Down 12% This Year, Should You Buy Alphabet Stock?
Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are down 12% so far in 2025. The Google owner is underperforming the Nasdaq Composite, which has rallied in recent weeks and is only down about 1% year to date at the time of writing.At first glance, the stock appears to be a no-brainer buy. This is one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, with a very strong brand in Google. But some investors are questioning Google's competitive position, especially in search. More people seem to be using OpenAI's ChatGPT and other leading artificial intelligence (AI) models as a substitute for Google Search.We'll explore what this means for Google. But I believe investors could be greatly underestimating the company's AI capabilities.Continue reading

Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are down 12% so far in 2025. The Google owner is underperforming the Nasdaq Composite, which has rallied in recent weeks and is only down about 1% year to date at the time of writing.
At first glance, the stock appears to be a no-brainer buy. This is one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, with a very strong brand in Google. But some investors are questioning Google's competitive position, especially in search. More people seem to be using OpenAI's ChatGPT and other leading artificial intelligence (AI) models as a substitute for Google Search.
We'll explore what this means for Google. But I believe investors could be greatly underestimating the company's AI capabilities.