloud and AI monetization. Google Introduces Gemma 4
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlights Google’s TurboQuant memory/compression advances as a potential efficiency and performance edge for large models — this can improve margins on AI workloads over time. Google’s TurboQuant Breakthrough
• Positive Sentiment: Needham and other firms continue to voice bullishness (Needham reiterated a Buy with a high price target), keeping analyst sentiment supportive for upside once market focus returns to fundamentals. Needham Reiterates Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo kept an Overweight stance on Alphabet but trimmed price targets — signals confidence in the story but slightly cooler near‑term expectations. Wells Fargo Keeps Overweight, Cuts PTs
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market flows and ETF activity (SPY/QQQ/VTI moves) have amplified Alphabet’s intraday swings — i.e., macro risk‑on/off and large‑cap index moves remain an execution risk for short‑term price action. SPY/ETF Context
• Negative Sentiment: Amie Thuener O’Toole, Alphabet’s principal accounting officer, is leaving to become Broadcom’s CFO — the loss of a senior finance leader creates short‑term execution and transition risk. Broadcom Taps Alphabet Executive as CFO (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Semianalysis’ CEO warned that Google’s free cash flow could be driven to near zero next year by heavy AI capex — a reminder that aggressive infrastructure spending may pressure near‑term cash flow and valuation multiples. Semianalysis CEO: FCF Hit by AI CapEx
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by senior executives (recent sales reported for John Kent Walker and others) can weigh on sentiment, especially with elevated market sensitivity to insider activity. Insider Sale: John Kent Walker

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Alphabet in the third quarter valued at $31,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new stake in Alphabet during the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet during the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Tripletail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on GOOG. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. KeyCorp set a $370.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $345.71.

About Alphabet

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.