Alphabet's Cloud Surge and AI Dominance Overshadow Capex Fears and Keep Me Buying

Impact · against what's priced in

Alphabet's massive cloud acceleration and backlog provide a strong catalyst by validating growth trajectories the market had previously refused to price in. Conversely, the suspension of buybacks and significant equity issuance create a concrete drag on valuation that offsets some of the AI optimism.

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Challenges what's priced in

The price assumes

Cloud growth sustaining at or above 40%