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Globe and Mail
10-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Did OpenAI and Perplexity Say "Checkmate" to Google?!
In this video, I will cover the recent updates regarding Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), Perplexity, and OpenAI. Watch the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock prices used were from the trading day of July 10, 2025. The video was published on July 10, 2025. Should you invest $1,000 in Alphabet right now? Before you buy stock in Alphabet, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Alphabet wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $694,758!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $998,376!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is1,058% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to180%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of July 7, 2025 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Neil Rozenbaum has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Neil is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Why Did Alphabet Stock Pop Today, Then Drop?
Canada has rescinded a threatened Digital Services Tax, which would have hurt Alphabet's profits. That's good news for Alphabet stock. The bad news: Alphabet stock is pretty expensive. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock is acting a bit erratic Monday morning, first rising nearly 2% in early trading, and then giving up all its gains and falling into the red. As of 11:05 a.m. ET, the Google parent company is down 0.3%. And why? The "up" part of this story is easier to explain than the "down." On Sunday, Canada announced it will rescind a proposed Digital Services Tax (DST) that threatened to impose high costs on tech companies like Google. The DST was designed to extract revenue from companies providing social media, advertising, and data services (so basically, Google). But President Trump specifically called out the DST as an obstacle to reaching a new trade agreement with Canada. So yesterday, Canada rescinded the DST, hoping this will help move along the trade talks. That's good news for Google parent Alphabet, and explains why the stock popped early today. It's less clear why investors have so quickly abandoned their optimism about the DST repeal, however, and have turned to selling Alphabet stock. Valuation might be a concern. Although Alphabet reported earnings as calculated according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of more than $110 billion over the last 12 months, the company's still spending heavily on its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts. Those may work out, they may not. One thing that's certain though is that the work is costing Alphabet massive amounts of capital expenditure that reduce its free cash flow to less than $75 billion. That means for every $1 Alphabet reports as GAAP "profit," it's actually making just $0.67 in real free cash flow. At a price-to-free cash flow valuation of nearly 29, Alphabet stock looks more like a "sell" than a "buy" to me. Before you buy stock in Alphabet, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Alphabet wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $713,547!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $966,931!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 1,062% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 177% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 30, 2025 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Why Did Alphabet Stock Pop Today, Then Drop? was originally published by The Motley Fool Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
If You'd Invested $5,000 in Alphabet Stock 21 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today
Alphabet stock has traded for almost 21 years. Despite massive gains during that time, it holds far more potential for growth. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) has earned considerable returns since its initial public offering (IPO). The Google parent began trading on Aug. 19, 2004. It has transformed many parts of the tech industry and earned its place among the "Magnificent Seven." Still, despite Alphabet's influence on tech, investors rarely examine this stock over a 21-year time span. For that reason, the amount of growth may come as a surprise to many investors. If one invested $5,000 at the pre-split price of $85 per share, there would have be 58 pre-split shares in that revamped position. A 2-for-1 stock split in March 2014 added another 58 shares under the company's second ticker, and a later 20-for-1 split for both tickers in 2022 took the share count to 2,320. Today, those shares are worth around $410.000. Additionally, the stock began paying dividends in the middle of 2024. That added more than $2,300, taking the total to approximately $412,300. During that time, Alphabet drove its growth primarily in the digital advertising market through Google searches and platforms like YouTube. Moreover, it invested in numerous businesses. Most have not contributed significantly to the top line, and advertising still makes up around 74% of the company's revenue as of the first quarter of 2025. Nonetheless, a few non-ad businesses have begun to emerge. With that, Google Cloud now makes up 14% of the company's revenue. Furthermore, a recent funding round valued Waymo, its autonomous driving business, at $45 billion. Thus, as self-driving technology goes mainstream, it could become a major contributor to Alphabet's revenue. Ultimately, with Waymo, Google Cloud, and other businesses, Alphabet retains significant potential for future growth. When also considering that digital ad revenue continues to rise by double-digit rates, the Google parent's growth story is likely to continue for a long time to come. Before you buy stock in Alphabet, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Alphabet wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $659,171!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $891,722!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 995% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 172% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 9, 2025 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Will Healy has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. If You'd Invested $5,000 in Alphabet Stock 21 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today was originally published by The Motley Fool Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Globe and Mail
19-06-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Why Alphabet (GOOG) Is a Top Stock Pick for 2025
Explore the exciting world of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities! *Stock prices used were the prices of May 12, 2025. The video was published on Jun. 19, 2025. Should you invest $1,000 in Alphabet right now? Before you buy stock in Alphabet, consider this: Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Alphabet wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $659,171!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $891,722!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is995% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to172%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 9, 2025 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anand Chokkavelu, CFA has positions in Alphabet. Jose Najarro has positions in Alphabet. Travis Hoium has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Why Alphabet Stock Just Popped
OpenAI has inked a deal to buy computing capacity from Google. OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini are competitors. Analysts call this "a big win for Google's cloud unit" -- and for Alphabet stock. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock jumped nearly 3% earlier in the day before retreating to about a 1.3% gain as of 2 p.m. ET Tuesday. It's not a huge increase -- but then again, you don't expect $2.2 trillion market cap companies to make huge increases in percentage terms all that often. What's interesting about the gain, though, is what caused it. According to a Reuters exclusive report this morning, artificial intelligence (AI) leader OpenAI is planning to utilize Alphabet's Google cloud service to help carry the load of its AI operations. Reuters calls this development "surprising" given that OpenAI's ChatGPT service famously competes with Google's own Gemini. And yet, it appears this deal got done regardless. The partnership was in fact finalized last month. So why is OpenAI teaming up with the competition? Firstly, to diversify the company away from reliance on Microsoft data farms. (OpenAI is also partnering with SoftBank and Oracle on Project Stargate for similar reasons). Second, to support OpenAI's rapid growth in artificial intelligence services. On the one hand, that sounds like good news for OpenAI, and conversely bad news for Google's Gemini, if ChatGPT is growing fast enough to make OpenAI overlook concerns about handing cash to a competitor. On the other hand, though, OpenAI is giving cash to a competitor here. This will fuel Gemini's own rise, and highlights OpenAI's dependence on other companies -- even competing companies -- to support its own growth. Commenting on the news, Scotiabank analysts agreed this is "a big win for Google's cloud unit," which did $43 billion in sales last year, and will now do even more in 2025, thanks to OpenAI. I agree. Before you buy stock in Alphabet, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Alphabet wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $660,341!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $874,192!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 999% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 173% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 9, 2025 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Microsoft, and Oracle. The Motley Fool recommends Bank Of Nova Scotia and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Why Alphabet Stock Just Popped was originally published by The Motley Fool Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
