Rep. Cleo Fields Buys Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Stock

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). In a filing disclosed on February 03rd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Alphabet stock on January 12th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – E*TRADE IRA” account.

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

• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) on 1/20/2026.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on 1/20/2026.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) on 1/20/2026.
• Purchased $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) on 1/20/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) on 1/8/2026.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/26/2025.
• 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.

Alphabet Price Performance

GOOG opened at $333.34 on Thursday. Alphabet Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.66 and a twelve month high of $350.15. The firm has a market cap of $4.02 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.87, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $322.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $269.49.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a return on equity of 35.00% and a net margin of 32.23%.The company had revenue of $113.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.15 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alphabet

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in GOOG. Tradewinds LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 2,134.8% in the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 45,098 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $10,984,000 after purchasing an additional 43,080 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Alphabet by 1.4% during the second quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 170,020 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $30,160,000 after buying an additional 2,304 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.2% in the third quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 157,143 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $38,272,000 after buying an additional 3,444 shares in the last quarter. American National Bank of Texas bought a new position in shares of Alphabet in the third quarter valued at $900,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 3.7% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,164,341 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $206,542,000 after buying an additional 42,028 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 933 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $336.55, for a total value of $314,001.15. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 9,916 shares in the company, valued at $3,337,229.80. This trade represents a 8.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder 2017 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 1,845,308 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total value of $35,060,852.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 2,037,964 shares of company stock worth $95,259,727 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on GOOG shares. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $375.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Pivotal Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target (up from $350.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Bank of America increased their target price on Alphabet from $280.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $300.00 price target on Alphabet in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $330.83.

Key Headlines Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on revenue and EPS with accelerating Search and Cloud growth — Search ~17% YoY, Cloud growth near 48% and a doubled Cloud backlog point to durable demand and stronger monetization. Alphabet: Full Valuation, Full Speed
• Positive Sentiment: Large enterprise/cloud wins and Gemini deployments (e.g., Liberty Global, Humana) validate Google Cloud monetization and AI product traction. Liberty Global-Google Cloud deal
• Positive Sentiment: Waymo’s big $16B funding round and $126B valuation increase Alphabet’s optionality outside ads and support longer-term upside. Waymo funding
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades, higher price targets and continued institutional buying reflect confidence in AI/Search/Cloud upside. Analyst coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Management declined to discuss specific AI partnerships (e.g., Google-Apple Siri deal) on the earnings call, leaving partnership details uncertain for investors. TechCrunch: Google-Apple AI deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Options and pre/post-earnings positioning implied a sizable move; next direction likely depends on how investors weigh capex vs. revenue/margin trends. Earnings preview/prediction markets
• Negative Sentiment: The $175–$185B 2026 capex guide was the primary negative catalyst — far above Street expectations and seen as a near-term earnings/cash-flow risk that sparked selling pressure. Reuters: capex guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Investors also noted a slight YouTube ad revenue softness and the scale of AI spending, which together raised near-term execution and margin questions. Invezz: post-earnings dip
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and some institutional selling (CAO SEC filing noted) adds to short-term sentiment pressure around a high valuation. SEC insider filing

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.

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.