Bank of America revamps Google stock price target ahead of earnings
Google’s 2025 felt like driving an F1 car in city traffic, as the tech behemoth powered through with occasional hard brakes.
It kicked off the year with Gemini everywhere, layered through Search, YouTube, and Workspace, which quietly turned Google’s apps into AI-native tools. YouTube kept flexing its flywheel (shorts and connected TV), while Google Cloud tightened execution with major wins and steadier profitability.
Consequently, Alphabet stock gained 35% year-to-date, beating broader-market gains by a comfortable margin, and over 67% in the past six months alone.
However, it wasn’t all smooth sailing.
AI Overviews drew a ton of scrutiny, with rivals poking into its durable search moat, and regulators kept Google on…
