Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Shares Unloaded Sen. Tommy Tuberville

Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recently sold shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL). In a filing disclosed on January 15th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Alphabet stock on December 17th.

Senator Tommy Tuberville also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 12/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLV) on 12/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP) on 12/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLU) on 12/17/2025.

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOGL stock opened at $332.78 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $310.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $253.23. The stock has a market cap of $4.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.08. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $140.53 and a one year high of $340.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.75.

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

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 8th were paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. Alphabet’s payout ratio is currently 8.28%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 2,778 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.30, for a total value of $867,569.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 8,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,798,832.60. The trade was a 23.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 17,829 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider directly owned 42,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,531,453.08. The trade was a 29.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 189,909 shares of company stock valued at $57,927,282 in the last ninety days. 11.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major distribution and monetization wins: Apple and other device makers are integrating Google’s Gemini/AI into core products (Gemini-powered Siri / Personal Intelligence), validating Alphabet’s AI lead and creating a potential licensing revenue stream. Alphabet Tops $4 Trillion Valuation as AI Momentum Runs Hot Google launches Personal Intelligence feature in Gemini app, challenging Apple Intelligence
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Recent upgrades and a higher price target (Bank of America bumped its GOOGL target) and a consensus “Moderate Buy” view are backing sentiment and likely propped the earlier run-up. Bank of America Boosts Alphabet Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: AI race context — competitive but manageable: DeepMind’s CEO says Chinese models are “months” behind Western leaders, supporting Alphabet’s technological edge, while market commentary shifts from speculative hype to more disciplined AI growth assumptions. China just ‘months’ behind U.S. AI models, Google DeepMind CEO says AI Stocks: Speculative Hype or Disciplined Growth?
• Negative Sentiment: Copyright litigation risk: Major publishers have asked to join a class action alleging Google used copyrighted material to train AI — potential legal costs, injunction risk or licensing liabilities could weigh on margins and sentiment. Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training
• Negative Sentiment: Infrastructure and energy bottlenecks: Google warns U.S. transmission constraints are making it harder and slower to connect data centers, which could raise capex, slow capacity expansion for cloud/AI workloads, and compress near-term margin improvement. Google says US transmission system is biggest challenge for connecting data centers
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory & reputational pressure: Advocacy groups are urging app-store removals of X/Grok, and broader regulatory scrutiny of AI content and distribution remains a continuing risk for platform operators. Women’s, advocacy groups call on Apple, Google to drop X and Grok from app stores

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on GOOGL shares. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Alphabet in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $355.00 target price for the company. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on shares of Alphabet from $224.00 to $279.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $365.00 price target (up from $330.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Alphabet from $215.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Alphabet presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $326.31.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GOOGL. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. bought a new position in shares of Alphabet during the second quarter valued at $31,000. PMV Capital Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Alphabet in the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 36.4% during the second quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 251 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in Alphabet in the third quarter worth approximately $53,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in Alphabet in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,000. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

About Senator Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville (Republican Party) (also known as Coach) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Alabama. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Tuberville (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Alabama. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Tuberville was head coach for several college football teams between 1995 and 2016, including at Auburn University and the University of Cincinnati. Tommy Tuberville was born in Camden, Arkansas, and lives in Auburn, Alabama. Tuberville’s career experience includes working as a studio analyst with ESPN and as the head football coach of the University of Mississippi, the University of Auburn, Texas Tech University, and the University of Cincinnati.

Alphabet Company Profile

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.