Meta Platforms, Inc. and Alphabet Inc. are compared on CapEx strategies, AI investments, and strategic positioning amid concerns of circular financing in big tech. GOOGL stock is better positioned due to multi-channel monetization, lower CapEx as a percentage of revenue, and stronger profitability trends versus META's heavier reliance on ads. Despite META's aggressive spending and slower net income growth, its valuation appears temporarily depressed, presenting a potential accumulation opportunity.
Alphabet (GOOGL)'s stock increased by 65%, in the past year, driven by robust earnings and a sharp margin enhancement, as investors welcomed AI advancement, cloud victories, and clearer antitrust regulations. With a rising P/E ratio and intelligent shareholder initiatives, the groundwork is laid for more thrilling developments ahead.
Alphabet's X moonshot factory is shifting how it brings ambitious technology projects to market, increasingly spinning them out as independent companies rather than keeping them within the Alphabet corporate structure, X CEO Astro Teller revealed at TechCrunch Disrupt this past week.
Google's Q3 results and raised CapEx lead us to believe there is more upside for the stock as capacity builds out and the ASIC market matures. We understand concerns about positives being priced in, but we see an attractive AI spend-to-return profile for Google and hence expect more fundamental-driven tailwinds. Chrome is facing heightened competition with Atlas and Comet, but we think its ability to compete on AI in real time will minimize the impact on its market share.
BTS Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,088 shares of the information services provider's stock, valued at approximately $368,000. Alphabet makes up 0.4%
Google Cloud backlog reached 155 billion dollars in Q3-FY25, up 46% QoQ and 82% YoY, signaling sustained AI demand. Over 70% of Google Cloud customers now use AI products, with more billion-dollar contracts signed than the previous two years combined. Cloud revenue rose 34% YoY to 15.2 billion dollars, while operating income increased 85% to 3.6 billion dollars and margins hit 23.7%.
Once a money-losing backwater, Google Cloud has become one of Alphabet's fastest-growing businesses, powered by massive bets on AI and years of costly investment in datacenters, custom chips, and networking gear.
The search giant becomes the biggest name yet to generate an ad entirely with its Veo 3 and other artificial-intelligence tools.
Reliance Intelligence partners with Google to provide free subscription of Gemini AI to Jio telecom customers for 18 months . Perplexity AI has tied up with India's second largest telecom provider Bharti Airtel to provide free services for a year.
Spiking as much as +6% in Thursday's trading session, Alphabet (GOOGL) stock has started to challenge Nvidia (NVDA) for the most year-to-date gains from the Mag 7.
Digesting the first batch of Mag 7 earnings
GOOGL's Q3 results shine as AI-driven growth in Search, YouTube and Cloud propel revenues and earnings well past estimates.