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After Falling Nearly 9% Last Week, Has Alphabet Lost Its Edge?

Ryan Hasson
Written by Ryan Hasson | Reviewed by Clare Titus
March 30, 2026

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Alphabet (GOOGL)
4.6821 of 5 stars		$343.501.6%0.26%17.25Buy$425.60
Micron Technology (MU)
4.9566 of 5 stars		$1,074.89-2.1%0.06%14.48Moderate Buy$1,385.93
Sandisk (SNDK)
4.9713 of 5 stars		$1,719.99-3.8%N/A23.59Moderate Buy$2,113.92
Apple (AAPL)
4.592 of 5 stars		$333.691.0%0.32%38.27Moderate Buy$340.02
Meta Platforms (META)
4.5579 of 5 stars		$728.080.3%0.29%27.42Moderate Buy$787.86
Amazon.com (AMZN)
4.978 of 5 stars		$251.521.3%N/A20.23Moderate Buy$321.63
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