
NASDAQ:GOOG
(A Top Pick May 28/18 Up 7%) A powerful company that continues to deliver. An 84% percent annualized return thus far, he says. His analyst is neutral today, but he feels it is still a core holding. Revenue grows at 8% a year, earnings growth of 20% a year trading at a 20 times multiple make this a good investment.
Entry point now? The way to think about it is that it’s like a utility. One of their favourite technology investments. When the name is synonymous with the task, that’s a dominant position. Stock has had a great run, but it’s not expensive at 16-17x PE. They’re innovating, investing in all kinds of businesses, they have YouTube which isn’t fully monetized yet. Market pullback is a good time to look at it, but it’s also a difficult market. A great company. You could start a position now and take a very long-term view. Comfortable it’ll be higher in 5-10 years.
Entry point now? The way to think about it is that it’s like a utility. One of their favourite technology investments. When the name is synonymous with the task, that’s a dominant position. Stock has had a great run, but it’s not expensive at 16-17x PE. They’re innovating, investing in all kinds of businesses, they have YouTube which isn’t fully monetized yet. Market pullback is a good time to look at it, but it’s also a difficult market. A great company. You could start a position now and take a very long-term view. Comfortable it’ll be higher in 5-10 years.
Bought it a couple of years ago. They’d be buyers below $1100. As the leader in search engines, they’re going to garner digital advertising dollars as advertising budgets move from traditional spaces to online. Other divisions have promising businesses, such as the driverless car unit. They’re in a secular growth area. Expecting growth of high teens for the foreseeable future. Managed topline growth of 20% plus despite their size. Brought in more financial discipline, reasonable valuation, lots of cash on balance sheet.
What's your 5-10 year outlook? It's now an attractive entry point given the current pullback in tech stocks. The company continues to grow though operations like cloud services and the driverless car. It's difficult to have a 5-10 year view for any tech company, but she's confident in this stock for the next year. Always be aware of new innovations in this space.
(A Top Pick March November 6/17 - Up 9%) People spend hours on YouTube or pages. A great story. Mobile advertising. What is not to like. They have been smart with their acquisitions.