Insider trade

John Kent Walker sold about $828K of Alphabet shares on the open market

Traded Jun 29, 2026 · Filed Jul 1, 2026

AlphabetGOOGL

~$828K
Reported value · 2,358 sh @ $351.21: 75K
Holds after · shares reported: -4.4%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +3.1%, $353.65 → $338.24 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Alphabet's President, Global Affairs, CLO sold $828K of Alphabet shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

No pre-arranged plan is mentioned in the filing
Sold 3% of their holdings
Routine for them: 33 sales in the past year
6 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: Jun 29, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Jul 1, 2026

OfficerIndirect holding$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$828,153

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

61 days after results of Apr 29, 2026, 23 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 $353.65 on Jun 29, 2026, 103% above its 52-week low and 12% below its high, after a 12% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $174.36 (Jul 8, 2025) to $402.62 (May 13, 2026), 79% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $401.07 on May 14, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 52 workers was filed in Washington on August 5, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 37 days after the trade. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

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	-0.3%	+0.9%	-1.2%
30 days	+3.8%	+1.7%	+2.0%
90 days	-4.4%	+2.4%	-6.8%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001193125-26-292904
Filed / recorded: Jul 1, 2026, 10:20 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 Kent Walker
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: President, Global Affairs, CLO
Security: Class C Capital Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Jun 29, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 2,358
Price per share: $351.21
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 75,370
Ownership form: Indirect — By Arete Trust, John Kent Walker and Diana Ruth Walsh, Trustees
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 $350.88 to $351.88 inclusive.

Around the same time

Director sold2mo ago

~$27KReported value · 82 sh @ $333.39

19K → 19K shares held

A board member of Alphabet sold $27K of Alphabet shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

2mo ago

197KShares

Not classified as an open-market trade.

Why it stands out Official record

Major shareholder sold2mo ago

~$3.83MReported value · 197K sh @ $19.4629

197K → 0 shares held−100% of their stake

GV 2019 GP, a 10% owner, sold all its Alphabet shares on July 27, 2026, for about $3.83 million. This sale is routine for them, as they made 14 sales in the past year, and five insiders at Alphabet sold shares within the same month.

Why it stands out Official record

Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

Around the same time

~$27KReported value · 82 sh @ $333.39

197KShares

~$3.83MReported value · 197K sh @ $19.4629

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