Alphabet (GOOG 0.80%) (GOOGL 0.80%) was the top-performing “Magnificent Seven” stock of 2025, and also outpaced many other big tech stocks. It had multiple catalysts driving it higher, but some of those won’t be applicable in 2026.
What will its stock price be by the end of 2026? Well, I don’t think that Alphabet can pull off another 65% run like it did in 2025, but I do think that the stock will beat the market.
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Lingering issues were resolved
Alphabet had a few problems as 2025 began. Many investors were convinced that it was too far behind in the generative AI race and wouldn’t be able to catch up to the upstarts that had…
