#3 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) - It almost seems absurd to put a company that’s trading at over $1,100 per share at this writing as being “on sale”. But that doesn’t change the fact that Alphabet, which is the parent company of Google is down from highs over $1,200 in early July. Unlike Facebook, there is no lack of transparency about where Alphabet’s revenue comes from. Google generates 86% of its revenue from advertising. Its Google Ad Words is the de facto standard for businesses that are becoming more dependent on digital media for their advertising spend. Google is still considered the industry’s leading search engine and they continue to see growth through YouTube. Google is also getting set to launch three new products (their Pixel 3 Smartphone, Pixel Slate tablet, and Home Hub device) that may allow the company to generate even more revenue. The company does face some headwinds related to their stated desire to push ahead with developing a censored search engine for China. The very fact that the company remains so committed to the project, even while there remains no guarantee that such a search engine would ever launch, speaks to the impact that expanding into the Chinese market would offer Google as they strive to become more competitive in other markets.
About Alphabet
Alphabet Inc offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube.
Read More - Current Price
- $167.24
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Ratings Breakdown
- 31 Buy Ratings, 5 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $190.60 (14.0% Upside)
