Alphabet IncGOOGBUYDec 08, 2014Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jul 10, 2026. Market Open.
Fears that AI would eat its lunch. Harder for Anthropic to monetize a new tool than for GOOG to take AI and apply it to a business model that it already monetizes. Muscle memory of the populace gravitates to GOOG to find information. Probably thrives in the new AI world, until something more disruptive comes along.
AI monetization is happening, and AI Mode has been a game changer. Stronger cloud growth (revenue grew 63% YOY last quarter, tremendous), broader monetization across platforms. Search and advertising remain strong, lots of cashflow. Also a great ecosystem.
Good growth, but relatively decent valuation. Yield is 0.25%.
A year ago, consensus was that Search was going to die. Seems ridiculous now. Gemini is overtaking ChatGPT. Data centre business is growing faster than before. Still not that expensive. He hasn't sold any shares yet, but may take some off the table from the long-term holding and put toward one of the Mag 7 laggards.
Sold her holdings because of the valuation, but looking at it recently, it seems to have come back more into line. This is different than the stocks she typically owns, as it is more of a growth stock. They are very well positioned in the advertising space. The whole key is shifting from desktop advertising to mobile advertising. Given its positioning and relatively lower valuation multiple, she wouldn’t be quick to sell it just because of tax loss selling season. Has an attractive entry point.