GOOG Should I Buy
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Alphabet Inc (GOOG) is a strong buy for a beginner investor with a long-term strategy and $50,000-$100,000 available for investment. The company's robust financial performance, positive analyst sentiment, and strong growth in AI and cloud services outweigh the short-term technical weakness and neutral trading sentiment.
The stock's MACD is negative and contracting, RSI is neutral at 37.226, and moving averages are converging, indicating no clear momentum. The stock is trading near its pivot level of 308.232, with support at 299.616 and resistance at 316.848. The short-term technical outlook is weak, but not alarming for a long-term investor.
Strong Q4 2025 financial performance with 18% YoY revenue growth, 29.84% YoY net income growth, and 40.30% YoY EPS growth.
Analysts have raised price targets significantly, with many maintaining Buy or Outperform ratings.
Google's advancements in AI, including Gemini AI and Nano Banana 2, position it as a leader in the AI space.
Meta's multi-billion-dollar rental agreement for Google's Tensor Processing Units highlights its competitive edge in AI infrastructure.
Congress trading data shows 4 recent sale transactions and no purchases, indicating cautious sentiment.
Short-term technical indicators are weak, with a negative MACD and neutral RSI.
Regular market price declined by 1.88%, with additional losses in pre- and post-market trading.
Alphabet reported exceptional Q4 2025 results: Revenue increased by 18% YoY to $113.83 billion, net income rose by 29.84% YoY to $34.46 billion, EPS surged 40.30% YoY to $2.82, and gross margin improved by 3.26% to 59.79%. This demonstrates strong growth and profitability.
Analysts are highly optimistic about Alphabet, with multiple firms raising price targets recently. Notable upgrades include Pivotal Research increasing the target to $420 with a Buy rating and Raymond James upgrading to Strong Buy with a $400 target. Analysts highlight Alphabet's accelerating search revenue growth, AI advancements, and cloud growth as key drivers.
