Sen. John Boozman Buys Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Shares

Key Points

• Senator John Boozman purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) shares on September 17th, which was disclosed in a filing on October 10th.
• Alphabet's stock currently has a market cap of $2.86 trillion, with a recent trading price of $236.57 and a 12-month price range between $140.53 and $256.00.
• Alphabet has recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, which signifies a yield of 0.4% and a payout ratio of 8.95%.

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Alphabet Inc. NASDAQ: GOOGL. In a filing disclosed on October 10th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in Alphabet stock on September 17th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 9/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF NYSEARCA: GBIL on 9/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF NYSEARCA: AGZ on 9/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF NYSEARCA: GIGB on 9/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares MBS ETF NASDAQ: MBB on 9/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF NYSEARCA: JMBS on 9/16/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ: TLT on 9/16/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ: IEI on 9/16/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF NYSEARCA: SCHP on 9/16/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ: IEF on 9/16/2025.

Alphabet Price Performance

Alphabet stock traded down $4.96 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $236.57. 33,023,484 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 31,636,176. The company has a market cap of $2.86 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.19, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $226.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $188.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Alphabet Inc. has a 12-month low of $140.53 and a 12-month high of $256.00.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.15 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $96.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $93.60 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 31.12% and a return on equity of 34.31%. Equities analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 8th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 8th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Alphabet's dividend payout ratio is presently 8.95%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.38, for a total transaction of $5,992,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,527,392 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $466,000,536.96. This trade represents a 1.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider John Kent Walker sold 23,820 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.70, for a total transaction of $4,637,754.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,999 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,371,905.30. This represents a 35.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 276,738 shares of company stock valued at $59,135,475. 11.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on GOOGL. Westpark Capital upped their price target on shares of Alphabet from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Roth Capital upped their price target on shares of Alphabet from $205.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Alphabet from $237.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Alphabet from $225.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Alphabet to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have issued a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Alphabet presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $245.88.

Institutional Trading of Alphabet

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Breakwater Investment Management raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Breakwater Investment Management now owns 4,228 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,028,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Alphabet by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,572 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $382,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Towerpoint Wealth LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Towerpoint Wealth LLC now owns 3,037 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $738,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Alphabet by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,510 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $445,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trinity Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Alphabet by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,833 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $932,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

About Alphabet

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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