Insider trade

Director John L. Hennessy sold about $54K of Alphabet shares

Traded May 15, 2026 · Filed May 19, 2026

AlphabetGOOGL

~$54K
Reported value · 138 sh @ $393.79: 2,594
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 $54K of Alphabet shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

No pre-arranged plan is mentioned in the filing
Sold 5% 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–$100K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$54,343

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: 138
Price per share: $393.79
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 2,594
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 $393.42 to $394.06, inclusive.