Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) Shares Down 2.1% Following Insider Selling

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares fell 2.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday after an insider sold shares in the company. The company traded as low as $383.00 and last traded at $384.90. 23,412,425 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 13% from the average session volume of 20,725,105 shares. The stock had previously closed at $393.11.

Specifically, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 87,475 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.75, for a total transaction of $2,077,531.25. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 60,077 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.01, for a total value of $1,382,371.77. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. DZ Bank raised Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 16th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $395.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $450.00 price target (up from $400.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Phillip Securities downgraded Alphabet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $363.40.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google unveiled a broad AI push at I/O, including major upgrades to Search, Gemini, and agentic tools, which could strengthen monetization across its core products. Google I/O primer: Alphabet’s AI showcase is its chance to wow Wall Street
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet announced a $5 billion AI cloud venture with Blackstone built around Google’s TPU chips, signaling fresh demand for its AI infrastructure and a potential growth driver for Google Cloud. Blackstone to invest $5 billion in AI infrastructure venture with Google, powered by TPU chips
• Positive Sentiment: Google’s new Gemini 3.5 Flash, Spark personal agent, and Omni multimodal model reinforce the view that Alphabet is turning AI into real products, not just demos. With Gemini 3.5 Flash, Google bets its next AI wave on agents, not chatbots
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile investor support remains a tailwind, with Berkshire Hathaway reportedly adding to its Alphabet stake again. Warren Buffett’s Successor, Greg Abel, Just Sold 16 Stocks, but Piled Into an AI Titan That’s Now a Top-5 Position for Berkshire Hathaway
• Neutral Sentiment: Some headlines note a delay for Gemini 3.5 Pro and mixed investor positioning, which may temper enthusiasm but does not change the overall AI momentum story. Google isn’t releasing its next big AI model yet, drawing groans at its I/O conference
• Negative Sentiment: A major shareholder disclosed sales of Alphabet shares, a small potential overhang after the stock’s strong run. SEC filing

Alphabet Trading Down 2.1%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.36, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $329.28 and a 200-day moving average of $318.18.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The information services provider reported $5.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $2.43. The business had revenue of $109.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $106.96 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 38.99% and a net margin of 37.92%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.81 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Alphabet Inc. will post 14.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is an increase from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 8th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6.41%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tradewinds LLC. increased its holdings in Alphabet by 2,134.8% in the third quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 45,098 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $10,984,000 after purchasing an additional 43,080 shares during the period. Kathmere Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Alphabet by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 29,896 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $9,381,000 after purchasing an additional 2,341 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its holdings in Alphabet by 31.3% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 354,529 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $86,345,000 after purchasing an additional 84,553 shares during the period. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Alphabet by 0.9% in the third quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 221,391 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $53,920,000 after purchasing an additional 2,009 shares during the period. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Alphabet by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 60,739 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $19,060,000 after purchasing an additional 4,239 shares during the period. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.