Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Buys Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Shares

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) recently bought shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). In a filing disclosed on March 19th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Alphabet stock on March 17th.

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

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) on 3/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) on 3/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 3/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) on 3/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) on 3/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) on 3/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Blackstone (NYSE:BX) on 3/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) on 3/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) on 3/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 3/17/2025.

Alphabet Trading Down 0.7 %

Alphabet stock opened at $165.05 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.01 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.50, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.03. Alphabet Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $148.01 and a fifty-two week high of $208.70. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $184.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $177.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.84 and a current ratio of 1.84.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.03. Alphabet had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 28.60%. Equities research analysts forecast that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.48%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.94%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alphabet

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GOOG. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 2.5% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 11,024,276 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,843,149,000 after acquiring an additional 264,962 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 4,715.5% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 8,090 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,353,000 after acquiring an additional 7,922 shares during the last quarter. Windle Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 8.6% during the third quarter. Windle Wealth LLC now owns 25,747 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,305,000 after acquiring an additional 2,030 shares during the last quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% during the third quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC now owns 16,356 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,735,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Belmont Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 0.7% during the third quarter. Belmont Capital LLC now owns 15,181 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,538,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alphabet

In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 1,368 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $191.55, for a total value of $262,040.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 20,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,961,445.55. This represents a 6.20 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 29,066 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.89, for a total transaction of $5,374,012.74. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 272,466 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,376,238.74. This represents a 9.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 93,048 shares of company stock worth $17,374,274 over the last three months. Insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on GOOG. Benchmark reiterated a “negative” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Alphabet in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Citizens Jmp lowered shares of Alphabet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $209.13.

About Representative Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Greene (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

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.