GOOGL's AI-driven ad tools and rising advertising revenues are fueling growth, but competition from Meta and Reddit is intensifying.
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Five researchers out of Google's core AI team in seven days, and the market noticed.
Google has introduced new investing capabilities and a new Android app for Google Finance. The new offerings, announced Thursday (June 25), include the global rollout of an updated portfolios tool, letting users track their investments in one dashboard.
The drop deepens a selloff prompted by the departure of AI architects last week.
Alphabet has underperformed the S&P 500 recently, declining ~9% over the past month. Despite market concerns about FCF erosion from rising CAPEX, I view the sell-off as fear-driven rather than fundamentally justified. GOOG's ongoing transformation into a sovereign AI infrastructure provider presents significant, yet unrealized, top- and bottom-line catalysts.
Alphabet is a strong buy, as the market still underestimates its multi-layered AI monetization potential despite a premium valuation. GOOGL's AI-driven Search, Cloud, and TPU monetization are accelerating operating income growth even amid a historic capex cycle. Google Cloud's $462B backlog and 63% YoY revenue growth provide hard evidence of robust AI infrastructure demand and operating leverage.
Several talented AI researchers have recently left Google. Anthropic and OpenAI are a big lure for AI talent.
Klarna notified its investors Wednesday (June 24) that a Swedish court has delayed for a third time its judgment in an antitrust case brought by Klarna subsidiary PriceRunner against Google.
Top AI researchers Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are leaving Google for Anthropic, according to Bloomberg. Per the report, Adler and Pritzel played key roles in the development of Google's Gemini model.
Alphabet Inc. is consolidating its position as an AI infrastructure powerhouse, leveraging both internal and external demand for its services. GOOGL's Q1 results showed 22% total revenue growth, 63% Google Cloud revenue growth, and significant margin expansion, but valuation remains elevated. Despite a recent 10% drawdown, GOOGL trades at substantial premiums to sector and historical multiples, reflecting high expectations for AI and cloud dominance.
The release date for Google's new Gemini 3.5 Pro model has been pushed back to July. The company has been improving the model based on feedback from early testers and its Flash model.