1 Undeniable Truth Amazon and Alphabet Shareholders Must Understand
Both Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) fell following their Q4 results over the past few weeks. It wasn't for the strength each displayed in Q4; rather, it was because each company plans to spend a significant amount of money on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in 2025.Some investors would rather see that money returned to shareholders as dividends or stock buybacks, not reinvested in the business. While Alphabet spent a lot of money on share buybacks and dividends in 2024, it could have spent far more if it wasn't significantly spending on its AI capabilities. Amazon didn't spend a penny on share repurchases or dividends, so it clearly could have done more.Continue reading
Both Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) fell following their Q4 results over the past few weeks. It wasn't for the strength each displayed in Q4; rather, it was because each company plans to spend a significant amount of money on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in 2025.
Some investors would rather see that money returned to shareholders as dividends or stock buybacks, not reinvested in the business. While Alphabet spent a lot of money on share buybacks and dividends in 2024, it could have spent far more if it wasn't significantly spending on its AI capabilities. Amazon didn't spend a penny on share repurchases or dividends, so it clearly could have done more.
