Rep. David Taylor Buys Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Stock

Posted by ABMN Staff on Jun 17th, 2026

Representative David Taylor (Republican-Ohio) recently bought shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL). In a filing disclosed on June 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Alphabet stock on June 5th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “DAVID TAYLOR TRUST > SARDINIA READY MIX 401(K) – DAVE” account.

Representative David Taylor also recently made the following trade(s):

Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) on 6/5/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) on 6/5/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) on 6/5/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kroger (NYSE:KR) on 6/5/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) on 6/5/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) on 6/5/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Medpace (NASDAQ:MEDP) on 5/15/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 5/15/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 5/15/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) on 5/15/2026.

Alphabet Price Performance

Shares of GOOGL opened at $373.25 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $4.52 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.47, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $363.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $331.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 1.92. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $162.00 and a 12 month high of $408.61.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The information services provider reported $5.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.64 by $2.47. The firm had revenue of $109.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $106.98 billion. Alphabet had a return on equity of 38.99% and a net margin of 37.92%. On average, research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 14.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th were paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 8th. This is an increase from Alphabet’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.71%.

Alphabet News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

Positive Sentiment: HSBC announced a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to expand its AI capabilities, reinforcing Alphabet’s cloud momentum and potential enterprise revenue growth. HSBC partners with Google Cloud to expand AI usage
Positive Sentiment: Google released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, while also adding new Gemini AI features and Pixel device upgrades, highlighting continued product innovation and deeper AI integration across its ecosystem. Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features
Positive Sentiment: Google Cloud also landed a strategic partnership with Ineffable Intelligence, another sign that enterprises and AI startups are choosing Alphabet’s infrastructure for frontier AI development. Ineffable Intelligence Selects Google Cloud To Power Its Superintelligence Mission
Neutral Sentiment: Several recent commentary pieces continued to frame Alphabet as a favorite large-cap AI name and a possible long-term winner, which may be supporting investor sentiment but does not reflect a new fundamental announcement. Alphabet: Still A Big Tech Pick To ‘Buy’ Now
Neutral Sentiment: Google’s disclosure about Chinese-linked hackers targeting research facilities underscores its cybersecurity and threat-detection role, but the story is more about security awareness than a direct business driver. Chinese-linked hackers targeted U.S.,Canadian research facilities for a year, Google says
Negative Sentiment: A separate report noted a small student walkout and boos during CEO Sundar Pichai’s Stanford commencement appearance, which is unlikely to affect fundamentals but adds a minor reputational headwind. Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GOOGL. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in Alphabet during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. EMC Capital Management bought a new position in Alphabet during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. PMV Capital Advisers LLC bought a new position in Alphabet during the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in Alphabet during the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Bard Associates Inc. bought a new position in Alphabet during the fourth quarter valued at about $52,000. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on GOOGL. Phillip Securities upped their price objective on Alphabet from $340.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $390.00 price objective (up from $345.00) on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Loop Capital upped their price objective on Alphabet from $355.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Barclays restated a “buy” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alphabet presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $413.13.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In related news, major shareholder 2019 Gp L.L.C. Gv sold 87,475 shares of the firm’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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $393.26, for a total value of $412,923.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $995,341.06. This represents a 29.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 159,466 shares of company stock valued at $6,957,543. Corporate insiders own 11.61% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Taylor

David Taylor (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Taylor (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

David Taylor graduated from Amelia High School. Taylor earned degrees from Miami University (Ohio) and the University of Dayton School of Law. Taylor’s career experience includes working as an attorney and as a businessman at Sardinia Ready Mix, Inc.

Alphabet Company Profile

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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.