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description: "$Alphabet(GOOGL.US) Alphabet stock rose slightly after a significant drop following its strong Q2 results, highlighted by an 82% increase in Google Cloud revenue. Despite raised capital spending projections for 2026 and concerns about cost pressures from AI investments, analyst Saken Ismailov upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy, citing its current price as an attractive entry point. The stock holds a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks, with an average price target suggesting a potential upside of nearly 35%. The main concern remains increased Capex which resulted in negative free cash flow as well as dilution of shareholders' position. Despite that, Google's business is still diversified and growing, but the former scares are good enough to cause a huge drop yesterday. @Captain's Treasure"
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# $Alphabet(GOOGL.US) Alphabet stock rose slightly a…


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## Comments (1)

- **Fattycat · 2026-07-24T14:21:20.000Z**: Capex needs to be depreciated over the years and bottom line will be affected. Anyway, Alphabet’s cloud business is impressive. This is what I impressed most.


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