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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL), the $2 trillion market cap tech giant with strong financial health metrics and robust cash flows, has reported a recent stock sale by Amie Thuener O’Toole, the company’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. According to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Thuener O’Toole sold 1,374 shares of Alphabet’s Class C Capital Stock on March 3, 2025, at a price of $173.47 per share. This transaction totaled approximately $238,347. InvestingPro analysis shows the stock currently trades near its Fair Value, with 12 additional exclusive insights available to subscribers.
Following the sale, Thuener O’Toole retains ownership of 15,024 shares of Class C Capital Stock and 8,940 shares of Class A Common Stock. Additionally, she holds 24,376 Class C Google Stock Units, which entitle her to receive one share of Alphabet Inc. Class C capital stock for each share underlying the GSU as they vest. These transactions were conducted under a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on May 31, 2024. The company maintains strong fundamentals with a current ratio of 1.84 and holds more cash than debt on its balance sheet, demonstrating solid financial positioning.
In other recent news, Google has made significant updates to its personalized ads policy, allowing certified advertisers to tailor app campaigns for skill games in India. This policy, effective March 2024, excludes gambling but includes games of skill, daily fantasy sports, and rummy apps. Meanwhile, Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin has urged employees to return to the office to enhance productivity in developing artificial general intelligence, particularly for the Gemini AI suite. This contrasts with Google’s existing policy, which requires office attendance three days a week.
Google has also introduced a free version of its AI-coding assistant, Gemini Code Assist, aimed at making AI tools accessible to a broader range of developers. This initiative reflects Google’s commitment to bridging the gap between well-resourced organizations and those with limited access to advanced AI tools. In the AI development sector, Anthropic, backed by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Google, launched the Claude 3.7 Sonnet model, designed for faster responses and hybrid reasoning. This model is available on all Claude plans, with extended features on paid subscriptions.
UBS has released a note on the impact of new sports-focused TV packages, suggesting potential stability for sports networks and challenges for entertainment-focused cable networks. The introduction of these packages, like the Disney-Fubo deal, is expected to provide more affordable options for consumers. UBS’s analysis highlights the economic viability of these bundles, which aggregate sports networks into attractive packages.
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