Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Alphabet back in October 2015 after restructuring their Google business. The company currently has two ticker listings; Alphabet Inc. trades under GOOGL, offering investors Class A shares while the GOOG ticker symbol is for Alphabet’s Class C shares.
How to buy alphabet stock?
It is possible to buy two types of Alphabet stock: Class A shares and Class C shares. You can find both on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbols GOOGL for Class A shares and GOOG for Class C.
Did alphabet repurchase Class C capital stock?
The following table presents information with respect to Alphabet's repurchases of Class C capital stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2019: In January and July 2019, the board of directors of Alphabet authorized the company to repurchase up to an additional $12.5 billion and $25.0 billion of its Class C capital stock, respectively.
