Insider trade

Director John L. Hennessy sold about $14K of Alphabet shares

Traded May 15, 2026 · Filed May 19, 2026

AlphabetGOOGL

~$14K
Reported value · 37 sh @ $391.89: 3,544
Holds after · shares reported: -14.8%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +3.4%, $396.78 → $338.24 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

A board member of Alphabet sold $14K of Alphabet shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

No pre-arranged plan is mentioned in the filing
Sold 1% of their holdings
Routine for them: 76 sales in the past year
4 insiders at Alphabet sold within a month

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 15, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 19, 2026

DirectorIndirect holding<$25K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$14,500

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

16 days after results of Apr 29, 2026, 68 days before results of Jul 22, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $396.78 on May 15, 2026, within 2% of its 52-week high, after a 34% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $163.98 (May 20, 2025) to $402.62 (May 13, 2026), 98% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $295.77 on Apr 2, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-0.0%	+1.2%	-1.3%
30 days	-10.1%	+0.4%	-10.5%
90 days	-11.5%	+3.5%	-15.0%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001193125-26-231383
Filed / recorded: May 19, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Alphabet Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1652044
Ticker: GOOGL
Reporting person: John L. Hennessy
Relationship: Director
Security: Class C Capital Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 15, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 37
Price per share: $391.89
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 3,544
Ownership form: Indirect — By Trust
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $391.26 to $392.14, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to any security holder of Alphabet Inc. or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) and (11) to this Form 4.