Amie Thuener O'toole Sells 2,834 Shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Stock

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) CAO Amie Thuener O'toole sold 2,834 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $197.55, for a total transaction of $559,856.70. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 20,681 shares in the company, valued at $4,085,531.55. This trade represents a 12.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Amie Thuener O'toole also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 2nd, Amie Thuener O'toole sold 1,367 shares of Alphabet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.41, for a total transaction of $232,950.47.
• On Friday, November 1st, Amie Thuener O'toole sold 1,367 shares of Alphabet stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.42, for a total transaction of $234,331.14.
• On Tuesday, October 15th, Amie Thuener O'toole sold 2,834 shares of Alphabet stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $167.23, for a total transaction of $473,929.82.
• On Tuesday, October 1st, Amie Thuener O'toole sold 1,367 shares of Alphabet stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.84, for a total transaction of $230,804.28.

Alphabet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GOOG traded down $1.04 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $197.12. The company's stock had a trading volume of 24,109,172 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,732,328. The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.41 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.02. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $131.55 and a 12 month high of $202.88. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $174.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $172.49.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $88.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $86.39 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 27.74% and a return on equity of 31.66%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 15.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.55 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.41%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. Alphabet's payout ratio is presently 10.61%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alphabet

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Weiss Asset Management LP acquired a new position in Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC acquired a new position in Alphabet during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 9,200.0% in the 2nd quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 186 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the period. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Alphabet in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, HWG Holdings LP acquired a new position in Alphabet in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on GOOG shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $182.00 to $187.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Alphabet from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $208.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. DA Davidson upgraded shares of Alphabet to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Alphabet from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alphabet currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $200.56.

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube.

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