Recent discussions on X about Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) have been ignited by the company’s latest quarterly earnings report and ongoing legal challenges. Many users are focusing on the strong Q2 results, which surpassed expectations and led to a notable uptick in share price. There’s a palpable sense of intrigue around how the company’s boosted capital spending plans will shape its future growth.
However, not all chatter is positive, as the looming Department of Justice case regarding Alphabet’s search engine dominance continues to cast a shadow. Some on X speculate that the pending judicial ruling, expected soon, could pressure the stock in the short term. The mix of optimism and caution keeps the conversation dynamic and engaging.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Alphabet Inc. Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $GOOGL stock 17 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 7 have been purchases and 10 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $GOOGL stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 07/29, 05/08, 04/29 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOHN W. ROSE sold up to $5,000,000 on 06/03.
- SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 05/20, 02/13 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $250,000 on 05/12.
- REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 03/03 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 04/21, 03/20.
- REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON sold up to $50,000 on 04/21.
- SENATOR TOMMY TUBERVILLE sold up to $50,000 on 04/15.
- REPRESENTATIVE DAN NEWHOUSE sold up to $15,000 on 04/11.
- REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN sold up to $15,000 on 04/08.
- REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT EVANS purchased up to $15,000 on 04/03.
- REPRESENTATIVE GREG LANDSMAN sold up to $50,000 on 03/27.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON sold up to $15,000 on 03/03.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Alphabet Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Alphabet Inc. insiders have traded $GOOGL stock on the open market 102 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 102 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $GOOGL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- SUNDAR PICHAI (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 47 sales selling 292,500 shares for an estimated $50,245,300.
- KAVITARK RAM SHRIRAM has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 86,632 shares for an estimated $16,045,786.
- JOHN KENT WALKER (President, Global Affairs, CLO) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 53,274 shares for an estimated $9,882,137.
- RUTH PORAT (President, Chief Invs. Officer) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 17,690 shares for an estimated $3,245,778.
- AMIE THUENER O'TOOLE (VP, Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 4,871 shares for an estimated $872,187.
- JOHN L. HENNESSY has made 0 purchases and 24 sales selling 2,000 shares for an estimated $345,883.
- FRANCES ARNOLD has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 676 shares for an estimated $117,210.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Alphabet Inc. Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 2,445 institutional investors add shares of Alphabet Inc. stock to their portfolio, and 2,196 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- FMR LLC removed 27,253,569 shares (-11.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $4,214,491,910
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 18,112,901 shares (-25.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $2,800,979,010
- GAMMA INVESTING LLC removed 15,944,572 shares (-99.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $2,809,911,923
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 14,307,345 shares (+2.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $2,212,487,830
- FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 13,598,727 shares (-26.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $2,102,907,143
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 10,049,568 shares (-15.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $1,554,065,195
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 9,503,998 shares (-9.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $1,469,698,250
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Alphabet Inc. Government Contracts
We have seen $7,928,705 of award payments to $GOOGL over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- STRATUS POOL 1 CLOUD SERVICE BOA TO FOR GOOGLE CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER CORE SERVICES: $7,914,824
- PR12901727_GOOGLE MIGRATION: $13,880
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
Alphabet Inc. Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $GOOGL in the last several months. We have seen 23 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 07/24/2025
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 07/24/2025
- B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 07/24/2025
- Stifel issued a "Buy" rating on 07/24/2025
- Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 07/24/2025
- JMP Securities issued a "Market Outperform" rating on 07/24/2025
- WestPark Capital issued a "Buy" rating on 07/24/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Alphabet Inc., check out Quiver Quantitative's $GOOGL forecast page.
Alphabet Inc. Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $GOOGL recently. We have seen 31 analysts offer price targets for $GOOGL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $210.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Alan Gould from Loop Capital set a target price of $190.0 on 08/05/2025
- Ken Gawrelski from Wells Fargo set a target price of $187.0 on 07/29/2025
- Mark Kelley from Stifel set a target price of $222.0 on 07/24/2025
- Doug Anmuth from JP Morgan set a target price of $232.0 on 07/24/2025
- Rohit Kulkarni from Roth Capital set a target price of $210.0 on 07/24/2025
- Scott Devitt from Wedbush set a target price of $225.0 on 07/24/2025
- Shyam Patil from Susquehanna set a target price of $225.0 on 07/24/2025
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