Some pundits are underplaying the big picture when it comes to shares of Alphabet.

Google workers walk outside of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Thursday, April 12, 2012. Google Inc. said Thursday that it earned $2.89 billion, or $8.75 per share, in the first quarter.

Google's shareholders gave their support Thursday to the company's plan to issue a new class of stock. Google's co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt had ...

Google stock has already achieved remarkable gains, growing 2x from $88 levels in early 2023 to approximately $180 at present. But what could drive the stock to double from its current levels over ...

Shares of the Google parent were up close to 5% near $172 in recent trading, with JPMorgan’s target suggesting roughly 13% upside. Alphabet shares have lost about 10% so far in 2025.

[00:01:24] Douglas: I mean, if you really, really know how to use it, it’s ridiculous. It’s awesome. But Google has something that is very important, and that is a brand.

Ask Google’s  Google  0.0% 0.0% Gemini chatbot if you should buy Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) stock, and you'll get a bulleted list of pros and cons—plus a reminder that chatbots can’t ...